Yes. I retired from my job the first chance I got in 2019, and after COVID ended started playing again. That said, I quickly decided I needed to mothball the Mesa Bass 400+ and the the Ampeg 8x10, and go with THIS. Seems the 8x10 was a lot lighter 20 years ago… Not sure why that is… 😂
And yes, power up, standby while the tubes are heating up, then standby to let the fan cool the tubes a bit, and then power down.