Amp is dead after using it for 5 minutes.

[danyeo1]

BAD TUBES.




I bring the amp home, played it for 5 minutes, throw it on standby, come back after a few minutes and it was dead. No burning smell, fuse is ok. The tubes won't even fire up at all so i can't really tell.

One thing i noticed while it was working is that when i turned the reverb on the amp sounded terrible, really fizzy and trebly, just nasty. Bad preamp tube? Any other ideas before i bring it back?

 

[JOEY B.]

I know this may sound crazy, but check your AC plug on the amp end. Mine has came loose more tann once when I wound up the cord and shoved it in the back of the head.

 

[teletalkin]

Whatever the problem do not let it get you down......I'm sure it is fixable. This is truly a great sounding amp!

 

[danyeo1]

Bad tubes was it. Swapped a few and it's working. But I'm not sure I'm going to keep it, it's really got a stiff feel to it and it's loud as hell. It sounds good but i just don't think it's for me since I've been going back and fourth between the ED and my Fortin Cali mod.

 

[creekhed]

Got to know this amp before you return it. One of the finest amps anywhere at any price.

 

[rabies]

I thought it was loud when I tried it at the store but that was with stock 6L6 and I like EL34s. That's what's lame about trying out power tube switchable tube amps - you can't switch them out at the store...