DOH!... I left my tube amp on standby for 4 days!
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Andrew Lamprecht
Minion of One
Re: DOH!... I left my tube amp on standby for 4 days!
This has happened many times with people around here... you are fine.
I think Gearjonesor left his on standby for a month or something...
This has happened many times with people around here... you are fine.
I think Gearjonesor left his on standby for a month or something...
korovamilkdud
WhoDatologist
Re: DOH!... I left my tube amp on standby for 4 days!
I can't imagine there being anything worse than having to swap a fuse or two (if the amp won't power up), and then changing the power tubes. Doesn't seem like it would be a big deal to me.
I can't imagine there being anything worse than having to swap a fuse or two (if the amp won't power up), and then changing the power tubes. Doesn't seem like it would be a big deal to me.
Gearjoneser
Gear Ho
Re: DOH!... I left my tube amp on standby for 4 days!
Actually, it was 3 - 4 months! :banghead:
It doesn't seem to have effected anything, but it sure didn't help anything.
With that little current keeping the heaters warmed up, it probably wasn't much different than leaving a stereo on for months.
The only reason it happened is because my Gibson Goldtone has it's knobs on the back of the amp, and there's no jewel light. It has a 3 position switch On/off/stdby, and I must have walked away thinking it was off.
It's an amp that I rarely plug into, and it was plugged into the wall.
I was mortified when I noticed it, knowing I hadn't used it since early Spring. :scared:
Actually, it was 3 - 4 months! :banghead:
It doesn't seem to have effected anything, but it sure didn't help anything.
With that little current keeping the heaters warmed up, it probably wasn't much different than leaving a stereo on for months.
The only reason it happened is because my Gibson Goldtone has it's knobs on the back of the amp, and there's no jewel light. It has a 3 position switch On/off/stdby, and I must have walked away thinking it was off.
It's an amp that I rarely plug into, and it was plugged into the wall.
I was mortified when I noticed it, knowing I hadn't used it since early Spring. :scared:
Jeff_H
Dean Hardtail Fanologist
Re: DOH!... I left my tube amp on standby for 4 days!
Joe, I actually turned that amp on in 05', when Jolly and I came to stay with you. Hope the tubs are ok.... :27::wave:
Joe, I actually turned that amp on in 05', when Jolly and I came to stay with you. Hope the tubs are ok.... :27::wave:
SlyFoxx
Glossless
Re: DOH!... I left my tube amp on standby for 4 days!
I've gone quite literally a year or more without turning off my old Pro Reverb. Just flipped it to stand-by when done playing. Every tube in it is over ten years old and the amp still sounds awesome. Back in my radio days the station had all kinds or old tube gear along with newer solid state stuff...none of it ever got turned off unless it was being moved.
I've gone quite literally a year or more without turning off my old Pro Reverb. Just flipped it to stand-by when done playing. Every tube in it is over ten years old and the amp still sounds awesome. Back in my radio days the station had all kinds or old tube gear along with newer solid state stuff...none of it ever got turned off unless it was being moved.
B Bent
Vibroluxologist
Re: DOH!... I left my tube amp on standby for 4 days!
What he said! I did the same thing with my Vibrolux Reverb except I left it on for over a week. I have been rocking those same tubes a year later with no issues.
What he said! I did the same thing with my Vibrolux Reverb except I left it on for over a week. I have been rocking those same tubes a year later with no issues.
Re: DOH!... I left my tube amp on standby for 4 days!
I read somewhere that Prince never powers his amps down in the studio they run 24/7.
VanHalen is said to crash test amps on 10 with the guitar in front of the amp feeding back for a mnth or more...but he says all kinds of fruity things.
I read somewhere that Prince never powers his amps down in the studio they run 24/7.
VanHalen is said to crash test amps on 10 with the guitar in front of the amp feeding back for a mnth or more...but he says all kinds of fruity things.