The JJ KT88's made a huge difference actually. They have alot more headroom so it stayed tighter but it also had more of a throatier sound to it afterwards. They were my fav tubes for that head. I was using the Ultra XL, SL+, and the Blackface mods. You def need a closed back cab with V30's...
You know to be honest my Warhead sounded like shit all by itself. I almost sold it immediately after I bought it and could not understand how the hell it was designed after Darrell's sound. Once I added the EQ's and the BBE though it was a different story. I think the Warhead X2 is more of a...
What kind of modules are you running with the RM? I had two of those heads at different times. Those amps get along really well with V30's for sure. I ran KT88's in my first one with the Ultra XL and it was pretty insane sounding.
I know what you're talking about man. I've owned and played a ton of different amps...both SS and tube. I love the tone of tube amps but let's face it when you get into ultra fast low chord passages you have a real hard time staying articulate with a tube head because like you said....the...