amp is starting to go gay

louis · Post by **louis** » Fri Jan 05, 2007 12:25 am

so I played a gig in december, and had the amp really loud, not full blast, but I had the wattage (what I use for volume) at about 80% round. then I played a solo gig and put my acoustic through it and couldnt hold a note or a chord for about 1.5 seconds with out it fizzling out. I got home and it was and still is doing the same thing, on both electric and acoustic, no matter what settings I use.

any ideas?

its a vox ad-50 by the way.

Post by **dots** » Fri Jan 05, 2007 12:34 am

is it tube?

aen · Post by **aen** » Fri Jan 05, 2007 2:27 am

man, i hate it when my amp starts humping other amps of it's own gender.

theshadowofseattle · Post by **theshadowofseattle** » Fri Jan 05, 2007 3:12 am

Sounds like a bum power tube, which I believe those have,

Post by **Mike** » Fri Jan 05, 2007 8:35 am

It doesn't have a power tube, but a 12ax7 used in the poweramp section. It could be that or something more sinister.

It's still in warranty right? Send that fucker back in. Mine never made those noises.

gaybear · Post by **gaybear** » Fri Jan 05, 2007 8:45 am

there's all sortsa christian programs to reprogram faggoty amps and people.

ekwatts · Post by **ekwatts** » Fri Jan 05, 2007 12:07 pm

gaybear wrote:there's all sortsa christian programs to reprogram faggoty amps and people.

And then there's Scientology.

Post by **dots** » Fri Jan 05, 2007 4:15 pm

Mike wrote:It doesn't have a power tube, but a 12ax7 used in the poweramp section. It could be that or something more sinister.

It's still in warranty right? Send that fucker back in. Mine never made those noises.

wurd. try replacing that little 12ax7 first since it will be way easy and cheap. pray that's it.

deadonkey · Post by **deadonkey** » Fri Jan 05, 2007 9:44 pm

my ad30 did the same thing

i'll bet you've accidentally set the noise reduction gate filter thingy too high and it's cutting it out. change it back to a low value and your amp will be back to normal.

Post by **Mike** » Fri Jan 05, 2007 11:45 pm

deadonkey wrote:my ad30 did the same thing

i'll bet you've accidentally set the noise reduction gate filter thingy too high and it's cutting it out. change it back to a low value and your amp will be back to normal.

I think we have a winner. I never knew how to change that setting so I reckon you did it by accident.

louis · Post by **louis** » Sat Jan 06, 2007 7:31 pm

ill get the old instruction manual out in a bit and have a go, cheers donko.

at first I thaught it was the lead I was using as it was my friends, and i didnt know if it had anything to do with it but its obviously the amp.

thanks guys

louis · Post by **louis** » Sat Jan 06, 2007 10:56 pm

fixed! nice one donkers

deadonkey · Post by **deadonkey** » Sat Jan 06, 2007 11:40 pm

no problem cap'n

Post by **Doog** » Sun Jan 07, 2007 1:51 am

ShortScale to the rescue again!

Post by **Mike** » Sun Jan 07, 2007 9:32 am

YAY. Well done, Johnny. You are a prince among men - glad you're rocking again Louis!

deadonkey · Post by **deadonkey** » Tue Jan 09, 2007 1:33 pm

donk ftw

wait.

no.

sorry.

Post by **dots** » Tue Jan 09, 2007 4:21 pm

yeah, you actually can't ftw yourself, so i'll do it for you.

donk ftw.

deadonkey · Post by **deadonkey** » Wed Jan 10, 2007 12:26 am

yippeeeeeeeeeeeeeee