This is Groove Tubes' flagship GT tube, the one they spent nearly 4 years developing from scratch after purchasing the original General Electric design, the original RCA grid winding machines that made this tube, and tons of the original materials. This tube was originally intended to be produced in their California factory but from the first release, demand far outstripped their small production capacity. They realized they’d need a larger facility so they contracted to do some of the final assembly of their USA parts with their partnered factory in China. This move allowed them to both keep the price reasonable and meet the growing demand. And why is there such a demand? Because it looks and sounds exactly like the original GE6L6 tube, perhaps the best guitar amp tube ever made!
Stunning clarity, and tone that is reminiscent of great ‘50s, ‘60s and ‘70s recordings from Carl Perkins through Jimi Hendrix... both of whom mostly recorded through Fender amps from the golden years in a period when they exclusively used this GE tube.
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