King Loudness
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Hey guys,
I've owned my Mark V head since March of 2011, and I'm definitely a fan of the tones that it offers and the flexibility of each channel. However, I'm starting to become convinced that I got a lemon, and I'm simply curious as to whether anyone else on the board has had the following happen to their amp:
1. At a gig recently, my clean channel essentially died mid-gig. It was later proven that the V3 tube blew and took out a solder connection with it.
2. After it came back from getting that checked out, I noticed a lot of static and background noise appearing on channel one (clean) of the amp, regardless of whether a cable or the footswitch was plugged in. I replicated this problem at my local L&M with a different cabinet and other cables, so it's not an issue with my home. I took it into L&M for service and the tech replaced all of the preamp tubes. I got the amp back, and upon inspection, the noise is back but on both channel one (clean) and channel two (crunch). As I stated, it's not an issue with my cables or place of playing, and now that the preamp tubes have been changed I can rule that out. Anyone else had similar issues, and if so how were they resolved?
Thanks folks!
Will.
I've owned my Mark V head since March of 2011, and I'm definitely a fan of the tones that it offers and the flexibility of each channel. However, I'm starting to become convinced that I got a lemon, and I'm simply curious as to whether anyone else on the board has had the following happen to their amp:
1. At a gig recently, my clean channel essentially died mid-gig. It was later proven that the V3 tube blew and took out a solder connection with it.
2. After it came back from getting that checked out, I noticed a lot of static and background noise appearing on channel one (clean) of the amp, regardless of whether a cable or the footswitch was plugged in. I replicated this problem at my local L&M with a different cabinet and other cables, so it's not an issue with my home. I took it into L&M for service and the tech replaced all of the preamp tubes. I got the amp back, and upon inspection, the noise is back but on both channel one (clean) and channel two (crunch). As I stated, it's not an issue with my cables or place of playing, and now that the preamp tubes have been changed I can rule that out. Anyone else had similar issues, and if so how were they resolved?
Thanks folks!
Will.