Things that Guitar Center employees say

[line6man]

http://youtu.be/HCINWhaszjo

:laughing7:

 

[Timmsie95]

Saw this a few days ago and almost peed. Jared and Fluff are my favorite YouTubers.  The bloopers video is almost as good.
:laughing7:

 

[wildbill]

LOL. So true !  I only go in there to see how they will PO me next. One of our local GC's had a used amp that I um  'needed'. It had sit there for months, MONTHS; it was on the national clearance website and all. I offered them $20.00 less than the sticker...cash. "Oh, I'm sorry we don't take offers".  Seriously? You would rather dust this thing until the tolex is worn off it? I walked out.

Of course, being consumed with GAS, I went back later and paid their price because I couldn't find another one  :doh: But seriously, who doesn't DEAL on used gear? Them obviously. 

Funny vid, thanks for posting.

 

[Tonar8352]

I have told this story before but it is worth repeating here.

I needed a set of vintage style Kluson tuners to finish off a Warmoth build so I ran to the local GC and asked the young feller at the parts counter if they had a set of Kluson tuners? He looked in the display case and said; "we only carry Korg and Boss."  :doh:

 

[amigarobbo]

I honestly didn't know there's different cables for instruments to amp and amp to speaker  :sad:

It's so obvious after a second thought...  :sad1:

 

[Logrinn]

I honestly didn't know there's different cables for instruments to amp and amp to speaker  :sad:

It's so obvious after a second thought...  :sad1:

Ouch!
You're lucky you didn't find out the hard way: playing loud on a tube amp that's connected to a speaker cabinet with an audio cable. And after a time the cable melts and shorts the tube amp blowing the output transformer.
Been there, done that  An expensive experience.

 

[Verne Bunsen]

I dunno, I must be in a very small minority. I've had consistently positive experiences at Guitar Center: good service, knowledgeable staff, good deals on great gear. Every guitar forum on the web seems to delight in trashing GC, but I can't relate.  :dontknow:

 

[line6man]

I honestly didn't know there's different cables for instruments to amp and amp to speaker  :sad:

It's so obvious after a second thought...  :sad1:

Ouch!
You're lucky you didn't find out the hard way: playing loud on a tube amp that's connected to a speaker cabinet with an audio cable. And after a time the cable melts and shorts the tube amp blowing the output transformer.
Been there, done that  An expensive experience.

A tube amp can drive a direct load with no problem, because the output transformer has 100% reactance. Damage can occur when you try to drive no load at all.

 

[mayfly]

I honestly didn't know there's different cables for instruments to amp and amp to speaker  :sad:

It's so obvious after a second thought...  :sad1:

Ouch!
You're lucky you didn't find out the hard way: playing loud on a tube amp that's connected to a speaker cabinet with an audio cable. And after a time the cable melts and shorts the tube amp blowing the output transformer.
Been there, done that  An expensive experience.

A tube amp can drive a direct load with no problem, because the output transformer has 100% reactance. Damage can occur when you try to drive no load at all.

Yep.  If the cable goes open on you the voltages on the secondary side of the transformer will exceed the rating of the insulation, resulting in shorts inside the windings, which result in over-current, then pow.

Update - forgot to say:  Great video!

 

[Logrinn]

So what happened maybe was that the cable I used in my youth didn't short, but rather the thin strands of the cable usually carrying the low voltage signals, instead snapped/melted/broke, resulting in no signal being able to go to the speaker and therefore the amplifier had no load. Right?
Whatever the cause, the result was the amp blew up. Well, smoke came out of it and no sound came out of the speaker ...

It was a long time ago and I've always used proper speaker cables since, between amp and speaker. And of course shielded cables between guitar and amp.

 

[ByteFrenzy]

Always had the feeling that using 1/4" jack for connecting speakers to amps should be punishable by law. It's one thing that it invites the inexperienced to use instrument cable when you really shouldn't, but it also means that unplugging the plug from the cabinet when it's still plugged into the amp leaves you with an exposed metal object that's carrying a potentially unhealthy voltage.