Tube Guards?

[jndietz]

Hey everyone, I have a B-52 ST6012 amp that I really love and would like to protect my tubes. Is there some sort of tube guard for these amps or one that works on all amps?

[steve.h]

Guard from what? Hah, it sounds like an asshole-type response, but it's an honest question. If you're playing out with the amp and you're worried about transporting it, you'd do well to get a hard-case for it. If you're more worried about mishaps during a show or the like, you could always get some chicken wire (or something more elegant) and screw it onto the back of the head.

Personally, I had a Triple Rec with like 12 tubes in it and toured the country with it for a year, playing some crazy metal shows and throwing it in the back without a case or anything, and I never had to replace a tube!

[TelePaul]

Your tubes really shouldn't be moving about by themselves. Don't move the amp when the tubes are still hot, i.e, let it cool down before lifting the amp.

[jndietz]

Well, then damn thing is built like a tank and is just as heavy as one. I hear the tubes rattling around once in a while and it bothers me, I guess...

[steve.h]

Originally Posted by jndietz

Well, then damn thing is built like a tank and is just as heavy as one. I hear the tubes rattling around once in a while and it bothers me, I guess...

Are they solid in their sockets? I had an amp with built-in reverb once and whenever I transported it, it sounded like the tubes were rattling around like crazy. Turns out it was just the reverb unit!

[jndietz]

Originally Posted by steve.h

Are they solid in their sockets? I had an amp with built-in reverb once and whenever I transported it, it sounded like the tubes were rattling around like crazy. Turns out it was just the reverb unit!

Yeah, they're pretty solid in their sockets. I was doing some investigating, and I think you're right.. its the @#$%ing reverb tank!!!

[steve.h]

Originally Posted by jndietz

Yeah, they're pretty solid in their sockets. I was doing some investigating, and I think you're right.. its the @#$%ing reverb tank!!!

Yaay, I helped! Gold star for me

[TelePaul]

Yep, those reverbs tanks make a helluva lotta noise.