It’s always something isn’t it? Recently I spoke to you on the awesome Fender Twin Reverb amp I picked up. I was overly enthusiastic as this amp is highly regarded in the industry. I can’t even begin to name the number of famous artist that use this specific amplifier. But boy these things require a great deal of attention. (read $$)
This Sunday at practice, once that amp got warm it started to sound a bit nasty. I’m hoping it is simply a bad tube, but then again, when your new to this, were do you even start diagnosing the problems right? That’s why once you reach this level of amplification, you have a “guy”. The thing with having a “guy” is they cost money. Some charge $40 to $50 just to even look at it. Others don’t charge anything to diagnose it, but charge $40 an hour plus parts to fix it.
I think I will begin by replacing tubes, then if it still acts up I’ll take it to a “guy”. Wish me luck.
June 29th, 2009 at 6:22 pm
I hate bench fees… Call your local Guitar Center. Sometimes they’ll have a guy there who’ll check it out for you. And if you’re a regular face there, they may not even charge you checking it out. If the amp started to hum after warm up, it may very well be a busted tube. Best of luck with that! Later.
June 29th, 2009 at 6:29 pm
MM – I wish it were a hum, that’s a bit simpler to diagnose, it’s more of a scratchy sound.
June 30th, 2009 at 3:47 pm
Maybe you can be like Link Wray and just run with the noise it makes!
Probbaly not a good idea to keep playing with it; and I’m in the same situation as you: my Mac I edit on is crapping out.