has any one used this EF806 from eurotubes?
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The JJ EF806 is a premium version of an EF86 and we could not be happier with its tone and performance! I have been asking JJ for this tube for years now and have always stressed the fact that microphonics must be very low. Well they have pulled thru again! Its quieter than any of my NOS EF86’s and the construction is almost identical to the Telefunken EF86 and it has the same sweet open sound!

It seems a good choice to try on the DC30. Anybody?

Tried a JJ Ef806 and it is better, but Mark at Hotrox had to test a few to find one that was better than the EH that Nik supplied. He reckons by far the best is a NOS Mullard if you can find one reasonably priced.

Haven't had much of a chance to test it to be honest. Rehearsal was a bit hectic. Used channel 1 most of the time, and I had complaints I was too loud so I turned down and then could really only hear the drummer!!!!

It sounds good, if anything a little less bright. Its still microphonic, you can still hear it in the background tinkling, but its much less prone to squealing than the EH, though as I said before it was a handpicked example.

I'm going to try modding the mountings of both the valve base and the chassis to see if I can reduce microphonic effects because at the moment its not really useable with the volume turned up loud, fine for most gigs but still, you need to know you can get a bit extra out of it if you need to.

No I've not really used a pedal much, this amp is so repsonsive that I can get pretty much what I need from the guitar volume and channel swapping.

I know it is loud, but I need to know that if needs be I can turn it up without fear of uncontrollable squealing microphonics. I am bidding on a NOS Mullard EF86 after the advice from Mark at Hotrox, as soon as I get one I'll let you know.

Now in posession of NOS Mullard EF86. Installed it and its seems way better, I've just turned the volume up gradually and slowly and I can get it to MAX with NO squealing microphonic feedback. Previous valve I've tried you can't get past 12:00 and the one supplied by Nik was 10:45ish. These Mullards are still quite plentiful and because so few amps use them the cost is still reasonable, I paid less than the new price of the JJ EF806. I think I will keep the Mullard in reserve for gigs and use the JJ for normal use, and I will keep my eye open for another Mullard.

WIll let you know about the tone later, I'm taking it to rehearsal tonight, man are they going to complain about the volume!!!!!!!

I was at rehearsal last night, I tried the EF86 about 10 o'clock volume, and it was simply amazing. But I still use an sd1/808 to boost it, so I guess that's my luck. Of course I could not get higher volumes, we were on a small room and my amp+drums its a real freq fight on the air!
Gotta try it on higher settings without the pedal, I've found amazingly better than nothing, shame on me I always relied on pedals! I guess I should be scoring for one of those mullards....

Listening to Buddy Whittington today I love his tone, DrZ Maz 38 I think. I wonder how close the DC-30 is to that and indeed how different the 36wattTMB Ef86 is to the DC?. I'd love to hear one, seems to me that I naturally prefer EL84 amps.