You might be a tube neck if....

Nicholas-L · 2013-08-18T15:44:54+00:00

You Might Be a Tubeneck if... 1. You can remember the pinouts for 150 tubes but forget your anniversary. 2. Your wife tells you to turn up the heater and you ask her how many volts? 3. You make your son keep his solid state amp at his friends house. 4. You've ever been thrown out of the local land fill for pillaging old stereo chassis. 5. Your kids think "Plexi Palace" is the castle at Disneyworld. 6. You have more amps than guitars. 7. You've ever used a tube for a guitar slide. 8. There's a set of EL34s' on the mantle next to the family portrait. 9. None of your tube amps are in their cases. 10. You cry when your kids get you a matched pair of KT88s' for fathers day. 11. The inside of your Dual-Showman is cleaner than the inside of your Monte Carlo. 12. You keep an AC30 chassis upside down on top of the TV. 13. Your little girl asks you for an orange and you say "vintage or reissue?" 14. There are a couple 12AX7s dangling on a string from your rear-view mirror. 15. You have a pin straightener in your pocket. 16. You can set the bias on your amp but not the clock on the VCR. 17. You send your boy to his room for using the "transistor word" in front of guests. 18. You build a tube-type CD player. 19. You can tell the difference between an original Mullard box and a fake. 20. You know what a Mullard is. 21. Your TV doesn't have a remote control because it was made in 1952. 22. Your baby's first word is "Pentode". 23. VintageAmps.com is your homepage. 24. You look at your amp more than you play it. 25. You have a Fender name-plate on your key ring. 26. All your amps are facing the wall, so you can see the tubes. 27. You hear someone say "marshall" on a late-night western, and you wake up. 28. You fantasize about being a lawman of the old west, named "Marshall Vox". 29. You wonder why they don't pose girls in bikinis with amps instead of stupid old sports cars. 30. You read "Tube-Amp Digest" at the nude beach. 31. You have "Plexi's Rule" tattooed somewhere on your body. 32. A tear comes to your eye when you look at the pictures of Victor's workshop. 33. You refuse to listen to a band that uses "solid state" amps. 34. There's a portrait of "Jim Marshall" over your fireplace. 35. Your tube collection is insured with "Lloyds of London". 36. There's a 5U4GB wired in place of the blown power rectifier in your computer. 37. You and the family spend your 2 week vacation touring the "Marshall factory". 38. You have pictures of your amps in your wallet. 39. You have a "Tubes I need" list in your wallet. 40. You can remember the plate dissipation wattage of a 6L6GC, but forget to bring home a gallon of milk. 41. You keep a copy of "The Tube Amp Book" in the bathroom. 42. You know who "Aspen Pittman" is. 43. You think 6550s look kinda' sexy. 44. You want to be buried in a SUNN 6x12 cab when you die. 45. You own a $2,500 amplifier and drive a $300 car. 46. Your wife says "is that a tube in your pocket, or are you just glad to see me?" and it's a tube. 47. You know what year your Magnatone was made, but you can't remember how old your kids are. 48. You have Altec-Lansing end tables. 49. You think your 1964 Philco phonograph sounds better than your neighbors $8,000 Pioneer. 50. You dream of winning the lottery and buying out Ampeg. IF YOU HAVE ANY OF THESE SYMPTOMS PLEASE SEE A TECHNICIAN..ER.UH..I MEAN A DOCTOR IMMEDIATELY! http://www.aikenamps.com/Tubeneck.html

AlanRatcliffe

MikeM wrote buying a guitar is a lottery that doesn't count for shit if you can't play it well.

True that. But rather a little contention now and again (and threads the wise know not to look in) than we all sit around nodding our heads, agreeing with each other all day long. Differences in opinion create discussion that we and others can learn things from.

Sure, it's frustrating when someone refuses to be at least a little open minded and acknowledge that while they may have a preference, there are other options that are equally valid preferences for others (and if we are honest, there are times when we can all be more than a little rigid in our thinking because we know we are right ?). Try consider those folk as an opportunity to learn some tolerance. Even the contrary devil's advocates (or trolls as we call them these days) can be ignored if you don't want to get into what you regard as pointless discussion.

Mixerboy

So what kind of batteries do you guys think sound better with your active pickups, Duracell or Eveready, also for how long do you recommend burning in a guitar cable?

(enough trolling for me.........for today ?)

Malkav

Mixerboy wrote So what kind of batteries do you guys think sound better with your active pickups, Duracell or Eveready, also for how long do you recommend burning in a guitar cable?

For what it's worth back when I was using a wireless system I found that Duracells tended to last about 3 more performances than Eveready did, somebody once explained to me the principles behind why that is, but it was electronics jargon and far too complicated for the likes of me ?

AlanRatcliffe

Chad Adam Browne wrote For what it's worth back when I was using a wireless system I found that Duracells tended to last about 3 more performances than Eveready did, somebody once explained to me the principles behind why that is, but it was electronics jargon and far too complicated for the likes of me ?

If they were both alkaline, it has to do with the way the voltage drops off as the battery runs lower - some gradually lower voltage as the battery is used, some keep the voltage steady then drop off really quickly. Most wireless transmitters are extremely sensitive to voltage - which is why NiCad rechargeables, which at best only charge up to 8.2V, are problematic with them. Less of an issue with the digital transmitters now though.

Oh, and Energisers seem to last the longest in most applications for me... ?

Mixerboy

Yes, but how do they SOUND?

AlanRatcliffe

Mixerboy wrote Yes, but how do they SOUND?

Something like this: ?

MikeM

I have to disagree Alan. Both sound absolutely shocking!!!

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