Remember the golden rule: The only stupid question is the one you don't ask. I pull straight up, but with a little side-to-side action. VERY LITTLE. It seems to help the tight ones come out. But you do run the real risk of breaking something if you are not VERY CAREFUL doing it this way. Cotton gloves help too.
Stupid Question: How to take out tubes??
I know this is a stupid question, but i want to know how to take the tubes out when replacing them. I opened up my tubed preamp yesterday to replace some microphonic tubes but I wasn't sure how to do it. Do I just pull the tubes straight out, or is there a release lever on the tube socket. I dont' want to mess around with it unless I know for sure. The tubes are 6922. Thanks