#1884113 - 02/02/08 08:23 PM
Amp Issue
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soggybomb
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About 1.5 weeks ago, my Carvin MTS 3212 started to make a lot of white noise and buzzing out of both channels. I took it in to have looked at. A week later (and $45), it still isn't fixed. In addition, in my house, it picks up radio signals. It is very irritating. What do you think is the problem/what should I do?
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#1884144 - 02/02/08 10:00 PM
Re: Amp Issue
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Definitely a question for Myles.
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#1884352 - 02/03/08 10:39 AM
Re: Amp Issue
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soggybomb
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i forgot to mention, my cables are brand new, so there isn't a problem with those. the white noise is present at all volume levels
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#1884380 - 02/03/08 11:12 AM
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I'll ask the dumb questions:
Does it do it with guitar plugged in / not plugged in?
>> if so try another guitar?
Have you tried plugging the amp into a different outlet, different circuit?
Have you had the problem plugged in somewhere else, different house or band practice or work?
Did the person who charged you $45 try different tubes, brand new ones can be bad.
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#1884508 - 02/03/08 04:14 PM
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soggybomb
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the preamp section has been retubed. it does it in different outlets. i have used different cables/guitars, with the same effect. it does it a little less in the place where a couple friends of mine and i play, but that room was originally designed to be a soundproof studio. it still exists though.
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#1884561 - 02/03/08 06:18 PM
Re: Amp Issue
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i just discovered that my spring reverb is shot too.
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#1884763 - 02/03/08 10:14 PM
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Pack it over to a friends house and plug it in and see if it still gives you the noise. I'm betting this wont fix your problem but worth a try. If it does work thought it's interference from your house. But then again you stated that it just started a little while ago..... Hmmm.
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#1885024 - 02/04/08 09:28 AM
Re: Amp Issue
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Check your ground.
If the amp has issue in more than one location something became loose or no longer attached in the grounding system of the amp.
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#1885958 - 02/05/08 04:06 PM
Re: Amp Issue
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soggybomb
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thanks
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