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Restrung Jag-stang + Saltbooster + Me =

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A blown up Fender Champion 600.

I restrung the Jag-stang with '11s in anticipation of this pedal, and was rocking out for quite a while. The Saltbooster is amazing, really good, usable boost.

I ahd the Fender (which is 4 ohm output only) going into my Marshall 8 ohm cab (stupid, yes) and I'd noticed a couple of times there were massive drops in volume, and everything would go kinda muddy. I put this down to a dodgy lead. I was playing for about half an hour, and the volume more or less disappeared, to be replaced by a loud humming. I turned down the gutiar, and turned off the booster, and it was still there. I turned down the map, and took the guitar lead out, and it was still humming. I turned off the amp, to a fairly loud 'crack' sound. The back of the amp smelt like burning. Sort of a cross between burnt electronics and a burnt clutch.

I've had a look at the manual, and it says to use a cab of at least 4 ohm, so I reckons I should be able to get a refund on it, or hopefully get it replaced.

Bummer. The booster's class though.
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Were you using a speaker lead rather than a guitar lead?
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Post by Mike »

Well that sucks. Glad you were having fun and like the booster though.

Sounds like you should be fine to get yourself a refund, what a pain to be without an amp though!
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I was using a speaker lead.

I'm not entirely ampless, I still have the Marshall head, but I was loving that wee amp. The Jag-stang is clean as a bell through it, unless you dig in, when you get a bit of break up, and the Emperor Regent is muddy and heavy as fuck through it. Lovely wee amp.
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Re: Restrung Jag-stang + Saltbooster + Me =

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BacchusPaul wrote:A blown up Fender Champion 600.

I restrung the Jag-stang with '11s in anticipation of this pedal, and was rocking out for quite a while. The Saltbooster is amazing, really good, usable boost.

I ahd the Fender (which is 4 ohm output only) going into my Marshall 8 ohm cab (stupid, yes) and I'd noticed a couple of times there were massive drops in volume, and everything would go kinda muddy. I put this down to a dodgy lead. I was playing for about half an hour, and the volume more or less disappeared, to be replaced by a loud humming. I turned down the gutiar, and turned off the booster, and it was still there. I turned down the map, and took the guitar lead out, and it was still humming. I turned off the amp, to a fairly loud 'crack' sound. The back of the amp smelt like burning. Sort of a cross between burnt electronics and a burnt clutch.

I've had a look at the manual, and it says to use a cab of at least 4 ohm, so I reckons I should be able to get a refund on it, or hopefully get it replaced.

Bummer. The booster's class though.
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i'm selling mine bacchus :wink: :wink:
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Progrockabuse wrote:i'm selling mine bacchus :wink: :wink:
How much for the output transformer? :wink:
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unfortunatly, i sold to zaphod last nite with the transformer still safely screwed in :lol:
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Post by Bacchus »

Probaly just as well.

No point in letting me ruin two amps.
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