Email From Electro Harmonix

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  1. Deceptive

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    Attention All EHX Tube Customers

    Russia imposed a ban on the export of some 200 goods in response to the sanctions imposed on it over the current conflict in Ukraine. We have confirmed that the ban applies to our seven brands of Russian tubes. Currently, the ban is set to remain in effect until the end of the calendar year.

    Given this export ban, we will not be receiving any further tube inventory for these brands. A myriad of pressures — including continued strains on the supply chain, escalating internal expenses, mounting inflation, and an ever-evolving legal landscape (particularly in light of the Ukraine conflict) — have created a very fluid and ambiguous environment. Until we can properly assess the impact of these factors, we will not honor any new orders or ship any more Russian tubes on back order.
    Rock & Roll,
    Mike Matthews
    Founder & President
     
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  3. JMOUTTON

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    To be expected.
     
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    Didin't even know the EHX branaded ones were also made in russia (and it's printed in the goddam tube :facepalm:). Hopefuly i can get some before he prices go to hell.
     
  5. Deceptive

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    this is complete nonsense what the guy does, is he completely stupid ? what is the point ?? now astronomical prices are demanded for pedals with russian tubes .... so stupid .... I buy nothing more from EHX
    I have replied to his email that this action is completely stupid and pointless
     
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    you definitely should have written that letter to putin.
     
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    Deceptive You didn't understood something ...
    It is RUSSIAN government who blocked russian tubes.
    And MOST tubes are made in Russia.

    Wait now they block uranium for USA nuclear plants ...
     
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    bad timing for a backorder.
     
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    Deceptive only reproduced the message from EHX, so it's not about what he understands, it's objective information.

    About the last sentence of your comment, please let's keep this thread on topic, it's about EHX and tubes made in Russia.
     
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    what happened to the legendary american made tubes technology such as GE and Raytheon ? where are those manufacturing plants? it is 1950's technology, what makes them so complex to produce in 2022 ? anyways i never really digged any EHX pedals, tried at least 3 different ones i have returned and refund within 3 days
     
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    @Moleman

    You can get valves/vacuum tubes from other sources. I am not sure it is relevant since they are like candy bars or cigarettes, everyone only wants to use what they like. If you like the taste of P you are not really interested in D.

    Shit happens


    https://hackaday.com/2020/08/06/just-who-makes-tubes-these-days/

    Can always make them yourself honestly if you have the patience and some basic tools.

     
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    @JMOUTTON
    Some countries may start production again ... it could be fun to have some European brands back again
     
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    Chinese tube manufacturers are probably spamming EHX with sales offers right now
     
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    Electro-Harmonix has announced delivery problems with in-house tubes from Russian production

    Yesterday, Russia imposed a ban on the export of some 200 goods in response to the sanctions imposed on it over the current conflict in Ukraine. We have confirmed that the ban applies to our seven brands of Russian tubes. Currently, the ban is set to remain in effect until the end of the calendar year. Given this export ban, we will not be receiving any further tube inventory for these brands.

    A myriad of pressures — including continued strains on the supply chain, escalating internal expenses, mounting inflation, and an ever-evolving legal landscape (particularly in light of the Ukraine conflict) — have created a very fluid and ambiguous environment. Until we can properly assess the impact of these factors, we will not honor any new orders or ship any more Russian tubes on back order.

    Rock & Roll, Mike Matthews Founder & President

    “Russia collapsed in the early ‘90s and the factory that made these tubes was a conglomerate, they made integrated circuits, clocks, optical devices… and they broke up their factory into several parts, and I was continuing to sell the tubes. But they borrowed a lot of money from a Russian bank, and they couldn’t repay it, and they came to me, and said, ‘We’ve got to either close or sell the company to you or Groove Tubes. At that time, selling vacuum tubes was by far the biggest part of my business, so I bought the factory!” – Mike Matthews

    There is another country that manufactures tubes for amplifiers: China. Outside of these two countries, things get tight. Of course there is Western Electric from the USA or JJ from Slovakia. These brands are of course also top, but probably cannot cover the demand if all manufacturers would now switch to these two.

    Source: www.gearnews.de/keine-russischen-roehren-fuer-2022-mehr-meint-mike-matthews-von-electro-harmonix/
     
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    It isn't really a problem, except for Mike Matthews, his bank account and his factory near S-Pet. We'll buy other tubes brands, and that's it. And the better JJ ones AFAIC ( I have stock for 10 years ; as any pro / serious noisy person loving his tube amps I hope ; also, we don't change tubes every week ; except one, all my amps have the same tubes since, precisely, 10 years+ and they still sound killer - IMHO - ).

    BTW, except on this German site - source of Deceptive's quote -, there is no mention anywhere ( since 2 days now ) about what Mike Matthews might have said / written, and not even on E-H's home site ( at my moment of writing ).

    EDIT : relax ; " all amps" is 4. Not more.​

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    That's it. Back to AZ. See you next year again ( as, when I arrive here from my little planet ALL serious topics have already been nicely answered, so I have usually nothing to ad nowhere ... )
     
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