Combos and Rattling Tubes

[bpm91]

Since I've seen mention of this whenever someone asks benefits of getting a head over a combo, has anyone tried using tube dampeners seen here:

http://cgi.ebay.com/VACUUM-TUBE-AMP...ryZ64629QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

[sfarnell]

I had an amp with those on the tubes but I don't think that it had anything to do with tube rattle. You can get tube rattle with a head too. It's a ***** to get rid of and has a lot to do with placement of the amp. Ultimately, I had to get new tubes.

 

[camsna]

In my experience - they're voodoo.

 

[stokes]

In my experience - they're voodoo.

Absolutely! In almost 40 years of playing and over 20years servicing amps,I have never seen a case of a combo rattling an otherwise good tube to death.On preamp tubes these dampers can can control some microphonics to some degree.Save your money.

 

[Don]

In Mesa's older manuals they said to put rubber bands on noisy tubes.

Another option is to get o-rings from a hardware store.

 

[phyrexia]

I Mesa's older manuals they said to put rubber bands on noisy tubes.

Another option is to get o-rings from a hardware store.

It looks like those are o-rings from a hardware store, or at least nice silicon ones from a speed shop.

Hey wouldn't plain rubber o-rings melt to the tube though?

 

[Herbie the Rad Dorklift]

I Mesa's older manuals they said to put rubber bands on noisy tubes.

Another option is to get o-rings from a hardware store.

Onion rings? 8)

 

[vertigo_]

I Mesa's older manuals they said to put rubber bands on noisy tubes.

Another option is to get o-rings from a hardware store.

Onion rings? 8)

even better,make cheese stuffed onion rings...and see it melt all over tubes. Now then u will get some cheesy sweet tone.

 

[Don]

We can cook food in the amp to go along with the beer that gets warm on top of the amp!

I don't think regular o-rings would melt. They might dry out and crack after a while.
Silcone o-rings might last longer.

 

[MusicManJP6]

In all seriousness - I have a combo with tube rattle. Is some kind of dampening the answer?

 

[phyrexia]

I thought most of the time it was the filament in the tube rattling anyway, and as such there's no hope. fact of life.

 

[MusicManJP6]

oh well it's not that big of deal really...

 

[stokes]

Think it is more related to the plate structure rattling,anyway the only cure I know of is new tubes.It is possible the damping effect of the rings might quiet a mild case,but the damping is on the glass,not the actual rattling component,so I dont think it would be that effective.