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 its 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 stretching before exercising.
2.1.5 Power Tube Life
The power tubes of your amplifier are subjected to a certain aging process. Once
signs of aging, such as unreliability or unusual noise, are detected, we suggest that
you replace both power tubes at once. Matched tube sets age relatively evenly, so
our experience suggests. This means that 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.
Chapter Three: Peripheral Connections
3.1 Front Panel Connections
3.1.1 The input jack (“IN”)
The input jack 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.
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 the 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 cuts your
guitar’s high end to a certain degree. Generally, the longer of a cord you use, the
more of the cord’s inherent characteristics will be audible.
