NEW MINI RECTO. Love it but... (FIXED) Pushed Cuts out.

Adambomb · Sep 12, 2012

**** UPDATE***+Nevermind for now. I took top off, reseated tubes flipped the pushes and clean switched over and over and now it's fine. My MKV did that one time and hasn't don't it again. Let's hope it don't do it again. ***UPDATE****Just got the Mini Recto today. Played it for just 30 mins before band practice and had to leave. Come back home and now the pushed mode cuts in and out...? Every other mode and channel operation is fine except Pushed Mode on ch1. Maybe it's a tube or something. I heard a bunch of flickering like in the switching matrix before it started to do this. But ANY help would be appreciated. I was loving Pushed Mode.

BTW... THIS amp is so badass! Never imagined you could get this many tones out of it. Not much on metal anymore and can even get a real dynamic volume sensitive tone on Modern. But I love Pushed and Vintage modes when dialed it right. It's all about the Gain and Master volume knobs!!

soundchaser59 · Sep 12, 2012

Get a known good 12AX7 and substitute for V1 and V2. If all the tubes are Mesa tubes then my first guess would be a bad preamp tube. First thing to try anyway.....

Haven't had any issues with mine yet, but haven't had it very long either. All Mesa tubes. I am impressed with how the sound cleans up by turning the guitar volume down, but it doesn't lose its character or become too thin. This amp is VERY sensitive to pedals, I didn't know what my OD pedal was doing to my sound until I ran it into this amp. VERY tempted to run without any pedals up front, just a couple of fx in the loop.

Adambomb · Sep 12, 2012

Yea I'm gonna replace the V1 and 2 atleast. Tunsol in V1 and wonder what in V2...? Any preamp tube suggestions?

guitarrhinoceros · Sep 12, 2012

I've had similar problems in the past with my amps and it always was a preamp tube issue. I'm glad you figured out a fix.

soundchaser59 · Sep 13, 2012

Tung Sol's are what I used in my Express when I had it. Tempted to get a set for the Mini. NOS do sound better, but I'm not sure the price is worth it. It's a subtle but noticeable difference.

Adambomb · Sep 13, 2012

soundchaser59 said:
Tung Sol's are what I used in my Express when I had it. Tempted to get a set for the Mini. NOS do sound better, but I'm not sure the price is worth it. It's a subtle but noticeable difference.

Yea I'm not much on paying big bucks for old electron tubes. I know tubes today kinda suck but there are a few good ones still like the Tungsols and SED's.
I'm leaving for Nashville now. Does anybody know a place in Nashville to get good tubes or a tube amp tech? Tour Supply?