Anybody else like leaving their amp on standby and take it off Standby to play throughout the day? I was wondering if having it on Standby is using as much AC as when it's off, i.e. when I play it's draw is 400 watts, is it less when it's in Standby? I don't want to run up my electric bill, so I keep the amp off if I'm not playing, usually. EVH 5150 iii, 50 watt, 400 w draw... Thanks for the input.
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Last edited by bldrst; 02-06-2019, 09:04 AM.Amps: EVH 5150 iii & old Laney cabs with Celestion Heritage Greenbacks. Guitars: 2014 Jackson USA RR1, 2010 Gibson Les Paul Custom, 1986 Charvel San Dimas, Warmoth Lefty Strats w/ Callaham bridge. Pedals: Strymon, Dunlop/MXR, ISP...Tags: None
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Originally posted by jeremy View Postmuch less but you are probably cooking the heaters more than you need toAmps: EVH 5150 iii & old Laney cabs with Celestion Heritage Greenbacks. Guitars: 2014 Jackson USA RR1, 2010 Gibson Les Paul Custom, 1986 Charvel San Dimas, Warmoth Lefty Strats w/ Callaham bridge. Pedals: Strymon, Dunlop/MXR, ISP...
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My old pro reverb draws about 50 watts while in standby as I recall. As for cooking the heaters..For years it was my only amp and I left that sucker in standby for like months on end. Basically it was on unless it was being moved. Never had a problem with going through tubes too fast. The 6L6's lasted 5 years easily. When I re-tubed it about two years ago some of the 12ax7's were well over ten years old.
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I wouldn't use standby for anything other than quick warmup at the start, bathroom/smoke breaks when playing or between recording tracks in a recording session, I generally unplug my all of my Vintage amps from the wall (you know, the ones with big old tired filter caps) at home when not in use if not on conditioned and on protected tech power. Lots of thunderstorms at my house and the power grid gets lots of spikes and slight voltage dips in peak usage hours -especially in summer.“For me, when everything goes wrong – that’s when adventure starts.” Yvonne Chouinard
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I forgot and left my Belair cooking in the other room on standby for almost a month
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All great points. Thanks.Amps: EVH 5150 iii & old Laney cabs with Celestion Heritage Greenbacks. Guitars: 2014 Jackson USA RR1, 2010 Gibson Les Paul Custom, 1986 Charvel San Dimas, Warmoth Lefty Strats w/ Callaham bridge. Pedals: Strymon, Dunlop/MXR, ISP...
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Originally posted by NegativeEase View PostI wouldn't use standby for anything other than quick warmup at the start, bathroom/smoke breaks when playing or between recording tracks in a recording session, I generally unplug my all of my Vintage amps from the wall (you know, the ones with big old tired filter caps) at home when not in use if not on conditioned and on protected tech power. Lots of thunderstorms at my house and the power grid gets lots of spikes and slight voltage dips in peak usage hours -especially in summer.Amps: EVH 5150 iii & old Laney cabs with Celestion Heritage Greenbacks. Guitars: 2014 Jackson USA RR1, 2010 Gibson Les Paul Custom, 1986 Charvel San Dimas, Warmoth Lefty Strats w/ Callaham bridge. Pedals: Strymon, Dunlop/MXR, ISP...
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My amp tech told me that standby is for warming up the amp only, and that going back and forth between 'on' and 'standby' causes a lot of stress on the power tubes. Warm it up, leave it on for as long as you're using it, shut it off all at once when you're done.
For breaks up to like 15 mins, I either turn the guitar's volume down or unplug from the amp's input. Any longer than that, just turn it off.green globe burned black by sunn
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Originally posted by Empty Pockets View PostMy amp tech told me that standby is for warming up the amp only, and that going back and forth between 'on' and 'standby' causes a lot of stress on the power tubes. Warm it up, leave it on for as long as you're using it, shut it off all at once when you're done.
For breaks up to like 15 mins, I either turn the guitar's volume down or unplug from the amp's input. Any longer than that, just turn it off.Amps: EVH 5150 iii & old Laney cabs with Celestion Heritage Greenbacks. Guitars: 2014 Jackson USA RR1, 2010 Gibson Les Paul Custom, 1986 Charvel San Dimas, Warmoth Lefty Strats w/ Callaham bridge. Pedals: Strymon, Dunlop/MXR, ISP...
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