nate.dudek
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Hey everyone - was hoping someone could point me in the right direction on my Roadster 2x12 Combo.
I bought it brand new in January '07, and the tone has always been spectacular. Sparkling cleans, brutal distortions, whatever I wanted to get, I could always dial in!
For the past couple of months, however, it's been a different story - all channels sound incredibly muddy and harsh. The tone knobs don't seem very responsive at all - they don't alter the sound very much. I also don't get any reverb whatsoever on any channel (although that happened to my '00 Nomad 55 as well, so I don't know if it's related.)
I've taken all of my effects out of the chain to try to find the culprit, so currently I'm running PRS Custom 22 / Fender Tele / Fender Strat straight into the amp. All guitars have the same awful sound. Tried many different cables, so it's not that. Replaced the power tubes, so it shouldn't be that. Although, the outer two 6L6's glow much brighter than the inner two tubes. Is that normal?
The preamp tubes are original, can that be the culprit? I really didn't think preamps would burn out as fast like power tubes do. Anything else you guys can think of to try or check?
Thanks in advance!!
I bought it brand new in January '07, and the tone has always been spectacular. Sparkling cleans, brutal distortions, whatever I wanted to get, I could always dial in!
For the past couple of months, however, it's been a different story - all channels sound incredibly muddy and harsh. The tone knobs don't seem very responsive at all - they don't alter the sound very much. I also don't get any reverb whatsoever on any channel (although that happened to my '00 Nomad 55 as well, so I don't know if it's related.)
I've taken all of my effects out of the chain to try to find the culprit, so currently I'm running PRS Custom 22 / Fender Tele / Fender Strat straight into the amp. All guitars have the same awful sound. Tried many different cables, so it's not that. Replaced the power tubes, so it shouldn't be that. Although, the outer two 6L6's glow much brighter than the inner two tubes. Is that normal?
The preamp tubes are original, can that be the culprit? I really didn't think preamps would burn out as fast like power tubes do. Anything else you guys can think of to try or check?
Thanks in advance!!