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Jan 6 2015, 03:12 AM |
What kind of amp is it?
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Jan 6 2015, 08:05 AM |
I'm sure somebody here perhaps DARIUS WAVE, who uses tube amps can pitch in an help Maybe shoot him a PM? Here is his instructor page.
https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/instructor/Darius-Wave/ I"m more of a plugin / modeling guy myself lately when I turn my amp from standby to on it starts to make a popping sound, I've replaced the power tubes, tried different cables and without the guitar plugged in, plugging it in at a different place. etc, still makes that sound, other times it'll sound lke the volume drops for a second. It makes a sound as if the air conditioner tuned on or soemthing, that's the best way i can describe it lol, but like it looses power for a split second or so... idk what it could be anymore i've researched and nothing :/ hopefully some one can help me out a bit. |
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Jan 6 2015, 04:36 PM |
Unfortunately these can be symptoms for several potential problems.
The volume drop is usually a power tube but it can also be something called a screen resistor (1K). Have any of the power tubes completely failed in the past? If so, the failed power tube can draw excessive current on the screens, causing the screen resistors to fail. As for the pop when you take it out of standby ... Does it just pop once when you flip the switch or does it pop continuously? If it only pops once, that's actually normal with a tube amp. When your amp is turned on and running there is a constant supply of voltage running through your amp. When you throw the standby switch from On to Standby, you are disconnecting the high voltage half of the power supply. This is releasing a lot of energy. When connecting or disconnecting high voltage there is always the possibility that the surge of the voltages will produce a pop sound. *As Darius mentioned - if you don't know what you're doing, do not poke around inside your amp. Even unplugged it can have enough voltage stored in the capacitors to kill you. -------------------- - Ken Lasaine
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