leaving on a tube amp for long periods of time

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Post by Brian » Tue Sep 12, 2006 6:29 am

See, now as it was explained to me 34 years ago, tubes need time to "re-collect" the metal back on the plates, so, if you just turn them on and play then just shut them off they don't get the opportunity. They need to sit idle to become stable = the standby switch.
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