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Amp problems
Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2007 7:31 pm
by a66jagdream
K, i have a few questions about amps. Latley my friends have been tellin me their amps have quit working the first one is a line six spider I he said he had a mic plugged into in, and when he took it out it no longer worked, the other is some old vintage amp, i was there for this, it just stoped working we tried everything replaced teh speaker cable checked all the solders and there wasnt a fuse to found anywhere in the amp to be changed so i have no idea, any info will be really helpful.
Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2007 8:47 pm
by ekwatts
No craigslist link?
Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2007 9:23 pm
by a66jagdream
How is that even relevant to anything i mentioned?
Re: Amp problems
Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2007 9:32 pm
by Doog
a66jagdream wrote: and there wasnt a fuse to found anywhere in the amp to be changed so i have no idea, any info will be really helpful.
I can't believe it wouldn't have a fuse somewhere. Is it a tube amp?
Line 6 problem.. mics have lower output and different impedances to guitars, but I don't see why that would fuck the amp up at all? If the amp has a FX loop, I'd try plugging into the "return" with the guitar volume all the way down, playing a chord then VERY SLOWLY nudging up the volume. If it works, it's a problem with the preamp.
Re: Amp problems
Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2007 9:35 pm
by a66jagdream
Doog wrote:a66jagdream wrote: and there wasnt a fuse to found anywhere in the amp to be changed so i have no idea, any info will be really helpful.
I can't believe it wouldn't have a fuse somewhere. Is it a tube amp?
Line 6 problem.. mics have lower output and different impedances to guitars, but I don't see why that would fuck the amp up at all? If the amp has a FX loop, I'd try plugging into the "return" with the guitar volume all the way down, playing a chord then VERY SLOWLY nudging up the volume. If it works, it's a problem with the preamp.
No its not a tube, its some 70's solid state amp.
Would that be easy to fix?
Re: Amp problems
Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2007 9:37 pm
by euan
a66jagdream wrote:Doog wrote:a66jagdream wrote: and there wasnt a fuse to found anywhere in the amp to be changed so i have no idea, any info will be really helpful.
I can't believe it wouldn't have a fuse somewhere. Is it a tube amp?
Line 6 problem.. mics have lower output and different impedances to guitars, but I don't see why that would fuck the amp up at all? If the amp has a FX loop, I'd try plugging into the "return" with the guitar volume all the way down, playing a chord then VERY SLOWLY nudging up the volume. If it works, it's a problem with the preamp.
No its not a tube, its some 70's solid state amp.
Would that be easy to fix?
How long is a piece of rope?
Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2007 9:46 pm
by Doog
Totally, it could be one wire coming away from the mains output, or blown transformer. Was the old amp running then stopped? Or wouldn't work from cold?
Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2007 9:51 pm
by a66jagdream
Doog wrote:Totally, it could be one wire coming away from the mains output, or blown transformer. Was the old amp running then stopped? Or wouldn't work from cold?
Thanks!
Yeah it was working fine, then he put his guitar down, and when he picked it back up nothing.
Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2007 10:59 pm
by Doog
Any power lights coming on?
Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2007 11:52 pm
by a66jagdream
Doog wrote:Any power lights coming on?
Yeah, all of them were on.
Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2007 9:37 am
by Mike
1) The first one is dead because it's a Line 6 Product
2) have you tried seeing if the tubes are lit up? Swapping the preamp tubes? Let them get nice and hot first so they burn your fingers to serve you right for this vague-ass thread
Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2007 8:38 pm
by a66jagdream
Mike wrote:1) The first one is dead because it's a Line 6 Product
2) have you tried seeing if the tubes are lit up? Swapping the preamp tubes? Let them get nice and hot first so they burn your fingers to serve you right for this vague-ass thread
I said it was a solid state, they buy what they can afford, not every one has a orange 2x12 and a marshall plexi
Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2007 8:41 pm
by Mike
You're so odd.
Why would you use your gear as an example like that?
Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2007 8:43 pm
by Pens
Take it to a service tech. We cannot fix this kind of problem remotely, and, I'm sorry but it's true, you are not trained enough to be our eyes and hands on this one. Just take it to a local shop.
As far as plugging in a mic goes, my band when I was 14 used a standard 10-20w guitar amp for our PA for the longest time before we could afford a proper one, and never had any problems with it.
Posted: Thu Feb 22, 2007 1:47 am
by a66jagdream
PenPen wrote:Take it to a service tech. We cannot fix this kind of problem remotely, and, I'm sorry but it's true, you are not trained enough to be our eyes and hands on this one. Just take it to a local shop.
As far as plugging in a mic goes, my band when I was 14 used a standard 10-20w guitar amp for our PA for the longest time before we could afford a proper one, and never had any problems with it.
Yeah, i dont have a local shop that fixes amps.
Yeah, ive pluged many mics in to many diffrent amps and never had a problem with it.
Posted: Thu Feb 22, 2007 2:46 am
by Sloan
sell dem shitz on the ebayz.
Posted: Thu Feb 22, 2007 3:19 am
by a66jagdream
Sloan wrote:sell dem shitz on the ebayz.
They're not mine.
Posted: Thu Feb 22, 2007 3:46 am
by theshadowofseattle
Sloan wrote:sell dem shitz on the ebayz.
Posted: Thu Feb 22, 2007 4:13 am
by a66jagdream
if it were up to me i would.