Hype Tubes

From the vendor

NOTE: Does not come with ribbon cable. Our current stock of 6-way are a touch too short. Sorry. You could always grab a length of our 24AWG

Discontinued box of beauty with some mightly claims about the tones it produces. The 'original' was a well crafted point-to-point affair, but ultimately it was a Les Lius without the clipping and a simple tone control added. Not that that's a bad thing - the LL is a deceptively simple sonic force for good, but don't over-egg the pudding chaps.

So what does it do? Emulates the tone and harmonics of an EL34 output stage apparently. Sounds pretty good too. Second footswitch kicks in the BOOST control, which adds gain for even more oomph. Don't expect speaker crankage here - it's about gain, not volume.

Footswitches and LEDs mount on a separate daughterboard

If you want the PCBs without parts there's a link for that at the bottom of the page.

Partial kit: PCBs, all board-mounted components (not footswitches), pots.

Full kit: As above, plus footswitch and appropriate daughterboard/components for your selected bypass type (see Downloads section for details of those), jack sockets, DC socket, battery snap, hook-up wire, LED.

Enclosure (pre-drilled) is available as an option with full kits, and will not take a battery. Knobs are not included.

Builds are only available with full kits including enclosures. Please choose appropriate knobs.

Inspired by: Rift EL34

Difficulty: Medium

PCB size: 50 x 25mm / 50 x 25mm

Knobs required: 3

Enclosure: 1590B

Download the INSTRUCTION PDF