Will Vacuum Tubes Change Your Amp?

Many of us have spent a great deal of time & money swapping out vacuum tubes in our amps in a quest for "better tone." Let's apply the scientific method & see if it was actually worth it!

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0:00 intro
1:20 "special" tubes???
3:40 Human Perception
4:55 applying the Scientific Method
7:30 Joyo Zombie
10:14 5150
12:43 Power Tube test
13:56 For the Tone Elitists
16:58 Results
18:54 Conclusion


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