twisted99
Member
first let me introduce myself my name is Steve and I am new to Boogies. I have been playing for about 14 years and have owned many tube amps. Mostly vintage stuff. Some of the notables are JCM800 2205, Hiwatt Custom 50 DR504OL, Orange Hustler 125, Carvin X-60B and many others.
I just bought a 50 cal + on the bay which was described as being in excellent condition but when she arrived I found out that wasn't quite the case. Rust on the screws, stains in the tolex, scratchy pots, and worst of all a high pitched squeal when playing on the clean channel if the treble is turned up past 5. I am thinking this is probably a tube issue and I have already ordered an entire new tube set from Eurotubes and I did all the normal maintanece I would do to an amp this age; cleaned the pots, tube sockets, and eq sliders. My question is anyone have any other ideas as what to look for?
By the way the lead channel is absolutely amazing and if I can get this squeal issue taken care of the clean sounds great as well. Definitely an underrated amp if it had been properly taken care of.
I just bought a 50 cal + on the bay which was described as being in excellent condition but when she arrived I found out that wasn't quite the case. Rust on the screws, stains in the tolex, scratchy pots, and worst of all a high pitched squeal when playing on the clean channel if the treble is turned up past 5. I am thinking this is probably a tube issue and I have already ordered an entire new tube set from Eurotubes and I did all the normal maintanece I would do to an amp this age; cleaned the pots, tube sockets, and eq sliders. My question is anyone have any other ideas as what to look for?
By the way the lead channel is absolutely amazing and if I can get this squeal issue taken care of the clean sounds great as well. Definitely an underrated amp if it had been properly taken care of.