Tube Glove for Hot Tubes
Monday, April 28th, 2008This is a short video on a tube glove. I’ve used many things but there’s nothing that beats a tube glove. It’s always best to let tubes cool down before moving them around but there are times when this is not possible.
The tube glove for guitar amps enables you to get a firm grip [...]
Tube Amp – Bent Tube Pins
Thursday, March 27th, 2008This video shows how I straighten bent tube pins. Try to be careful when you insert your tube into a tube socket. If you look at the socket, you will notice an blank space (no hole). Align your tube accordingly.
Never force, but sometimes takes a little pressure to get the tube [...]
Glowing Output Tube Trouble
Sunday, January 13th, 2008Here’s a video I saw on YouTube that is interesting by mistertonemaster. He took the time to capture a glowing output tube on tape. These come in the shop sometimes. If you experience this in your amp, turn it off immediately and take it in for repair. Simply replacing a tube [...]
Groove Tubes Mod Sockets 928-PR Substi-Tube
Sunday, January 6th, 2008Here’s a video I did in my shop to demo the groove tube sockets which are pretty cool. The compressor on the video camera was squashing any ability to really hear the amp. You can hear it ease up at the end. I was showing amplitude of the voltage/power before and after.
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