Bob Pletka
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Bob Pletka
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Bio
Been playing professionally for 42 YEARS!!!!! YIKES I just figured that out! OK, so my first paying gig was in the 6th grade so I started early. Born and raised in Oregon. I've been into tubes and tube gear all my life and started Eurotubes after being introduced to The owners of JJ Electronic on a trip to Prague in 1998 where I finally ran onto tubes that could stand up to my favorite NOS tubes.
My main duties here at Eurotubes are answering the phone and replying to email's and answering the phone and replying to email's and answering the phone... In-between all of this I try to think outside the box when it comes to tube applications. I love trying different tubes and tube combinations in amps. Tubes are just cool. I also work closely with the good folks at JJ Electronic in the development of new products.
My current music project is Myra Lease which is an all original project as all past bands have been since 1980 when I vowed to myself never to play covers again. Although I am a keyboard player first, I write most all of what we play on Guitar and we still record to tape!
"Man who says it cannot be done, should not interrupt man who is doing it!"
THE WHO, Deep Purple, The Divinyls, The Doors, Led Zep, Foo Fighters, Green Day
Gear
Whoa, this cold be a really long list. I'm a pack rat when it comes to gear so I'll list some of my favorites.
GUITARS:
Blond 1977 Gibson Les Paul Custom
Black 1978 Gibson Les Paul Custom
Black 1981 Gibson Fying V
G&L 1998 Custom Shop ASAT Jr with the chambered body
Takamine 80's acoustic/electric 12 sting for doing the Townshend thing
AMPS:
A number of Blackface Fenders
Old 60's SUNN amps (I collect and have about twenty pieces)
A prized 1964 VOX AC50 and various VOX cabs
Fender Prosonic
Modded Peavey 5150
Mesa Dual Rec
KEYBOARDS:
A lovely 1957 Hammond B3
Roland Phantom
Vintage Roland Jupiter 8
Vintage Roland Juno 60
Vintage Yamaha CP70 Electric Grand
