2.1.4
Operating Temperature
It will take a little more time after warm-up until everything inside the amp is
working in sync and to it’s fullest potential. A trained ear will notice a slightly
warmer tone and better complexity in tone after playing the amp for a short while.
It’s like warming up before running a marathon. Get it?
2.1.5
Power Tube Life
The power tubes of your amplifier are subject to a certain aging process. Once
one of the tubes shows signs of aging, unreliability or unusual noise, then we
suggest that you replace all power tubes. Matched tube sets wear relatively even,
or so our experience suggests. This means if one goes, the others are not far from
meeting the same fate.
The aging process manifests itself by a depletion of a thin layer of Wolfram on
the Anodes. This can take anywhere from 6 month to 3 years, depending on the
amount of use of the amplifier. The amount of wear is determined by the amount
of performance that is asked from the tube.
Chapter Three: Peripheral Connections
3.1
Front Panel Connections
3.1.1
The input jack (“IN”) receives your Electric Guitar signal by means of a shielded
guitar cord with 1/4” mono style plug.
Your guitar cord is an important part of your signal chain and its quality and
construction type clearly affect the overall tone of your rig. Try and buy the best
quality guitar cord that you can or want to afford. Call us if you have doubts and
need recommendations. This is where the smart “weak link” comment comes in.
Get it?
3.1.2
Cable ABC
Some cords and cables sound very neutral; others color the sound spectrum and/or
attenuate high frequencies due to capacitance inside the wire and shield. What are
we talking about? OK. A capacitor is used in electronic crossovers, amongst other
things, to divide low and high frequencies. Capacitance in a cable therefore cuts
your guitar’s high end to a certain degree. Generally, the longer of a cord you
use, the more of the cords inherent characteristics will be audible.
