So I turned on my 6505 + 112 for the first time in a few years. Last time I used it, it worked for a while then randomly blew a fuse and I ended up keeping it at my parent's house in storage.
Anyway, I replaced the fuse and turned it on and immediately noticed that it sounded terrible. I put the post gain on 3 which should be pretty damn loud but it was barely over TV volume. I then noticed a strange burning smell and looked at the power tubes and this is what I saw:
I immediately turned off the amp after this.
I assume the tube is hosed and I should replace them both, but could it be an issue with a component inside of amp itself? I'd hate to buy another set of tubes just to have it happen again somewhere down the road. I've barely used this amp since I bought it way back in like 2012 so it's hard to imagine a power tube already failing but I'm certainly no expert in tube amps, lol.
Anyway, I replaced the fuse and turned it on and immediately noticed that it sounded terrible. I put the post gain on 3 which should be pretty damn loud but it was barely over TV volume. I then noticed a strange burning smell and looked at the power tubes and this is what I saw:
I immediately turned off the amp after this.
I assume the tube is hosed and I should replace them both, but could it be an issue with a component inside of amp itself? I'd hate to buy another set of tubes just to have it happen again somewhere down the road. I've barely used this amp since I bought it way back in like 2012 so it's hard to imagine a power tube already failing but I'm certainly no expert in tube amps, lol.