'm pretty sure I know the answer to this one, but I figured I'd check just to make sure.
I have a Boogie Rocket 44 amp, got it in 2000 or 2001.
Recently, there's been issues with the sound fading in and out, sometimes with a staticky, crackling sound.
Yesterday, I looked in the back of the amp, and one pair of EL84s is glowing very orange.
I shut down, let things cool. Last night I swapped the pairs of tubes, and started playing it again.
One of those origional tubes was glowing again, in its new spot.
I presume it's time to change out the power tubes at this point?
I don't want to spend a ton on new ones, tops would be $20 each. Looking at THe Tube Store there;'s a bunch of options.
Are there any that are more or less recommended by the group brain? I don't play super high gain, I like to have a good clean and a nice crunch from the amp, though |I don't use the overdrive channel a lot - I usually use pedals for my dirt sound.