Recent content by Minstrel

OK, will do ! Thanks !

But I see that maybe I need to pull a tube or so first to see what color code it is. Ok, so I'm a total newbie to the tube changing game.

So While I try troubleshoot my crack, pop, dropout and dimming indicator lights after 1h playing, I figure I'm going to end up testing / replacing tubes, and as I have none, and have never changed the tubes on this 3'd-hand amp which I've had for 3 years. So, I'd like to just go with the...

OK, thanks ! I'll give that a shot for what it's worth. I have a de-ox cleaner for my pots, but I'm not sure it has a lubricant in it or not. I'll go get a new one that is explicitly devoid of lubricant. But, no, that probably doesn't explain the dimming lights, so.... Well this will be an...

No, I haven't. As it happens, I do use a Boss Reverb pedal which I conect to the send and return using two very short cables (keeping the pedal directly on the amp). When you suggest "cleaning" the jacks, do you mean just wiping the cable ends off with a cloth, or giving them a more...

Hi, I see you posted this problem back in April 2017... I am having similar-sounding issues with my 5:25. Could you tell me if you ever solved your crackle & pop problem ? THanks

I did some tests, moving the amp to the livingroom (where the wiiring is more up-to date), and did some tests which suggested that it was slightly susceptible to the spin cycle on the washing machine which happened to be running, and I saw the pre-cursor signs of in and out buz and dimming...

I've been playing my 5:25 in its current configuration for a few years no problems, and all of a sudden it has started emitting a loud crack & pop sound, as if there were a short somewhere, with all indicator lights on amp & pedal dimming out in unison along with the noise, but the main red...

I think I'm having a similar problem, and will poste on it shortly. Guitar/cable plugged in or not, and it happens on both channels, with all light indicators dimming out except the main red power light, which remains constant. I have been playing it in this configuration for quite some time...

I've only had this amp for a few months, and I really like it, but I'm coming at it from a small & easy Fender tube amp, and it hasn't been easy finding just the warm tones I like in both disto and clean on the Express, and I've messed with it a lot. But here's a configuration I really like...

OK, thanks for the tip, I'll try that. When you say 9-10 and 1-2, are you talking clock-face dial positions ?

Hey that's a very pertinent set of links ! Thanks ! Funny, as the first ones describing the foot-switch modification are in French, and I live in France, and can actually understand it. Eh oui ! In any case, I can see that a lot of people encounter the same frustration, but nobody has the...

Couldn't find that using search on that added clean switch, but if you find the thread I'd be interested to read it. I think my best bet will probably invove getting the best out of that burn channel. And probably getting into pedals a bit.

I downloaded the manual and they actully talk about that clean blues as an option, and I tried setting it accordingly. The results fit the bill technically, but I just couldn't get that nice, fat, warm sound I can get with the clean channel, gain at 12:00. That said, I'm discovering all sorts...

Guitar volume... Interesting you mention turning the guitar volume down. I found some really sweet cleans last night with the guitar down at 4 or 5, differences I just didn't hear on my Super Champ XD (still a fantastic and inexpensive little amp by the way). I'd been told to experiment with...