wtf is wrong with my amp

Pantera420 · Post by **Pantera420** » Sun May 08, 2005 12:47 am

symptoms: it seems to be distorting in a bad way, not in a goodway. for instance, i hit the clean channel, gain is on 2 and it feels like its on 8. with the distortion channel, again its distorting, but in a bad way. i hope its the power tubes therefore i can put new ones in.

1 more question, zakk and kerry king use 6550's in their amps and they are said to have greater headroom. what is headroom, how does it apply to amps etc..?

hippy · Post by **hippy** » Sun May 08, 2005 11:32 am

maybe your amp is broken, bring it to a shop and get it fixed. what color are the tubes while its on?

Jefferino · Post by **Jefferino** » Mon May 09, 2005 1:58 pm

Does your guitar have active or passive pickups?

SuicideNote · Post by **SuicideNote** » Mon May 09, 2005 2:22 pm

Jefferino wrote:Does your guitar have active or passive pickups?

Are you suggesting that his battery has died? He probably has checked that if he's asking tube questions. Maybe not.

Jefferino · Post by **Jefferino** » Mon May 09, 2005 2:46 pm

Youd be suprised how many people rip their shit appart thinking its this huge problem that needs to be fixed, when all you had to do is replace a 9 volt- not tryin to insult anyone intelligence- just tryin to help

Tweel · Post by **Tweel** » Mon May 09, 2005 3:04 pm

Jefferino wrote:Youd be suprised how many people rip their shit appart thinking its this huge problem that needs to be fixed, when all you had to do is replace a 9 volt- not tryin to insult anyone intelligence- just tryin to help

haha, no shit

back to subject. doesn't quite sound like it's a power tube issue.. possible the bias needs to be reset? maybe you used tube that arn't supposed to be used in your amp?? what model and make is your amp?

Pantera420 · Post by **Pantera420** » Mon May 09, 2005 6:06 pm

i've tried my amp with both guitars(one has passive, the other has active PU's) and i get the same result. its a Marshall dsl 50 with el34's in the power section. i'm sure the bias isn't tweeked to perfection but it hasn't changed since i got the amp and the tone has. its distorting on the clean channel like i cranked up the gain. oh shit i'll just have to take it to a tech

1 other question regarding tubes. will 6550's or 6l6's fit in the tube sockets or will they be gay and need recutting. what do you guys recommend for metal for tubes and which company. i have JJ preamps and the tech said they're awesome but some people say they suck hot dirty donkey love

hippy · Post by **hippy** » Mon May 09, 2005 8:21 pm

i asked what color your tubes were.

Pantera420 · Post by **Pantera420** » Tue May 10, 2005 12:12 am

hippy wrote:i asked what color your tubes were.

they're orangeish/amber althought they do have a tint of red

hippy · Post by **hippy** » Tue May 10, 2005 6:52 am

well normally when they start to glow a purple color its time for new ones.

ivanlongknob · Post by **ivanlongknob** » Tue May 10, 2005 7:05 am

did your problem occur quickly? or did it slowly get worse?
if it was quick then it was probly some tiny mofo fucking up and you need someone that knows what thier doing to have a look.

Tweel · Post by **Tweel** » Tue May 10, 2005 6:18 pm

i personally like the 6l6s over the el34

Pantera420 · Post by **Pantera420** » Tue May 10, 2005 6:19 pm

will they fit in the tube sockets ?

ivan-i came home from college and my amp was acting gay, the last time i played it it wasn't but that was a while ago(like spring break)

hippy · Post by **hippy** » Tue May 10, 2005 6:21 pm

Tweel wrote:i personally like the 6l6s over the el34

same, much more warmth from the 6l6's

cottonmouth · Post by **cottonmouth** » Tue May 10, 2005 6:26 pm

ive had problems with my amp, dont know if its the same kind you had though
my gain and distortion acted weird, they changed volume and sounded muted etc, anyway, they were fucked
i found out it were the reed contacs in the knobs, i changed them all and nearly electrocuted myself

after that, my amp worked perfect for an hour, and then it was fucked again. i never touched it ever since

hippy · Post by **hippy** » Tue May 10, 2005 6:27 pm

cottonmouth wrote:ive had problems with my amp, dont know if its the same kind you had though
my gain and distortion acted weird, they changed volume and sounded muted etc, anyway, they were fucked
i found out it were the reed contacs in the knobs, i changed them all and nearly electrocuted myself

after that, my amp worked perfect for an hour, and then it was fucked again. i never touched it ever since

damn it

cottonmouth · Post by **cottonmouth** » Tue May 10, 2005 6:34 pm

i know

Pantera420 · Post by **Pantera420** » Tue May 10, 2005 7:57 pm

ah fuck, i'm looking inot getting a 5150 II or some shit

Hunter/Killer · Post by **Hunter/Killer** » Tue May 10, 2005 9:46 pm

same thing happened to my amp, brought it in and they said a capacitor blew

AlabamaRedneck · Post by **AlabamaRedneck** » Tue May 10, 2005 10:34 pm

Wayne wrote:same thing happened to my amp, brought it in and they said a capacitor blew

I thought you were a drummer?

Hunter/Killer · Post by **Hunter/Killer** » Wed May 11, 2005 8:56 am

i play drums but im mainly a guitarist. i don't have drums only guitar equipment

AlabamaRedneck · Post by **AlabamaRedneck** » Wed May 11, 2005 10:16 am

Ah. Your picture confuses me.

Hunter/Killer · Post by **Hunter/Killer** » Wed May 11, 2005 10:22 am

a bunch of us got a hold of an auditorium, those were stage drums. i was the only one who could play so i jumped on