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Topic: Question for you Solid State guys ...... |
James Quackenbush
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Pomona, New York, USA
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Posted 7 Dec 2014 9:33 am |
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I'm a tube amp user and know the problems I would have if I turned on my tube amp head , plugged in a guitar , and hit a few chords , while the speakers were NOT plugged in !!.....Bye Bye transformer (s) !!......I'm told that I can do the same hook up with a Soid State amp and NOT have the same problem ....Is this true ....I really don't want to experiment to find out !!.....Thanks in advance ......Jim
BTW ...The amp head in question is a Fender Mustang V v.2 .........Thanks ....JIm |
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Brad Sarno
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St. Louis, MO USA
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Posted 8 Dec 2014 6:21 am
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Transistor power amps don't care if you have a speaker load or not. No risk there. With tube amps, yes, they must have a proper load at the output to protect the output transformer.
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Lane Gray
From:
Topeka, KS
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Posted 8 Dec 2014 6:49 am
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But, unlike tubes, power transistors will die nearly instantaneously if you run them into a short circuit. I accidentally used some speaker wires with a bare spot in them (damn mice) and in something like a tenth of a second, expensive damage ensued.
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2 pedal steels, a lapStrat, and an 8-string Dobro (and 3 ukes)
More amps than guitars, and not many effects |
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James Quackenbush
From:
Pomona, New York, USA
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Posted 8 Dec 2014 4:09 pm
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| Thanks Brad .....I appreciate it ......Jim |
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Tim Marcus
From:
San Francisco, CA
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Posted 8 Dec 2014 5:45 pm
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| Brad Sarno wrote: |
Transistor power amps don't care if you have a speaker load or not. No risk there. With tube amps, yes, they must have a proper load at the output to protect the output transformer.
Brad |
unless some clever engineer puts a resistor in to control the impedance *just in case*
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