Hi everyone,

About a month ago I bought a Seymour Duncan Twin Tube I found second hand and I couldn't help to notice that when I've got it on for more than say 10 minutes it gives off a distinct smell. Is this normal?

Also, if I were bypass an amp's preamp and plug it straight into the power amp, would I need a speaker cable or would a regular cable be safe enough?

Thanks!

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1) Dunno. If the tube is running hot (as in temperature, not necessarily bias), you could expect it to smell. I would open the thing up to check if there's nothing burning.
2) Regular cable.

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crew

Selling BOSS FW-3. I live in Brazil, mind you, so prepare yourself for $30-ish for shipping and waiting. Local pickup available, along with beautiful beaches and cheap bitches.

I know when we first started selling these in our shop, you could huff the box from the paint fumes.

Man, I miss that smell...

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2012 Screw the Past Rig

Paint fumes?

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Yeah, from the finish on the pedal. They apparently didn't let the pedal air out completely before they assembled it and threw them in the box.

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2012 Screw the Past Rig

New tubes stink. Some stink more then others.

I just retubed my sovtek mig 100. It is 100 watts of offgasing tube smell right now. Ew.

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