Is this a legitimate concern, or am I overthinking it?

[metropolis_4]

So I just got this Mark VII and it sounds

But dealing with the incomprehensibly stupid location of the power cord jack () made me realize just how tight it is in that shell… and I realized if I ever had a tube go bad at a gig I’d be completely screwed since you have to take that whole thing apart to get to the tubes.

I’m really risk averse with my gigging gear… I feel like I’m going to worry about using this thing live without a backup.

 

[fretworn]

2 is one …

 

[DrewJD82]

The amount of gear that‘s passed through your hands and you’re going to start changing tubes at a gig instead of plugging in a Stomp?!?

 

[metropolis_4]

The amount of gear that‘s passed through your hands and you’re going to start changing tubes at a gig instead of plugging in a Stomp?!?

Every amp I owned in the past I could just reach in, pull out the bad tube, plug a new one in and I’m good to go.

I suppose having a Stomp would cover the backup thing for most situations

 

[DrewJD82]

Every amp I owned in the past I could just reach in, pull out the bad tube, plug a new one in and I’m good to go.

I suppose having a Stomp would cover the backup thing for most situations

I’ve always kept the back panels on mine, I’ve never had a tube shit the bed at a gig but I‘ve always had a backup regardless. I also broke a tube on my first tube amp removing it, so I might baby the removal process a bit more as a result and removing hot tubes at a gig just sounds like a nightmare to me.

 

[JiveTurkey]

Pull off the tube cage and roll like that. Fwiw; I bitched about the iec port location immediately. I left the cable plugged in and it stayed there.

 

[Life Eats Life]

So I just got this Mark VII and it sounds

But dealing with the incomprehensibly stupid location of the power cord jack () made me realize just how tight it is in that shell… and I realized if I ever had a tube go bad at a gig I’d be completely screwed since you have to take that whole thing apart to get to the tubes.

I’m really risk averse with my gigging gear… I feel like I’m going to worry about using this thing live without a backup.

Sure, you can think your way into a problem.
That’s actually the taproot of the problem.
-you need to ‘raise the rent in your head’
with this “Phobia of the V1”…
It’s rock-n-roll man..play that Cowboy G chord
like it’s your last because someday it will be the last time you strum it.

I get it though and had an amp with these f’n guards over the first 3 preamp tubes screwed in with FOUR fiber-like screws.
****-PLEASE.
The manufacturer got a heated call from me man,
because I did experience tube failure and sliced
the side of my palm at the gig.
Punk Rock right?
Wrong,…Cream & I was Clapton.
Actually needed 5 stitches, so I get it my man!

So..I’m always on both sides of the equation in life.
-with wisdom posting up along the middle.
(Longtime student, graduate & student AGAIN,
of The School of Hard Knocks).

 

[EOengineer]

Sure, you can think your way into a problem.
That’s actually the taproot of the problem.
-you need to ‘raise the rent in your head’
with this “Phobia of the V1”…
It’s rock-n-roll man..play that Cowboy G chord
like it’s your last because someday it will be the last time you strum it.

I get it though and had an amp with these f’n guards over the first 3 preamp tubes screwed in with FOUR fiber-like screws.
****-PLEASE.
The manufacturer got a heated call from me man,
because I did experience tube failure and sliced
the side of my palm at the gig.
Punk Rock right?
Wrong,…Cream & I was Clapton.
Actually needed 5 stitches, so I get it my man!

So..I’m always on both sides of the equation in life.
-with wisdom posting up along the middle.
(Longtime student, graduate & student AGAIN,
of The School of Hard Knocks).

 

[Whizzinby]

I wouldn’t avoid an amp out of fear something may go wrong with it.

 

[fretworn]

 

[sleewell]

i am def not swapping around tubes in the middle of a gig. i bring backups but i dont bring extra tubes.

 

[DrewJD82]

Gotta swim with the big dogs if you’re gonna try to decipher a Life post!

I dig the Hunter S. Thompson vibe to the posts.

 

[fretworn]

Gotta swim with the big dogs if you’re gonna try to decipher a Life post!

I dig the Hunter S. Thompson vibe to the posts.

Lol

Here is AI’s take …. Gonzo guitar as @Life Eats Life

 

[DrewJD82]

Lol

Here is AI’s take …. Gonzo guitar as @Life Eats Life

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Type one of his posts into the field and see what AI spits out.

 

[fretworn]

Type one of his posts into the field and see what AI spits out.

Rgr that … lmao

 

[EOengineer]

Every post is like the first time I read the lyrics to Rosetta Stoned

 

[fretworn]

Rgr that … lmao

Broke the AI …

 

[DrewJD82]

Every post is like the first time read the lyrics to Rosetta Stoned

Spot on.

Holy fucking shit….

 

[la szum]

I get Bukowski vibes for sure. Makes me feel boring and staid by comparison. I rather enjoy our Brother's ways.

 

[Byrdman]

I get Bukowski vibes for sure. Makes me feel boring and staid by comparison. I rather enjoy our Brother's ways.

Absolutely!! As Jimmy Buffett said, "The world needs more fruitcakes!!"