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quick noobie tube amp gain q (ampeg)

Discussion in 'Amps and Cabs [BG]' started by user4224, Jan 8, 2009.

  1. Jan 8, 2009 #1
    user4224

    user4224

    Dec 20, 2008
    Never used a tube amp before, and ended up with a used ampeg svt cl.
    I really like the sound when I turn the gain knob to 11, and the sales guy almost fainted. He told me the tube life gets shortened to like 1year if I do that, no matter what the volume is set at...
    A technician friend say it's rubbish, so I'm asking for more opinions...
     
  2. Jan 8, 2009 #2
    vin*tone

    vin*tone

    Oct 19, 2008
    Ballaarat, Ostraya
    rubbish
     
  3. Jan 8, 2009 #3
    bongomania

    bongomania Supporting Member Commercial User

    Oct 17, 2005
    PDX, OR
    owner, OVNIFX and OVNILabs
    Rubbish. Yes, the harder you use a tube the more its life may be shortened, but a good-quality tube may be run hard for literally decades.

    I'm guessing what he said was based on a portion of ignorance, a portion of the truth, and a portion of only having experience with crappy quality tubes.
     
  4. Jan 8, 2009 #4
    B-string

    B-string

    Nov 21, 2008
    Lake Havasu City, Az USA
    Hope the amp didn't have a poor repair patch job done on it, the sales person may have been worried it would fail because of this?
    Other than that he must be a drummer :)