How to TEST VACUUM TUBES - with the Orange Valve Tester

How to TEST VACUUM TUBES – with the Orange Valve Tester

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I’m taking over Henning’s place today and we’re going to check out the Orange Valve Tester! As you know, I’ve been a tube amp guy forever, and the big question seems to be “when do you change out your tubes?”

The Orange Valve Tester will test your tubes and give it a “grade” or “value” and you’ll be able to see if your tubes are actually matched or not!

What we have today are some KT66’s from The Tube Amp Doctor, these are pretty sick!

Once we have the tube plugged in and all set, it takes about 2 minutes to heat up all the elements. Watch the video above to find out the result!

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Greetings, I'm Glenn Fricker, engineer here at Spectre Sound Studios. I love making records, and after doing it for sixteen years, I want to pass on what I've learned. Featuring tutorials on how to record guitar, bass, real drums and vocals. There's reviews and demos of tube amps, amp sims, drums, mics, preamps, outboard gear, and plugin effects. Everything you've wanted to learn about recording Hard Rock & Heavy Metal can be found right here on my channel! I also respond to your comments & questions: The best make it into the SMG Viewer's Comments series of videos. Loads of fun, lots of laughs. Thanks for reading!