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Tube factory being extorted in Russia
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http://www.themoscowtimes.com/storie...12/08/001.html
Mike Matthews, a New York-based sound-effects designer whose company Eletro-Harmonix shot to fame in the early 1970s with the Big Muff, has complained to Saratov anti-monopoly officials that Russian Business Estate was moving to cut off the factory's utilities after he rejected an offer to sell out cheap.
I have a feeling there are too many big names not wanting this to happen for it to actually happen.
I hope so, this is the factory that I get most of my tubes from.
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A sad day in the history of man kind, indeed.
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Amplifier industry heavyweights such as Fender, Peavey and Korg, among others, would be scrambling to find a supplier that provides the quality and consistency of ExpoPUL's tubes should operations cease
KORG!?
Have they ever even built a piece of valve electronics in their history?
Oh, and I hope Mike keeps the factory.
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Originally Posted by analogika
KORG!?
Have they ever even built a piece of valve electronics in their history?
Yep. Right now.
Korg Triton Extreme has a valve in there.
As does the Korg-built Vox ToneLab series.
And IIRC the latest dance crap thingies (Electribes) have them too.
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Been inclined to wander... off the beaten track.
That's where there's thunder... and the wind shouts back.
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Ah, forgot about the Triton.
The Electribe has gone tube FX? 
Okay, I'm educated, though none the richer for it...
(but "tube heavyweight"?)
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Originally Posted by analogika
Ah, forgot about the Triton.
The Electribe has gone tube FX?
Okay, I'm educated, though none the richer for it...
(but "tube heavyweight"?)
It's probably just a marketing gimmick too.
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Originally Posted by analogika
The Electribe has gone tube FX?
Yep. The MX, so it says on the web site. I don't know the difference between them as I reckon they're all crap so don't take any notice.
Originally Posted by analogika
Okay, I'm educated, though none the richer for it...
Yeah. I know what you mean. 
Since the demise of Waldorf and other stories like this one about valves, I'm fast coming to the conclusion that I should just go out and buy enough stock of everything to last the next 30 years.
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Originally Posted by Kevin
It's probably just a marketing gimmick too.
Don't know about the Triton or dance crap, but it does sweeten the sound up in the guitar processors - i.e. the Vox ToneLab vs the Korg AX1500 (essentially the same product but the Vox has a valve on the output).
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Been inclined to wander... off the beaten track.
That's where there's thunder... and the wind shouts back.
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Originally Posted by Doofy
Since the demise of Waldorf and other stories like this one about valves, I'm fast coming to the conclusion that I should just go out and buy enough stock of everything to last the next 30 years.
the problem is that valves don't last forever, even if unused.
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Originally Posted by analogika
the problem is that valves don't last forever, even if unused.
They have a shelf life?
I didn't know that (having always bought them when needed)!
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Does anything from Russia work?
I was once told that if they make their missiles like they make their cars they'll probably blow themselves up.
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I use NOS tubes all the time. They are usually BETTER than new ones.
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Originally Posted by Doofy
They have a shelf life?
I didn't know that (having always bought them when needed)!
AFAIK, they *will* EVENTUALLY (after decades) leak.
At least, this is what my tech tells me.
I don't have a choice, seeing as a some of the vacuum tubes used in the B-3 and A-100 Hammonds haven't been made in like 30 years...
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Originally Posted by Rolling Bones
Does anything from Russia work?
Their space program and their music electronics work quite well.
The Polivoks is a killer analog synth, too.
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These NOS Tubs are in my amp right now. 
Mullards... Made in England sold long time ago in Radio Shack under the Realistic name.
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damn shame their economy isn't nearly as strong as it used to be as it is.
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