Does this sound like bad tubes?

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muse6992
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Does this sound like bad tubes?

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Hey guys, I recently got a great deal on a 5150. However I noticed recently when I put the amp on standby it makes a weird sound. The amp sounds lovely when it's played, however even after playing for maybe 20 minuets or so I put it on stand by, come back to it a little bit later, makes the same sound. I have a video of the sound I'm talking about.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEtda6u ... r_embedded
vibratoking
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Re: Does this sound like bad tubes?

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If that's the only weird sound it ever makes, I wouldn't worry about it.
muse6992
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Re: Does this sound like bad tubes?

Post by muse6992 »

vibratoking wrote:If that's the only weird sound it ever makes, I wouldn't worry about it.
Thanks, for your response. I got the thing on Craigslist so you know that whole ordeal haha. Somebody else told me it sounded like a failing capacitor going out in the circuitry. So naturally I was like :shock: afterwards he said he wasn't great with amp repair so don't take it as sound advice.
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