Western Electric looking for consumer feedback to make new tubes!


This was brought to my attention a few days ago, and I’ve filled out the form stating that I would love to see mid-priced 6SN7s, 5U4Gs, EL34s, and KT88s from them. I’m not sure how long of a time-frame we’re looking at here, but it appears at the very least that Western Electric is interested in hearing from us! Please fill out the form and don’t forget to put down what tubes you would like to see from them, this could be a good thing! Best regards, Aric

 

 

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Sometimes,not all times,but sometimes you have to belly up to the bar to get the better things in life.  I’ve also learned that sometimes,”value” costs more,because value doesn’t always mean low price.  It will surely be interesting to see what comes out of WE. I hope that these will be in my “value” wheelhouse. Time will tell. 

Requested thusly:

KT-88 - quality equal to (or better than) the original British Gold Lion - but these were GEC, not WE.
Doable?

My Citation II would be most grateful.

The link below to Guitar.com includes an interview with a spokesperson from WE. It includes a DeFacto statement that they will only manufacturer tubes in the US, and it also speaks in general about pricing.  It's worth a quick read to get some additional high level direct information from WE  (PS I have no musical talent, just came across this googling for any info on their plans)

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