Betty Wont
Well-known member
I’ve built a couple without them and sent them out with the same confidence. I use them mostly because I have a free supply of them and there is no way they can hurt. They look kinda cool. And they make for even spacing in the tube bay for those of us ocd nerds.And that is reason #1 I choose to mount the tubes inside the enclosure. I can't promise they'll be fine 100% of the time, but I have never had or heard of anyone having a broken tube from dropping one of my pedals. Silicon rings are never a bad idea and if you can make them fit I wholeheartedly support the idea, but I've never felt like it was essential for the protection of the tube.