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Billy Murdoch
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Glasgow, Scotland, U.K.
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Posted 5 Jan 2009 2:11 pm |
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I have been using the "Tonic" since I picked it up at Dallas last march.Tremendous unit.
This year I will add a T.C.Split.
Will the Tonic give a warning of needing a valve replacement or is there any probability of it failing "on stage"
I guess this question is also relevant to any valve amp.
Best regards
Billy |
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Brad Sarno
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St. Louis, MO USA
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Posted 5 Jan 2009 3:53 pm
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Billy,
I would not expect tubes to simply "go down" in a live setting. Especially since the Tonic has a gentle start with the stand-by option. But Murphy's Law can bite us when we least expect it. To be honest, I have less faith in the absolute dependability of modern European tubes compared to vintage old stock military types. I've played many gigs with Tonics and Rev's, and never had a failure. Typically tubes fail very slowly and will show this by either making strange noises or beginning to lose their lustre or clarity.
So I surely wouldn't expect a sudden failure to ever happen, but that doesn't mean it's not wise to keep some sort of handy backup device around just in case. And that would go for any musician with electronic gear. I'll sometimes keep a SansAmp DI in my gear box since it's a universal gain and EQ control device that, in a total pinch, may work as a backup steel driving device. But I've never been faced with the need.
Knocking on wood,
Brad |
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Danny Letz
From:
Old Glory,Texas, USA 79540
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Posted 5 Jan 2009 4:28 pm
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| Thanks so much to Sarno, Fox, Hilton, Brown and others for so quickly responding to questions about their products and work. |
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Billy Murdoch
From:
Glasgow, Scotland, U.K.
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Posted 6 Jan 2009 1:19 am
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Thanks Brad.
Looking forward to seeing You again at Dallas.
Billy |
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