Members CountGrishnackh Posted August 22, 2011 Members Share Posted August 22, 2011 I just got a new amp the other day, Kustom Defender, love the hell out of the tones I am squeezing out of it. One issue though...the tubes, the actual tubes, are making a clicking/ticking sound when warming up and cooling down. Not coming through the speaker or anything, I can hear it when it's warming up on standby and for about 10 minutes after turning it off. I'd imagine it has something to do with the glass expanding. They seem to be running fine, no unusual glow or tone issues. Just like someone taking a pin and tapping the glass every few seconds. Normal? Haven't noticed this on my other tube amps, but those are well used and the tubes very broken in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members chromatica17 Posted August 23, 2011 Members Share Posted August 23, 2011 It's completely normal with super cheap chinese tubes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BC Audio Posted August 23, 2011 Members Share Posted August 23, 2011 Most likely it's not the tubes themselves but parts of the chassis and/or things screwed (rivited?) to the chassis that are creeking. If you really want to find out, turn the amp off and quickly remove the tubes (you'll need an ov glove) and listen for where the creeking is coming from. Be careful because tubes are more fragile when hot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members OverDriven Posted August 23, 2011 Members Share Posted August 23, 2011 It's just the glass expanding/contracting. No big deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members chromatica17 Posted August 23, 2011 Members Share Posted August 23, 2011 Oh and btw. I used to have that amp and until I retubed it, there was always the ticking noise you described during warm up and shut down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jesse G Posted August 23, 2011 Members Share Posted August 23, 2011 My 6505+ does that too, since it was retubed with rubys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Scepter Posted August 23, 2011 Members Share Posted August 23, 2011 I just got a new amp the other day, Kustom Defender, love the hell out of the tones I am squeezing out of it. One issue though...the tubes, the actual tubes, are making a clicking/ticking sound when warming up and cooling down. Not coming through the speaker or anything, I can hear it when it's warming up on standby and for about 10 minutes after turning it off. I'd imagine it has something to do with the glass expanding. They seem to be running fine, no unusual glow or tone issues. Just like someone taking a pin and tapping the glass every few seconds. Normal? Haven't noticed this on my other tube amps, but those are well used and the tubes very broken in. Why don't you go ask those asshats on GJ, maybe they'll give you some info based on their infinite knowledge of........................................ absolutely nothing..........................:idea::idea::idea::idea: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members VTM Posted August 23, 2011 Members Share Posted August 23, 2011 tubes do that..trust me, every tube amp ive owned (at least a dozen) have done this. you're all set. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members isvoid Posted August 23, 2011 Members Share Posted August 23, 2011 O/T: Every time I see this thread title it registers in my head as "Tube Licking". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jack Tone Posted August 23, 2011 Members Share Posted August 23, 2011 My 6505+ does that too, since it was retubed with rubys That's funny. The loudest ticking I get is from an amp with Ruby EL34's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members munizfire Posted August 23, 2011 Members Share Posted August 23, 2011 My bugeras did it Too... 1 of them had rubys and the other one had bugera tubes... At the time, it worried the hell out of me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members CountGrishnackh Posted August 23, 2011 Author Members Share Posted August 23, 2011 Hey thanks for the replies, I figured it was somewhat normal, I just had never experienced it before with any of my other tube amps. I didn't want to ignore it and then have it start exploding tubes or anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members metalhobo Posted August 23, 2011 Members Share Posted August 23, 2011 It's completely normal with super cheap chinese tubes. I've got all EH tubes in one of my amps and they tick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dr.Picklebottom Posted August 23, 2011 Members Share Posted August 23, 2011 my tweaker did this for the first few weeks i had it. after that it didnt, or i didnt notice anymore... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members peavey_impact Posted August 23, 2011 Members Share Posted August 23, 2011 I love the Defender 50 watt combo. Almost pulled the trigger on that amp several times myself Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members teemuk Posted August 23, 2011 Members Share Posted August 23, 2011 It's a bomb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members CountGrishnackh Posted August 23, 2011 Author Members Share Posted August 23, 2011 I love the Defender 50 watt combo. Almost pulled the trigger on that amp several times myself I'm really enjoying it so far. The cleans are deep and lush, slight breakup sounds phenomenal for blues. Although it's simple, there is alot of tonal variation to be found. Great reverb, large tank. It's a dark reverb, but works well for anything short of surf(I have the FRV pedal, so that isn't a problem). Driving it hard, I find less appealing with singles. It's just...not quite there. I'm sure cranking it louder will improve that. Hums sound great driving it, really aids in taking the stock gain further and smoothing out the harshness. I hear it's moderately pedal friendly, so I'll try a few OD/distortions through it. What I like most about it though aside from what I've mentioned...it sounds big. It's just a 1-12", but it sounds much bigger than most 1-12"s. The bass response is great, and fills the room to a surprising level. So far i'm very happy. I nabbed it for an excellent price, and I noticed they seem to be coming out with new defender models, or have come out with them, so keep your eyes peeled for this model at a discount soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members chromatica17 Posted August 24, 2011 Members Share Posted August 24, 2011 I'm really enjoying it so far. The cleans are deep and lush, slight breakup sounds phenomenal for blues. Although it's simple, there is alot of tonal variation to be found. Great reverb, large tank. It's a dark reverb, but works well for anything short of surf(I have the FRV pedal, so that isn't a problem). Driving it hard, I find less appealing with singles. It's just...not quite there. I'm sure cranking it louder will improve that. Hums sound great driving it, really aids in taking the stock gain further and smoothing out the harshness. I hear it's moderately pedal friendly, so I'll try a few OD/distortions through it. What I like most about it though aside from what I've mentioned...it sounds big. It's just a 1-12", but it sounds much bigger than most 1-12"s. The bass response is great, and fills the room to a surprising level. So far i'm very happy. I nabbed it for an excellent price, and I noticed they seem to be coming out with new defender models, or have come out with them, so keep your eyes peeled for this model at a discount soon. This amp loves tube screamer type od's. I had a delta labs tube overdrive that I used with mine and it was perfect. This amp will really teach you how to use your volume knob too. It's hard to play anything else after owning it because I loved how much of a dynamic/organic feel to it.My b-52 comes very close though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members CountGrishnackh Posted August 24, 2011 Author Members Share Posted August 24, 2011 This amp loves tube screamer type od's. I had a delta labs tube overdrive that I used with mine and it was perfect. This amp will really teach you how to use your volume knob too. It's hard to play anything else after owning it because I loved how much of a dynamic/organic feel to it.My b-52 comes very close though. I absolutely agree with the volume knob thing. That is preciously what I got while using this amp, it really takes slight volume knob adjustments well. It's more or less going to be used for surf and rockabilly, sounds great so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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