Dr. Z Galaxie Retube Kit
Price range: $138.00 through $193.00
Full Retube Kits for the Dr. Z Galaxie Amps
The Dr. Z Galaxie. Whether it’s your main amp, your back up, or your practice amp, you’re sure to find the right tube lineup amongst these options.
All of our Dr. Z Galaxie full Retube Kits are designed specifically for these amps. Every kit is configured to provide a specific sound/experience.
The default power tubes for all of our Dr. Z Galaxie kits are the JJ 6L6GC’s. However you can use the Power Tube drop down to select the JJ 5881’s. The JJ 6L6GC’s will maintain the OEM headroom/breakpoint for the output stage. 6L6’s are known for their bold cleans, deep bass, crystalline highs, and naturally scooped mids. The JJ 5881’s will drop the amps output power by about 20%. 5881’s have less bass extension, a crunchier mid-range, and bright jangly highs that compress when pushed.
These amps are adjustable bias and the bias must be checked and adjusted as necessary anytime you swap power tubes. All you need to adjust the bias on your amp is a bias probe and a multimeter or the Eurotubes “Pro One”.
The Standard Retube Kit is as close to OEM as possible. Maintaining the amps stock level of headroom and gain while providing a warm but even handed overall sound. The kit includes one matched pair of JJ 6L6GC’s by default, one JJ 5U4GB Rectifier tube, one Balanced JJ ECC83S for the phase inverter (V3, closest to power tubes), and two Standard JJ ECC83S’s for V1 – V2.
The Gold Pin Retube Kit uses the JJ ECC83S Gold Pin variants to provide a smoother, creamier, and more singing overall sound. This option is less aggressive and has less “teeth” when driven hard. If you like a classic raunchy gritty overdriven tone, we recommend looking elsewhere… If sweet, open, and more refined is what you’re after this kit will do it. The kit includes one matched pair of JJ 6L6GC’s by default, one JJ 5U4GB Rectifier tube, one Balanced JJ ECC83S Gold Pin for the phase inverter (V3, closest to power tubes), and two Standard JJ Gold Pin ECC83S’s for V1 – V2.
The High Gain Retube Kit uses our hand picked high gain selected JJ ECC83S’s. If you’re looking for maximum crunch and grind this is where you want to be. Sonically this setup is very similar to our Standard Retube Kit but with a little extra gain on tap. The kit includes one matched pair of JJ 6L6GC’s by default, one JJ 5U4GB Rectifier tube, one Balanced High Gain JJ ECC83S for the phase inverter (V3, closest to power tubes), and two High Gain JJ ECC83S’s for V1 – V2.
The SRV Retube Kit uses the JJ 5751 in the V1 position. The JJ 5751 is a purpose built low gain 12AX7/ECC83 substitute. Stevie famously used these to eek out a little extra clean headroom, and you can too. Expect about a 25% reduction in gain, which is like having an extra click on the dial before breakup sets in. Great for clean players and pedal users. The kit includes one matched pair of JJ 6L6GC’s by default, one JJ 5U4GB Rectifier tube, one Balanced JJ ECC83S for the phase inverter (V3, closest to power tubes), one Standard JJ ECC83S for V2, and one Standard JJ 5751 for V1 (closest to input jack).
The Gold Pin SRV Retube Kit Smoother and richer sounding! The kit includes one matched pair of JJ 6L6GC’s by default, one JJ 5U4GB Rectifier tube, one Balanced Gold Pin JJ ECC83S for the phase inverter (V3, closest to power tubes), one Standard Gold Pin JJ ECC83S for V2, and one Standard Gold Pin JJ 5751 for V1 (closest to input jack).
The ECC803S V1 Option Retube Kit uses the Long Plate JJ ECC803S in the V1 position. The JJ Long Plate ECC803S has a little lower gain with big thick mids and a little more sparkle in the highs. The kit includes one matched pair of JJ 6L6GC’s by default, one JJ 5U4GB Rectifier tube, one Balanced JJ ECC83S for the phase inverter (V3, Closest to the power tubes), one Standard JJ ECC83S for V2 and one Standard JJ ECC803S for V1 (closest to input jack).
The Gold Pin ECC803S V1 Option Retube Kit uses the Long Plate Gold Pin JJ ECC803S in the V1 position. The kit includes one matched pair of JJ 6L6GC’s by default, one JJ 5U4GB Rectifier tube, one Balanced Gold Pin JJ ECC83S for the phase inverter (V3, Closest to the power tubes), one Standard Gold Pin JJ ECC83S for V2 and one Standard Long Plate Gold Pin JJ ECC803S for V1 (closest to input jack).