EL34, 6CA7, and KT77 are not the same when you hear them. The magic of the EL34 tube is all in the mids. EL34 gives you smooth upper mids with complex harmonics and subtle sparkles for lead work in guitar amps. For rhythm work, EL34 produces a pleasant crunchy brown tone.

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EL34 tubes have been used in guitar tube amplifiers and hifi tube amplifiers for decades. Other EL34 tube equivalent part numbers or substitutes are KT77 and 6CA7. Matched pairs, quads, and octets are available... More Details.

Mar 13, 2009 · The beam tetrode 6CA7 and pentode EL34 are usually considered plug compatible equivalents of each other even though the operating principles of the two are slightly different. As a result, many 6CA7s were labeled 6CA7/EL34 as were many EL34s.

Apr 8, 2002 · Some say the 6CA7 is more like an American tube, more glassy like a 6L6, and has beam-forming plates, while the EL-34 has wire grids. A significant group of data are the date of the amp, 1973, location of manufacture, Canada, and power tube spec, 6CA7.

The 6CA7 tube has more headroom than an EL34 and by the time you get it really crunchy sounding your pants are flapping in the breeze. Just the right amount of compression for great thick rock tone. Biasing levels can be dialed in from warm to …

EL34/6CA7 1970s vintage China made for Philips ECG and International, skinny bottle type. New old stock, original box. Blackbase, dual square top getters. mid 1970s production, NOS in original box.

Electro-Harmonix 6CA7 This tube is very similar sonically to the Electro Harmonix EL34, but in a shorter fat bottle design, so we call it a 6CA7. Some folks might find the larger bottle more aesthetically pleasing, or if the tubes are in a tight area the …

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The Electro Harmonix 6CA7-EH power vacuum tube has been available for nearly 20 years. This power tube is a tribute to the legendary USA made Sylvania/Philips 6CA7 tube, with its fat-bottle and sturdy plate.