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02 Aug The Story Behind the Tube Drive

If your looking for warm, musical bluesy overdrive then you owe it to yourself to check out the Tube Drive pedal. Over a decade of research and development work went into this delicious all tube overdrive

27 Jul Authentic Davies Dakaware, Chicago 1510 Knobs

All Effectrode PC-2A Tube Compressor and 'Blackbird' pedals are now fitted with genuine Davies Molding U.S.A. knobs (pictured on the right). This is a completely bespoke knob custom manufactured especially

17 Jul Mullard Electricity Substation

I continued to make my way around the Mullard Blackburn Works site boundary along Whitebirk Drive (A6119). I walked past a tired looking Blackburn Council street sign announcing 'Stand Out in Darwen -

15 Jul The Last Tubes Made on Blackburn Site

After almost 30 years the Blackburn site was manufacturing tubes again - 100% British made tubes! The TechTube™ Blackburn E813CC was a serious engineering effort to redesign the ECC83 dual-triode from

14 Jul Tubes in the Rubble and Ruins

I certainly wasn't going to let a pesky little thing like security and administration spoil my day out at Mullard. Undeterred, I decided to scout around the site perimeter to take a few more pictures

11 Jul Aerial View of the Mullard Blackburn Site

Not being able to gain access to the heart of the site meant some additional homework was required to fully determine the lay of the land. Using this photograph (provided by LET for use in the Cotton

08 Jul Quality Guitar Cable Made in the U.S.A.

In the coming weeks I'll be writing a review of these beautiful handmade cables from Death Valley Cable Company in U.S.A. I had recently discovered G&H Industries copper core jack plugs and was determined

05 Jul The Mullard Purchasing Department and How to Freak Out a Security Guard

The photograph above shows the main entrance to the Mullard Blackburn site and 'Glenfield House' - a modern office block that was erected in 1961 for the purchasing and personnel departments. I was quite

03 Jul Tube enthusiast: know your tube codes.

My recent visit to the Mullard Blackburn factory got me interested in identifying the origin of the few Mullard tubes I own. The factory, date of manufacture and revision of a particular tube can be determined

03 Jul Binson Echorec Repainting

This photograph shows a test panel paint job for a customer who wanted their Binson Echorec echo-delay machine to be restored to 'as new' condition. To achieve this beautiful finish two coats are applied

27 Jun Mullard Blackburn Chemical Workshop

This empty and derelict workshop was part of the Mullard Blackburn chemical plant built in 1959 to produce the large quantities of laboratory-grade chemicals required in the manufacture of vacuum tubes.

25 Jun Ribble House, Mullard Still Stands Proud

Here's a photograph of 'Ribble House' (named after the river Ribble that flows through Lancashire) situated towards the North-West corner the Mullard Blackburn site. This elegant building, erected in

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