Bad tube?
Bad tube?
I was just playing through my Laney when the sound just dropped out and left a a kinda soft static sound.
When i crank up the volume you can hear the guitar come through (under the static) clean, even on the distortion channel.
Its not the guitar cable either.
I haven't really used the amp a whole lot, and at low volumes if i do. I don't know why the tubes would be bad already.
Is there a way i can test to find he culprit?
I just tried swapping all the tubes around and now theres no crackling (barley any anyway) but the distortion channel is completely clean, no gain at all. I can adjust the volume, so it isnt a power tube. I guess its probably the pre-amp tubes?
If it were something wrong with the amp swapping the tubes shouldn't really have an effect right?
Most likely its a bad pre tube thats the culprit...if you have already eliminated the cable, and any other lines. Its most likely a tube.
If it is, you will experience symptoms such as that, volume drops little to no distortion, crackeling, squeeling ect. Tubes generally should be changed annually.