Sovtek
Sign in to save280px|thumb|A Sovtek MIG-50 amplifier on top of an SWR Henry 8x8 [[speaker cabinet]] thumb|KT88 vacuum tubes made by Sovtek Sovtek is a brand of vacuum tube owned by Mike Matthews's New Sensor Corporation and manufactured in Saratov, Russia. They are often used in guitar amplification and include versions of the popular 12AX7, EL84, EL34, and 6L6 vacuum tubes. Many of the vacuum-tube amplifiers in modern production are factory-fitted with Sovtek valves. Originally, Sovtek guitar amplifier valves were claimed to have been descendants of earlier wartime Russian-made components and carried blast