Amp on standby (1 Viewer)

[damien]

So everyone knows that it's extremely bad to have your amp turned on when it's not connected to the speaker.

But is it 100% ok to be unconnected and on standby?

Eg - You're next up on the bill, but there's only a 10 minute changeover and you want your amp to warm up a bit before you hit the stage.

 

[mel gibson]

hmmm sounds dodgy,
this'd be much safer!


http://www.tonebone.com/tb-headbone-vt.htm

 

[GARYXKNIFEDX]

First thing I do is plug in the amp. By the time guitar is tuned,and all leads and pedals from guitar to amp are sorted I've always considered enough time for an amp to warm up.

 

[GO]

hmmm sounds dodgy,
this'd be much safer!


http://www.tonebone.com/tb-headbone-vt.htm

I would pretend me arse was a vagina and let dudes ride me for this set up

I am defo doin' the lotto today.

 

[PaoloJM]

Mmmmm gazz, what you do with your arse is your own business, but there's need to have a willy up there just so you can disconnect a speaker while your amp's on stand-by.!!
In most valve amps the stand-by disconnects the high voltage in the amp. The means there's no power source to drive current through the valves and output transformer, so having no speaker is no problem.

Damien three things though 1. I wouldn't be happy with it in a bar because who's to say some drunken idiot wont flip the switch on you, 2. your amp only needs about 60 secs to warm up so why is it a problem in the first place? and 3. be careful as some amps don't fully disconnect the high voltage when stand-by is engaged, what amp do you have?

 

[damien]

Well if it only needs 60 seconds to warm up, its not really a problem. I always figured it was supposed to be a lot longer than that. My amp's a Soldano Avenger.