How healthy is it to crank a tube amp to full?

[spknoevl]

Re: How healthy is it to crank a tube amp to full?

I've always found the best sound with tube amps comes with cranking the master volume at least 3/4s and adjusting the gain to taste. Pushing the power tubes gives you a much smoother distortion than just preamp distortion which tends to be grainy. I use a Weber Mass to attenuate the output volume. Early EVH was done by running his Marshall Plexi into an attenuater and then into a H&H power amps powering his Marshall cabs.

[yabba]

Re: How healthy is it to crank a tube amp to full?

cranking tube amps to full is good for the soul. [img]/images/graemlins/toast.gif[/img]

[jgcable]

Re: How healthy is it to crank a tube amp to full?

If you have the opportunity to dime out a tube amp GO FOR IT!!! Thats what they are made for.