J Moose
New member
Re: My amp died.............
I'd bring the amp to a tech BEFORE you swap the tubes out.
If only one of them was glowing the amp was working at half-power for a while (like a few days or weeks of use) then there's probably some kind of internal damage. At the very least it probably took out some screen resistors, maybe caps...hopefully not scarred tube sockets & a shorted output tranny. It's also possible that you may be able to put new tubes in and keep jammin' away, but previous experiece makes me say that it's not very likely and there's a possibility of doing more damage and ending up with an even bigger repair bill.
Besides, most good techs will have a selection of tubes & can pick a set based on the tones you want to hear and will have access to better tubes then you can mind in most music shops. And really...being charged another $15 or $20 on a set of tubes is the least of it when tech time is $50-100 an hour.
I'd bring the amp to a tech BEFORE you swap the tubes out.
If only one of them was glowing the amp was working at half-power for a while (like a few days or weeks of use) then there's probably some kind of internal damage. At the very least it probably took out some screen resistors, maybe caps...hopefully not scarred tube sockets & a shorted output tranny. It's also possible that you may be able to put new tubes in and keep jammin' away, but previous experiece makes me say that it's not very likely and there's a possibility of doing more damage and ending up with an even bigger repair bill.
Besides, most good techs will have a selection of tubes & can pick a set based on the tones you want to hear and will have access to better tubes then you can mind in most music shops. And really...being charged another $15 or $20 on a set of tubes is the least of it when tech time is $50-100 an hour.
