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Topic: New Steel King/Reverb problem |
Rick Johnson
From:
Wheelwright, Ky USA
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Posted 3 Oct 2005 3:41 am |
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It took almost a month to get the amp.
Got it home Friday evening. The reverb
works but hums very loud, I can't use it.
I use an RV-3 pedal all the timeanyway but it would be nice for the reverb to work
like its supposed to.
I know it will take weeks to get it
repaired now.
I took the reverb tank out and checked
the connections, everything looks fine.
Overall, the amp sounds great. You couldn't
ask for a better speaker either.
If only the reverb didn't hum.
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Rick Johnson
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Larry Behm
From:
Mt Angel, Or 97362
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Posted 3 Oct 2005 3:51 am
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Rick, a local repairman can fix it, just show him your receipt, it is good for 5 years from the date of purchase. The reverb is very good in the SK, I do not use it as I really prefer digital but at practice etc it sounds very good.
Larry Behm |
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Jack Stoner
From:
Kansas City, MO
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Posted 3 Oct 2005 6:43 am
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| Check all the cables, both at the amp and at the reverb pan. A loose cable (e.g. one not fully inserted so the ground is making contact) could cause hum. May save you a trip to the repair shop. |
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Rick Johnson
From:
Wheelwright, Ky USA
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Posted 3 Oct 2005 7:17 am
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Jack
Thanks for the tip, I tried that.
Sam Marshall from Fender has already
emailed me, he is gonna help me get
it taken care of. He did say that I would
encounter hum if my Master Vol. was
too high. I told him, I had the MV set at
about 1:00 and the other volume at about
11:00.
It really is a nice amp.
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Rick Johnson
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Jim Ives
From:
Los Angeles, California, USA
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Posted 3 Oct 2005 11:18 am
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Don't manufacturers check amps before they are boxed up? If not, why not?
-Jim |
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Lee Baucum
From:
McAllen, Texas (Extreme South) The Final Frontier
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Posted 3 Oct 2005 1:01 pm
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| Don't manufacturers check amps before they are boxed up? If not, why not? |
Jim, I don't know the answer to that question; however, I do know that a lot can happen to any amp once it is in the hands of the trucking company that is hired to deliver to the retailers.
Lee, from South Texas
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Jack Stoner
From:
Kansas City, MO
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Posted 3 Oct 2005 1:45 pm
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A lot can happen to equipment after it leaves the final electronic check out.
From the packing/shipping department, in transit (as noted), at the dealer's, etc.
It's not just Fender, I've seen it from other vendor's amps, PC's, and other electronic equipment - both consumer and commercial. Checking all cables and plug in PC boards was standard procedure that the installers would do when we would get a new IBM mainfame or comm processor. |
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