simpleman3441

Thanks, Caev. You're a good guy to have around!

Awesome, thanks!

I have a Fender Bassman Reissue. I like the tone but I'm wondering if there's a simple mod to get it to break up sooner? I bought it years ago and my tastes have changed. Hopin to make it work for me rather than look at something new. Also, it's got a normal and bright channel that you can link and blend. Would that add or take away from how quickly it breaks up?

Thanks. This is why I'm a part of this forum. No one would have ever told me any of this otherwise.

How can I tell if I did? Or do I just have to wait and see?

So I've got good news. There doesn't seem to be an issue with the replacement amp. I had this funny feeling and rechecked the speaker connection. It was plugged in when I checked the first time. It's just that someone had plugged it in the footswitch jack. Seems to be good now.

I don't think the speaker was the problem. I was wondering if that's what was responsible for the difference in tone that I liked.

I just got a chance to plug in the replacement. It's not makin a single sound. I'm not even joking. Wish I were cause I really liked the tone of that amp. I'm sittin here with the smell of hot tubes in the room and every pot cranked to 12. Tried it with the fat switch on. Tried it with the fat switch off. Tried both my LP and Strat with two different Monster cables. Tried it on a different outlet in a different room and then again on the one in the room I'm in. Not a peep. I may have completely lost faith in Fender's production quality recently, unless you can convince me otherwise. What other amps I should try? I really liked the difference between the Emerald edition and the other Blues Jr. they had in the shop. I know one difference is that the Emerald has a Celestion Vintage 30 speaker in it. Is that what made the difference? Should I now be looking for an amp with that speaker? I know I want a low watt 112 if you have any suggestions that may give me a similar sound. I need something I can find ASAP and that costs less than a grand.

Thanks! I was able to exchange the amp so I'm hoping that takes care of the issue. I'll post again if it continues...

I guess I'll just assume that the answers to these questions are no, no, and yes. LOL Thanks for takin the time to read that long post. I knew it was probably one of those things that you'd have to hear. I'll prolly take it back to GC and see if they have one to exchange. Thanks again, though.

I found a Fender Blues Jr. Emerald and was smitten with the way it broke up. It's a 15w with a celestion v30. This is my first experience with a low watt tube amp and I'm a little confused by a particular phenomenon that is occurring. There is this sort of flux sound that happens for short periods of time but only occasionally. Half the time it just sounds fantastic. Then for apparently no reason itll start doing this strange thing, almost trem-like but not affecting the volume. Its more of a variation in gain. I played it a few days ago to get a better feel for what's goin on and it was behaving differently than when I had played it last. I knew I wasn't crazy cause my girl was there and vouches for my description. This time when I played, it was making the noise consistently. It's a white noise and I didn't hear the tremolo thing I was hearin earlier. The noise isn't real loud and is actually a little quieter than the hum of my single-coils. Occasionally there are some squeaks and other strange inconsistencies. It's not even noticeable when I play the Gibson through it. I took it to work with me to use a different single-coil. I was wondering if there isn't something wrong with my Strat that isn't noticeable through the 50w Bassman I have. I had someone put Texas Specials in and I'm hoping it's not a problem there. At work, I tried it with my friends G&L. It sounded fantastic. I couldn't reproduce any of the noises that were happening in my room. My boss said it might be the type of lighting that I'm using in my room. So I brought it home and turned it on. Immediately it started doin the original flux thing I was talkin about. So I play it for a second to be sure then I turned the volume all the way down to walk over and turn off the light, and when I got back to my amp and turned it up again to play, the noise was gone. I flipped the light switch on again to see if it'd start up again and the noise didn't come back. I'm wondering if my inexperience with lower watt amps is the culprit. lol Is there a noise floor on amps that's higher with lower watts? Do low watt tube amps ever just make funny noises for a couple minutes while they warm up? Am I being paranoid? I'm reluctant to take it back and part with a good amp if this is just my ignorance. Advice, please.

Please check out my thread "15w 112 celestion vintage 30 problem" and give any input you might be able to offer. Thanks.