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12-18-2011, 11:28 PM
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Ampeg Svt Cl
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12-18-2011, 11:36 PM
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Endorsing: Ampeg | | Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Apopka, FL | | | I agree. Something is wrong. Either he's lying or the guy replaced an entire set of tubes that were good for no reason at all.
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12-18-2011, 11:37 PM
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Originally Posted by JimmyM  I agree. Something is wrong. Either he's lying or the guy replaced an entire set of tubes that were good for no reason at all. | This. Also, what the heck is up with its grill? |
12-18-2011, 11:46 PM
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Endorsing Artist: J Worrell Pickups / J Worrell Bass | | Join Date: May 2008 Location: Dayton OH | | | I like the partial picture and that uh, grill? |
12-19-2011, 12:14 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Left Coast | | | I like the half-eaten sardine on the top. |
12-19-2011, 04:31 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: boston, ma | | | Looks like they made the grill white. Looks like they've got a super scoop going on with that EQ, mids cut, treble and bass boost buttons in. Maybe the tube change was part of their "tone quest" with this amp. |
12-19-2011, 04:47 AM
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Originally Posted by skychief I like the half-eaten sardine on the top. | It's a Tone Pilchard.
Band name alert!! |
12-19-2011, 05:54 AM
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Originally Posted by JimmyM I agree. Something is wrong. Either he's lying or the guy replaced an entire set of tubes that were good for no reason at all. | Don't tube amp manuals still tell people to retube power tubes each year and pre tubs ever 5 years?
Some people probably buy into that!
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12-19-2011, 06:07 PM
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Originally Posted by i_got_a_mohawk
Don't tube amp manuals still tell people to retube power tubes each year and pre tubs ever 5 years?
Some people probably buy into that!
| I've never seen that in any tube amp owners manual I have ever seen. I was a Fender dealer from '77 through '88, a Peavey dealer from about '82 through '88, and long-term time Dan of RTFM. I have NEVER seen any amp maker specifying when to change tubes.
My old amp repairman recommended that I replace output tubes in my Music Man HD-130 once a year, but that was based in Wally knowing my high schedule and that amp, not a blanket recommendation for all amps.
John
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12-19-2011, 06:23 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: SF Bay Area | | | Well, as a guitar player who played mostly tube amps, I constantly changed tubes to enhance my tone. While changing tubes can have a subtle difference, it makes a difference nonetheless. |
12-19-2011, 08:41 PM
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Originally Posted by JTE I've never seen that in any tube amp owners manual I have ever seen. I was a Fender dealer from '77 through '88, a Peavey dealer from about '82 through '88, and long-term time Dan of RTFM. I have NEVER seen any amp maker specifying when to change tubes. | The manual for the SVT-CL says to have the power tubes checked once a year, or sooner if playing heavily, but doesn't say replace at that point. |
12-20-2011, 03:31 AM
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Originally Posted by JTE I've never seen that in any tube amp owners manual I have ever seen. I was a Fender dealer from '77 through '88, a Peavey dealer from about '82 through '88, and long-term time Dan of RTFM. I have NEVER seen any amp maker specifying when to change tubes.
My old amp repairman recommended that I replace output tubes in my Music Man HD-130 once a year, but that was based in Wally knowing my high schedule and that amp, not a blanket recommendation for all amps.
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Originally Posted by coreyfyfe The manual for the SVT-CL says to have the power tubes checked once a year, or sooner if playing heavily, but doesn't say replace at that point. | As Corey pointed out, I got it a little wrong. My mistake, been a while since I read an amp manual!
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12-20-2011, 04:08 AM
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Originally Posted by i_got_a_mohawk
As Corey pointed out, I got it a little wrong. My mistake, been a while since I read an amp manual!
| I wouldn't put it past a less-than-honest tech to recommend replacement at any opportunity so the two (check and replace) could end up being one in the same. |
12-20-2011, 04:45 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Edinburgh & Dundee, Scotland | | | Sadly, that's also true.
Such a tech would no doubt turn around and then flog the healthy tubes he'd just taken out.
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12-20-2011, 06:40 AM
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Originally Posted by JimmyM I agree. Something is wrong. Either he's lying or the guy replaced an entire set of tubes that were good for no reason at all. | Nope I'm not lying!! My fault light was going off! I have a guitar center warranty and sent it in and they told m it was the tubes so they replaced them. |
12-20-2011, 08:59 AM
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Originally Posted by Cshanks5 Nope I'm not lying!! My fault light was going off! I have a guitar center warranty and sent it in and they told m it was the tubes so they replaced them. |  |
12-20-2011, 09:12 AM
|  | <---Shinola Shite--^ | | Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Manitoba, Canada | | Fricken new Russian tubes is the problem. NOS, baby, NOS! Quote: |
Originally Posted by Cshanks5
Nope I'm not lying!! My fault light was going off! I have a guitar center warranty and sent it in and they told m it was the tubes so they replaced them.
| Burn, LOL!
So what IS up with that grill?
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12-20-2011, 09:13 AM
| | | | I think they put like jj tubes or winged c! something way better than the stock ones!! And the best part is I didn't have to pay for it!! |
12-20-2011, 09:29 AM
| | <---Shinola Shite--^ | | Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Manitoba, Canada | | | You should pull the back off and find out what's in there and mention it on your ad. Winged C's could be a selling point to some.
What's up with the grill?
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12-20-2011, 09:33 AM
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Endorsing: Ampeg | | Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Apopka, FL | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Cshanks5 Nope I'm not lying!! My fault light was going off! I have a guitar center warranty and sent it in and they told m it was the tubes so they replaced them. | Fair enough, dude. As long as someone else is picking up the dime for your tubes, it's cool 
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