Gibson101 Posted July 2, 2011 Share Posted July 2, 2011 I have a fender Blues Deluxe and Acoustasonic JR that haven't been used for a few years, anything special I should do before powering them on. I'm thinking of giving them a go on the 4th. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest WiseAxe Posted July 2, 2011 Share Posted July 2, 2011 You picked a tough forum to ask an amp question. The solid state amp should be ok to pick up right where you left off... just power it up & go. Re: The Blues Deluxe; it would be nice if that tube amp had a standby switch. The preference is to have a standby switch with tube amps. But if your circuit has a tube rectifier, there is a natural safety built in. With a tube rectifier, high voltages will not be passed by the rectifier until the rectifier tube is sufficiently heated, allowing the other tubes to also warm up. So there will be no danger of any cathode stripping effect. If you have a solid state rectifier, the high voltages will be immediately seen at the tubes. Translation: With the small amount you're using the amp, the shortened tube life shouldn't be an issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibson101 Posted July 2, 2011 Author Share Posted July 2, 2011 Thanks. I ask most questions here because I get the sense people seldom visit the other parts of the forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danner Posted July 2, 2011 Share Posted July 2, 2011 The acoustasonic is solid state. Just turn it on and it will be good to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dotneck Posted July 2, 2011 Share Posted July 2, 2011 anything special I should do before powering them on. I'm thinking of giving them a go on the 4th. Thanks. Just plug 'em in and rock out. Don't forget the hearing protection... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrorod Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 Just plug 'em in and rock out. Don't forget the hearing protection... Hearing protection TRANSLATED...."volume control"... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrorod Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 Thanks. I ask most questions here because I get the sense people seldom visit the other parts of the forum. Yep! Plug em in and play!! It will take a failure before you have to get them fixed anyway... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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