MoJ
Member
Hi,
new to the forum so hi to all fellow Mesa users!
Just bought myself a 2nd hand M-Pulse 600, and I think Ive finally arrived at the sound Ive always been looking for. These things are awesome, even the rest of the band think so too (a 1st for one of the guitarists to be happy with the sound!). And they're **** loud too!
Only snag is, Ive been using it tonight for the 1st time (only took me 4 hours while it sat at work taunting me) and Im getting really nasty crackle/hum and spluttering type noises, that get louder. The manual came with a nice sheet the states that a lot of problems can be narrowed down to valves, however, it seems to stop for a while if I waggle the lead in the input socket. Anyone able to tell me if this is still valve related and if so, would swapping one of the two out help me, or would resoldering a new jack socket help?
Ive also found that the passive socket doesnt work, and something I found on one that was recently lent to me, though this was a newer one so it was a toggle switch but the passive mode was still quiet as a mouse.
Oh, and the para EQ on the far right, for the highest frequencies appears to be not working.
Apart from all that, I love this thing already! Seriously, Im in tone heaven
Does it sound like I need to send it back to the shop I bought it from (3 months warranty), or are these (except the EQ problem) things I could do myself, given that Mesa suggest due to the layout some things are simple to do yourself?
Apologies for such a long 1st post here, but I dont wanna have to send her back if I can help it as I have a gig next Saturday I was hoping to have it for
Andy
new to the forum so hi to all fellow Mesa users!
Just bought myself a 2nd hand M-Pulse 600, and I think Ive finally arrived at the sound Ive always been looking for. These things are awesome, even the rest of the band think so too (a 1st for one of the guitarists to be happy with the sound!). And they're **** loud too!
Only snag is, Ive been using it tonight for the 1st time (only took me 4 hours while it sat at work taunting me) and Im getting really nasty crackle/hum and spluttering type noises, that get louder. The manual came with a nice sheet the states that a lot of problems can be narrowed down to valves, however, it seems to stop for a while if I waggle the lead in the input socket. Anyone able to tell me if this is still valve related and if so, would swapping one of the two out help me, or would resoldering a new jack socket help?
Ive also found that the passive socket doesnt work, and something I found on one that was recently lent to me, though this was a newer one so it was a toggle switch but the passive mode was still quiet as a mouse.
Oh, and the para EQ on the far right, for the highest frequencies appears to be not working.
Apart from all that, I love this thing already! Seriously, Im in tone heaven
Does it sound like I need to send it back to the shop I bought it from (3 months warranty), or are these (except the EQ problem) things I could do myself, given that Mesa suggest due to the layout some things are simple to do yourself?
Apologies for such a long 1st post here, but I dont wanna have to send her back if I can help it as I have a gig next Saturday I was hoping to have it for
Andy