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Comparison of Guitar Amplifiers
Tube Guitar Amplifiers
Combo Guitar Amplifiers Vs. Head & Speaker Cabinets
Differences Between Guitar & Bass Amplifiers
Adjusting Volume and Gain in Guitar Amplifiers
Channel Switch in Guitar Amplifiers
Standby Switch in Guitar Amplifiers
Creating Effects Loop With Guitar Amplifier
Parts of a Guitar Amplifier
Plugging Guitar Into Amplifier
Creating a Tone Setting With Guitar Amplifier
Acoustic Guitar Amplifiers
Solid State Guitar Amplifiers
Modeling Amplifiers for Guitars
Adjusting Tone on Guitar Amplifiers
Adjusting Reverb on Guitar Amplifiers
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Summary: Tube guitar amps have a standby switch to protect the tubes. Learn more about tube guitar amplifiers in this free guitar equipment video from a guitar teacher and band member.mplifiers in this free guitar equipment video from a guitar teacher and band member.
Pete Pidgeon has taught guitar to beginners, experts and even at the college level since 1995. He's given private instruction since 1986. Pete received his Bachelors Degree in jazz...read more
"We're going to talk here about the standby switch. Tube amps will have a standby switch. Occasionally some solid state amplifiers will as well. But, the use for a tube amp to have a standby switch is to protect the tubes. If you turn on a tube amp right away to full volume you could damage the tubes because they're not warmed up. A tube needs to warm up before you can put a strong amount of electricity through it without damaging the tube. So what you would do is you would turn the amp on and you'll notice that no sound is coming through the amplifier yet because the standby switch is still off. You want to leave it on for about fifteen seconds or so before you turn on the standby switch to allow the tubes to warm up. This is a tube amplifier as well. Now it's been about fifteen seconds so let's turn the standby on and your ready to go."
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tomkelly37 said
on 3/6/2009 Great video on an often overlooked topic. When I bought my first tube amp, I was confused and had to ask what "standby" was.
I have also been told that when you turn off a tube amp you should do the reverse, go back to standby, then wait 15-30 seconds then turn the amp off. Others say you can just turn it off, but all the good players I have watched that know about electronics also go to standby for 15-30 seconds then turn the amp off.