phatdave Posted November 25, 2008 Report Share Posted November 25, 2008 I am a working musician and, as you would expect, travel a lot. I have been noticing strange things happening when I get home. Her mobile phone rings and she steps outside to answer it or she says "I'll call you back later." When I ask her who called she gets evasive. Sometimes she goes out with friends but comes home late, getting dropped off around the corner and walking the rest of the way. I once picked up the extension while she was on the phone and she got very angry. A buddy of mine plays guitar in a band. He told me that my wife and some guy have been to his gigs. He wanted to borrow my guitar amp. That's when I got the idea to find out for myself what was really happening. I said "Sure, you can use my amp but I want to hide behind it at the gig and see if she comes into the venue and who she comes in with". He agreed. Saturday night came and I slipped behind my vintage Marshall JMP MKII 100W half stack to get a good view. I could feel the heat coming off the back of the amp. It was at that moment, crouching down behind the amp, that I noticed that one of the tubes was not glowing as bright as the other 3. Do any of you guitar players think I can fix this myself or should I take it to a technician? Thanks for the help, Shredders. :D Quote Link to comment
]2eDeYe Posted November 25, 2008 Report Share Posted November 25, 2008 Just buy some new tubes, your golden :D Quote Link to comment
thisismatt Posted November 25, 2008 Report Share Posted November 25, 2008 haha...I knew as soon as you started describing the amp how it was going to turn out :D Quote Link to comment
Icehouse Posted November 25, 2008 Report Share Posted November 25, 2008 HAHA tap on the tube with a dime... sometimes that brings them back to life :D Quote Link to comment
Steroid Posted November 25, 2008 Report Share Posted November 25, 2008 Have Your tubes.......TIED ! ! ! Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted November 25, 2008 Report Share Posted November 25, 2008 Get rid of the both of them. Then get a newer hotter one. Quote Link to comment
phatdave Posted November 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2008 Hey Mike whats up with you? :blink: Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted November 25, 2008 Report Share Posted November 25, 2008 (edited) What!! What'd I say??? You said your wife is a lyin' cheatin' bitch and a tube in your amp is bad.... so I said......... Edited November 25, 2008 by datzenmike Quote Link to comment
datsunfish Posted November 25, 2008 Report Share Posted November 25, 2008 Hey Dave. If you change your tubes you have to have them biased. If it has 4 power tubes they work in pairs. Which is what I assume you have since it is a 100 watt. If you dont have them biased they will wear unevenly and eventually die out within a short period of time. If it is the pre amp tubes I believe you can just swap them out. I would not go cheap. Get groove tubes exclusively for a vintage amp. Definitely have a pro pick them for you and do all of the work. I have a Laney pro tube lead 100 and I sent it to an expert and he did all the work and said that with the correct tubes and biased properly they should last a lifetime. Not every tube is identical. Even if they are the same model. They all have slight variances that have to be compensated for by biasing them. They basically work like a 4 banger,center 2,outer 2,center,outer etc. in pulses. If not set properly they will not last long or sound as good. As for the woman...I hope you figure out whats up. Hopefully she is just setting up some sort of supruse party for you but if not.....TO THECURB... More time to shred.:D Quote Link to comment
rat tail dragger Posted November 25, 2008 Report Share Posted November 25, 2008 wow i never been so cornfused so uh yah well they say there is more fish in the sea but the only ones i have found i have to put in the bed of my 620 found a really hot chick but she has a crazy eye as datsunfish would say but she is smokin and the amp uh youll have to read above hahaha Quote Link to comment
phatdave Posted November 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2008 (edited) Mike...I said WHORE not Bitch. Datsunfish ....It's a joke brother. And if I needed tubes I would go on Ebay and buy Telefunkens. Best tubes money can buy. Edited November 25, 2008 by phatdave Had to go get some pootine Quote Link to comment
bonvo Posted November 25, 2008 Report Share Posted November 25, 2008 so wait is she actually cheating or whats the deal Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted November 25, 2008 Report Share Posted November 25, 2008 Know nothing about the amp, but for the whore I suggest a .45 and don't cheap out on it get hollow points. Oh, and have a pro do the installation and insist on a matched pair. If done properly it should last a life time. :D Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted November 25, 2008 Report Share Posted November 25, 2008 Datsunfish ....It's a joke brother. . Shit!!! Sorry Dave. (you knows I was just kiddn' right?) Quote Link to comment
Llittle_Llama Posted November 25, 2008 Report Share Posted November 25, 2008 so is she cheating or what? fuck that bitch if so! Quote Link to comment
phatdave Posted November 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2008 It's just a lame attempt at humor. I don't own a Marshall amp,my wife is not giving it to anybody...myself included. I am building a "Partscaster" if any of you guitar players are interested. It's swamp ash. Gonna get a compound radius neck with jumbo fret wire and Ebony board. The pick ups are going to be from a cat in Oz that hand wires 'em...heres his myspace http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewProfile&friendID=366115811 and check this out Clapton and Santana shredding :lol: Quote Link to comment
rat tail dragger Posted November 25, 2008 Report Share Posted November 25, 2008 most cornfusing post yet hahhahaa Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted November 25, 2008 Report Share Posted November 25, 2008 NOT (if you know Dave) Quote Link to comment
datsunfish Posted November 25, 2008 Report Share Posted November 25, 2008 I like that swamp ash! Very pretty. Looks porous like mahogany which is my favorite tone wood. I get the joke. Just came across like two tales in one to me. Now I feel like a know it all douce..Nah its alright:D Quote Link to comment
challenger280 Posted November 25, 2008 Report Share Posted November 25, 2008 Funny, saw a post on another forum similar to this. The guy was hiding under his car while his girlfriend was dropped off by her lover, then he noticed his diff was leaking. Wasnt sure how to fix it. Quote Link to comment
rat tail dragger Posted November 25, 2008 Report Share Posted November 25, 2008 my wood makes a great tune then it pukes on itself oh sorry wrong place for this post Quote Link to comment
hang_510 Posted November 25, 2008 Report Share Posted November 25, 2008 totally tubular :w00t: those EL34's musta been china cheepos :lol: Quote Link to comment
RacnJsn95 Posted November 26, 2008 Report Share Posted November 26, 2008 Man you're making that guitar? That's awesome! I want it. Quote Link to comment
DanielC Posted November 26, 2008 Report Share Posted November 26, 2008 I have some vacuum tubes, 6CA7/EL34. They have GT Britain, stamped on them, and below that "SUNN I have had them since I graduated from the electronics class at my high school, in 1973. what are they worth? Quote Link to comment
comply Posted November 26, 2008 Report Share Posted November 26, 2008 HAHA tap on the tube with a dime... sometimes that brings them back to life :D I don't know if you could tap one with a 510 without just running the tube over. Quote Link to comment
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