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Being a total anorak I'm always curious as to what makes a good tube. By 'good' I mean low noise, low microphony and reliable. That seems pretty straight-forward, but I have to say that manufacturers

01 Mar Mad March Giveaway!

Each weekend during March, we will be offering one lucky Facebook user the chance to win a bunch of Effectrode Goodies. Go to our Facebook page to enter. https://www.facebook.com/effectrode Rules This

26 Feb Killer Tone!

"Tubes: The Best Tone. Period." Well I'm certainly not going to argue with that. I'm always a sucker for vintage tube advertising and was struck by this excellent piece of retro style artwork by Simon

06 Feb $50,000 tube preamp in a pedal

I've used a little artistic license with the title of this blog post, however be assured it is technically accurate and true - the Blackbird preamp pedal really is based on exactly the same tube circuitry

27 Jan The silver bullet for guitar tone!

The PC-2A tube compressor is back in stock. Now built with our custom silver-plated circuit board and fitted with a hand-selected vintage Philips 6111WA subminiature tube. This little compressor is a

21 Jan Atomic Explosion in Tube Manufacturing Laboratory… in 1956

Okay, I'll come clean. I'm a tube anorak and this post is strictly for other anoraks fascinated with these thermionic devices. The history of vacuum tubes and their development is fascinating stuff and

17 Jan For all you die-hard tube enthusiasts.

For all you die-hard tube enthusiasts out there a new Effectrode article especially for you: The 12AX7 Tube – The Cornerstone Of Guitar Tone.

13 Jan H1 Tube Signal Generator

After searching for many years I finally got lucky and managed to bag an Advance H1 sine/square wave oscillator/signal generator at a good price. The H1 is the exact same oscillator that BBC Radiophonic

22 Dec Merry Christmas from the Effectrode Team

The picture above shows Timberline Lodge, which is nestled in the Cascade mountain range, Oregon just below the peak of Mount Hood. On an historical note, Effectrode pedals were manufactured in Corvallis,

19 Dec Tesla Heritage: Are JJ Tubes the best modern tube manufacturer?

I'm always curious about getting the real story on tubes: where they come from, the metal used to make the electrodes, their construction and what makes them tick; in short, factors that affect their

17 Dec Ta-Da! Model PM-3A Phaseomatic Deluxe Update #3

We're fast approaching winter solstice and I wanted to get the artwork finalised for the new model Phaseomatic tube phaser effects pedal before the year is out. Here's a nice shot of the Phaseomatic diecast

01 Dec Back in Black – ‘Blackbird’ Tube Preamp is Now in Stock!

We're pleased to announce the Blackbird vacuum tube preamp is back in stock! This production run of 200 Blackbird pedals is 100% made in Great Britain and is jam-packed with audiophile grade components.

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