Things I should know long time ago

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But I don’t ..


1. If I have my amp turned on & I want to switch the guitar, what do I do? Mute, Standby?
2. I have my amp on & I want to switch to another cab. Do I have to turn it off or I can just go standby & do this?
 
i always set my amp to the mute-mode, when i change the guitar. don't know if this is really the way it should be done but i never had problems so far...
 
nbarts":gxbemyt9 said:
But I don’t ..


1. If I have my amp turned on & I want to switch the guitar, what do I do? Mute, Standby?
2. I have my amp on & I want to switch to another cab. Do I have to turn it off or I can just go standby & do this?
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CHanging guitar: I would put it on mute, as to avoid the noise it makes - especially if youre up really loud. But not all that necessary.
Changing cab: PUT IT IN STANDBY - ALWAYS. Having no load on a tube amp when on is a bad thing for the output transformer.
*I believe Peter tests his amps on full blast with no load for 1 hour and they dont do anything critical to themselvs, but please, dont ever run your amp w/o speakers hooked up.

~Matt
 
Changing cab: PUT IT IN STANDBY - ALWAYS. Having no load on a tube amp when on is a bad thing for the output transformer.
*I believe Peter tests his amps on full blast with no load for 1 hour and they dont do anything critical to themselvs, but please, dont ever run your amp w/o speakers hooked up.
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So it's not necessary to turn the power off completely, cause that's what I've been doing so far?

Also should I give it some time after switching to standby before I start unplugging cables?
 
No it's not. Just make sure you turn the volume on your axe off and don't hit any strings, then switch the cab.
 
Still, I would recommend to turn the amp completely of when changing cabs. Just to be 100 % sure.
 
So what does mute switch technically do, if it's not a big secret?
 
@i.ak: Absolutely. I'm just saying that it's no problem doing it the way I suggested. Realistically you wouldn't switch cabs too often anyways, right?

Mute cuts the input to the amp afaik.
 
You have to power off when switching cabs, you're still going no load on the power tubes even in standby and risk blowing them or causing other harm. Shutting the amp off and immediately powering on after connecting another cab isn't going to hurt it. You do the same thing for biasing it, so it's no different, just making sure it warms up is key.

Later,

-Nick
 
I don't mean to pick a fight, but you don't have to do that. It's obvioulsy safer/better, but then again powering on and off in a short timeframe will also strain the tubes.
 
As long as the power amp creates no output, you can unplug the speakers. That means, you could just turn down the master volume and change cabs.
Shutting off the amp entirely and back on in a short time period is more of a tube wear than using the standby button. Which does the job, too, when switching cabs.
 
To switch your guitar I recommend a cable with a neutrik silent plug. No more fuzz and cracking noises even at the highest Volumes. Believe me I know
 
orange side":2rtsf7un said:
To switch your guitar I recommend a cable with a neutrik silent plug. No more fuzz and cracking noises even at the highest Volumes. Believe me I know
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That's what I use too. :thumbsup:
 
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