Sovtek

Sovtek is a brand of vacuum tube owned by Mike Matthews's New Sensor Corporation and manufactured in Saratov, Russia.

[1] Originally, Sovtek guitar amplifier valves were claimed to have been descendants of earlier wartime Russian-made components and carried blast proof capabilities.

This, however, was later dispelled as urban myth, attributed to a sales person who promoted early product at music industry trade shows worldwide[citation needed].

In the 1990s, Sovtek also manufactured tube amplifiers at factories in Saint Petersburg, Saratov, and Novosibirsk.

Sovtek released versions of the Electro-Harmonix Big Muff and Small Stone pedals.