stage 1 trident noise question.

[brianjdc]

how much hiss is normal with the trident in tite crunch mode? i'm used to my roadster which is dead silent. when i turn up the trident it almost sounds like an osscilating white noise in the background. thanks

 

[cradlefish]

Have you checked your preamp tubes?

 

[brianjdc]

not yet. i just had to replace every other tube except the preamps. so i was trying to make sure it wasnt just the way the head was before i bought a new set. any recomendations?

 

[stephen sawall]

Only change one preamp tube at a time till you find the bad one ... if that is the problem ?

Never change all of them at once when looking for a problem.

 

[cradlefish]

stephen is right. Just do one at a time starting with V1

 

[brianjdc]

cool. thanks for the advice i'll grab a preamp and see if i cant work it out. i do have a feeling that if it's a tube problem it's probably more than one. the was an incident with the head and shipping. alost all the other tubes (power and recto) were smashed

 

[Old BF Shred]

Oh Oh! I know this one! Don't tell me, let me guess.....UPS. right?
:lol: :shock: :roll:

 

[cradlefish]

You may as well order a set of pre and possible power tubes at your disposal for not only troubleshooting problems down the road but also a fresh sound if you decided to go NOS. I would certainly recommend you replace your 5u4g rectifier tube while your at it. It will certainly tighten up your sound and also changing the sound. I can vouch for that.

 

[brianjdc]

well all the power and recto tubes are brand new i replaced when i got the amp. what preamps do you guys recomend?

and yep ups strikes again!

 

[cocafan33]

well all the power and recto tubes are brand new i replaced when i got the amp. what preamps do you guys recomend?

and yep ups strikes again!

in my trident i use mainly JJ preamps but we put in an electro harmonix preamp in the first spot, and it really opened my trident up. :]