Dang, I left my amp on all night
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mediumpimpin
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Re: Dang, I left my amp on all night
That's good to hear, I always put my amp in standby for a little bit before turning it off and forget to switch it off a lot of times.
That's good to hear, I always put my amp in standby for a little bit before turning it off and forget to switch it off a lot of times.
skyydogg01
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Empty Pockets
BadHairDayologist
Re: Dang, I left my amp on all night
Heh i know you're just tryin to take it easy on your sweet Orange, but putting it on standby first doesn't really make the tubes cool down any differently. It's safe to just shut the whole thing off at once.
Heh i know you're just tryin to take it easy on your sweet Orange, but putting it on standby first doesn't really make the tubes cool down any differently. It's safe to just shut the whole thing off at once.
mediumpimpin
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Re: Dang, I left my amp on all night
Really? I've always heard to leave in on standby for a little while like 30 sec, to supposedly lengthen the tube life.
Really? I've always heard to leave in on standby for a little while like 30 sec, to supposedly lengthen the tube life.
missionamps
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Re: Dang, I left my amp on all night
All the B+ voltage gets drained off the power supply while the tubes are still hot and conducting.
Leaving an amp ON while not using it for more then 20-30 mins is a waste of good power tubes as they are still drawing lots of current and burning it up in heat.
Preamp tubes can run for thousands of hours but many power tubes are using half their power rating sitting at idle making ZERO sound!
Actually, if you wanted to be totally anal, you'd shut the amp off with the On-Off switch while it was playable, not in standby.
All the B+ voltage gets drained off the power supply while the tubes are still hot and conducting.
Leaving an amp ON while not using it for more then 20-30 mins is a waste of good power tubes as they are still drawing lots of current and burning it up in heat.
Preamp tubes can run for thousands of hours but many power tubes are using half their power rating sitting at idle making ZERO sound!
PFDarkside
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Re: Dang, I left my amp on all night
Did you at least play it a little? It seems like after an amp has been hot for 3+ hours it really starts sounding great.
Did you at least play it a little? It seems like after an amp has been hot for 3+ hours it really starts sounding great.
kjrocks
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Re: Dang, I left my amp on all night
I wish, it was 5:30 in the morning and I was on my way to work when I found it.
I wish, it was 5:30 in the morning and I was on my way to work when I found it.
JB_From_Hell
Jomo's Nimions
Re: Dang, I left my amp on all night
Too bad you didn't get to play.... I left my dad's Super on for over 24 hours once (accidentally), and it sounded awesome when I found it
Too bad you didn't get to play.... I left my dad's Super on for over 24 hours once (accidentally), and it sounded awesome when I found it
blueslegend8
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Re: Dang, I left my amp on all night
sometimes I'll leave my amp on accidentally but never for that long.
sometimes I'll leave my amp on accidentally but never for that long.
JOLLY
Super Simonologist
Re: Dang, I left my amp on all night
Here's a story from years ago when I was in a band. We used to practice Monday through Thursday. I went out to where we practiced on a Monday and I was the first person there. As soon as I opened up my car door I could hear the feedback just absolutely screaming. I ran over and threw up the warehouse door and ran inside. I thought my ears were gonna start bleeding. We had left our PA system on. There's no telling how long the thing had been feeding back. My guess would be since the last time we had been out there. And that was the previous thursday night...lol.
Here's a story from years ago when I was in a band. We used to practice Monday through Thursday. I went out to where we practiced on a Monday and I was the first person there. As soon as I opened up my car door I could hear the feedback just absolutely screaming. I ran over and threw up the warehouse door and ran inside. I thought my ears were gonna start bleeding. We had left our PA system on. There's no telling how long the thing had been feeding back. My guess would be since the last time we had been out there. And that was the previous thursday night...lol.
JamesPaul
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Re: Dang, I left my amp on all night
I read recently in one of EVH's 5150 III articles that this is his final test of an amp. He cranks it up, set's the guitar on the stand where it will generate killer feedback, then leaves it for a while (?weeks or a month, can't remember which.)
I read recently in one of EVH's 5150 III articles that this is his final test of an amp. He cranks it up, set's the guitar on the stand where it will generate killer feedback, then leaves it for a while (?weeks or a month, can't remember which.)
JB_From_Hell
Jomo's Nimions
Re: Dang, I left my amp on all night
I think he said a month. It makes me question the truthfulness of his statements.
I think he said a month. It makes me question the truthfulness of his statements.
Empty Pockets
BadHairDayologist
Re: Dang, I left my amp on all night
if I was EVH, I would definitely let an amp feedback for a month to test it out. Why wouldn't he? He's got a mansion and all the gear he could want. He's probably got a room in his house where he lets that happen and can go about his life as usual without it bothering him.
if I was EVH, I would definitely let an amp feedback for a month to test it out. Why wouldn't he? He's got a mansion and all the gear he could want. He's probably got a room in his house where he lets that happen and can go about his life as usual without it bothering him.
Re: Dang, I left my amp on all night
i'm famous for falling asleep with my axe in my hands... i wake up with a guitar and my practice amp still on.... it got really bad at one point all i could hear was my mom screaming get rid of that dam guitar in my sleep.... she got sick of waking me up to turn it off.... being a shift worker i sleep odd hours and sometimes i just crash when i don't think i will.... it just hits me...
I remember years ago i was playing a few riffs before i went out for the night.... phone rang and i left without turning the amp off... came home the following day and my guitar with the volume off was still sitting there with the amp on...
i'm famous for falling asleep with my axe in my hands... i wake up with a guitar and my practice amp still on.... it got really bad at one point all i could hear was my mom screaming get rid of that dam guitar in my sleep.... she got sick of waking me up to turn it off.... being a shift worker i sleep odd hours and sometimes i just crash when i don't think i will.... it just hits me...
I remember years ago i was playing a few riffs before i went out for the night.... phone rang and i left without turning the amp off... came home the following day and my guitar with the volume off was still sitting there with the amp on...
