Found some NOS Siemens for a good deal if anybody wants them

cradleofflames · Post by **cradleofflames** » Thu Apr 16, 2009 7:38 am

https://www.faultlinemusicstore.com/sto ... t=9&page=2

rooster · Post by **rooster** » Thu Apr 16, 2009 4:41 pm

cradle - I am always suspicious, eh, can't help it. Is there anyway you could confirm the dimple at the top of the glass bottle? And the hole in the center pin of the base? Hard to tell from that pic, kinda looks OK but not the complete picture.

If they're legit - and Mesa sells a lot of Chinese tubes - then you are right, this is a good deal for the real thing. Thanks for the tip.

cradleofflames · Post by **cradleofflames** » Thu Apr 16, 2009 5:54 pm

I talked to them on the horn but they won't open the box. The markings look right and all the other STR-450s I can find have that dimple.

Tonegeek · Post by **Tonegeek** » Thu Apr 16, 2009 6:53 pm

That's tempting...

Bruciep07 · Post by **Bruciep07** » Thu Apr 16, 2009 10:03 pm

Man it is tempting, I'm seconds away from giving it a try...

paulster · Post by **paulster** » Thu Apr 16, 2009 10:19 pm

Mesa has sold the 'proper' NOS Siemens for ages so I'd imagine they're legit.

Most places have bumped up the prices significantly this last couple of years though.

Roe · Post by **Roe** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 8:00 pm

mesa sold these for 70usd. I ordered 8 and the price doubled

Bruciep07 · Post by **Bruciep07** » Sat Apr 18, 2009 1:40 am

Roe wrote:mesa sold these for 70usd. I ordered 8 and the price doubled

Wanna sell me 2

Guess it was a good deal while it lasted...

Roe · Post by **Roe** » Sun Apr 19, 2009 4:23 pm

sorry, but it will not make much sense to ship these from norway to the us

Bruciep07 · Post by **Bruciep07** » Sun Apr 19, 2009 5:22 pm

Haha, gotcha, didn't realize you were overseas...

67plexi · Post by **67plexi** » Fri May 01, 2009 3:30 pm

It's the real deal. But not matched. The old price was $75.00 a pair.
Mesa Amps use a fixed bias. MY str-450 tested 92-100 % A guy on E-Bay had non branded dimple top EL-34s for $138.00 a quad and tested at 110% all matched. I got 16 each and re tubed all my marshall plexi's
and Hi-watt's. All I use for a guitar amp now is the Rocket with a air brake
the gold one.

Good luck on the dimple top Quest.

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