How much am I wearing on my tubes...?

[jswiss]

I play at church every sunday. We play a 3 or 4 song set, and then i walk over and switch on the standby on my Vox AC15c1, and take a seat. Our pastor speaks for usually about 30-35 minutes, and then the band quickly returns to the stage to finish out with one song.
Am i doing a lot of damage to the lifespan of my tubes by just switching to standby instead of powering all the way off? I would just switch all the way off, but when the band goes up we start playing right away, so it would be a little awkward for me to go up there, switch the power on, stand there for another 20 seconds, then switch off the standby before we play.
Should i talk to our worship leader and see if theres some way i could go up a few seconds early to turn on my amp, or is the lifespan of my tubes really going to be affected that much in standby mode?

[javabirds]

Tube amps are designed to be played for long sets multiple nights a week. You are actually being very thoughtful, kind and polite to your amp. You could actually rough it up a lot more and still have miles to go before you cause any uncommon wear. Part of the beauty of a standby switch is that you can do exactly what you are doing. Rock on.

[Captain Bb]

+1

That's exactly what the standby switch is there for.

[printer2]

Actually it might be easier on your amp if you just leave the amp on (not switch it on standby) and turn down the volume.

[ASC67]

Originally Posted by printer2

Actually it might be easier on your amp if you just leave the amp on (not switch it on standby) and turn down the volume.

+1

[telex76]

Originally Posted by printer2

Actually it might be easier on your amp if you just leave the amp on (not switch it on standby) and turn down the volume.

+2.

[SoK66]

Originally Posted by printer2

Actually it might be easier on your amp if you just leave the amp on (not switch it on standby) and turn down the volume.

+3. On standby the amp runs higher internal voltages.

[RockerDuck]

What everyone said. I just leave mine on.

[old goat]

Any way to get the pastor to shorten his sermons?
But seriously, think of all the times you went to a show an hour early to get a good seat and the stage is full of powered up amps and they stay that way through intermission, the mandatory standing o and the encore.