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Pair of Gold Pin ECC82 electro- harmonix valves, used for a few hours only. Price is for the pair including UK postage.
Timing matters a bit here because this is a tube component rather than a moving-parts vintage piece: there’s no “generation” risk in the usual hi-fi sense, but valve age and matching can matter if it has been in service a long time. At £45, it sits above the £18 median and even above the £15 25th percentile from your recent comparable GBP listings, so this is ambitious rather than a bargain.
That said, for a clean excellent example, it can still make sense if you want a known good 12AU7/ECC82 for preamp duty, where the right valve can add a bit of body and smoothness without getting woolly. The upside is simplicity: one tube, easy to install, and usually easy to audition against your current stock. I’d just want reassurance on testing, low noise, and whether it’s original/strong enough for the circuit, because that’s where real value lives on these.
Independent perspective — not a price guarantee. Always verify condition, accessories and provenance before purchase.
Electro-Harmonix, founded in 1968 by Mike Matthews in New York City, emerged from the psychedelic rock era with a modest $1,000 investment. Matthews, a former IBM employee with a passion for guitar effects, debuted the LPB-1 Linear Power Booster at that year's NAMM Show, kickstarting a legacy of innovation. Building on his earlier Foxey Lady fuzz sold to Guild Guitars, the company quickly pioneered affordable pedals that shaped electric guitar tones during the late 1960s and 1970s.
The brand focuses exclusively on effects pedals for electric guitar and bass, eschewing traditional hi-fi categories like amplifiers, speakers, turntables, DACs, headphones, or cables. Iconic models such as the Big Muff Pi fuzz, Small Stone phaser, Electric Mistress flanger, and Deluxe Memory Man delay defined its output, with reissues maintaining relevance today. After a hiatus producing vacuum tubes in Russia under Sovtek, Electro-Harmonix revived its core pedal lineup in the 1990s.
Electro-Harmonix holds a niche, mid-tier position in the guitar effects market, revered by musicians and collectors for its vintage-inspired, high-value stompboxes rather than high-end audiophile gear. Pedals like the Big Muff remain staples for artists from Jimi Hendrix to modern players, blending accessibility with tonal influence that punches above its price point.
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