wackocrash5150
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After many hours of reading and listening, I decided in January to finally buy a dual rec as my local dealer had the NOS 2009 models on blowout. Got it home, still sealed in the box, plugged it in, no joy. Actually was getting a jolt when touching the patch cable. Oh well. ***** happens and maybe it was built on a friday afternoon.
Got a replacement and had them test it there. Worked fine. Had it about a week and then realized that the new "Reborn" MKII models had a few more options and came with a very nice Jute Grille option. So I retuned the working one and placed a special order for the MKII. The cost wasn't that much more in the grand scheme of things.
Three months later my special order arrives. Again I had them run a quick test on it before I arrived. Picked it up, went to rehearsal space, plugged it in .... HEAVEN!!!! Sounded amazing just straight into the front. Went back two days later with my TC Electronics G-Major in hand and changed nothing with the exception of the G-Major running in the loop. I noticed that the output with the loop on was quite low. I figured "fine" and that I just had to tweak the levels. Next thing I know there's this horrible low-end feedback effect happening. Put the amp in standby and double checked connections. All was ok that way. Turned loop off and all seemed fine for about two minutes. Checked everything again, turned loop on and hit a few muted E chords. Same low end feedback. Maybe a problem with the G-Major so I disconnected and turned loop off. Sounded fine but a little gritty and muffled. Hooked up a regular Digitech Delay in loop and levels were fine. Sounded ok but still kinda gritty. Then I noticed some clicks and pops on the red and orange channels so i changed from my wireless to a good patch cable. Same thing and I was occasionally able to reproduce the feedback. I even switched cabs thinking it might be that. Then by fluke I happened to bump the amp and it made a noise like someone kicking a mic stand with the mic on. By this point in the night the amp sounded quite muffled and gritty. Any ideas? Bad tube?
Got a replacement and had them test it there. Worked fine. Had it about a week and then realized that the new "Reborn" MKII models had a few more options and came with a very nice Jute Grille option. So I retuned the working one and placed a special order for the MKII. The cost wasn't that much more in the grand scheme of things.
Three months later my special order arrives. Again I had them run a quick test on it before I arrived. Picked it up, went to rehearsal space, plugged it in .... HEAVEN!!!! Sounded amazing just straight into the front. Went back two days later with my TC Electronics G-Major in hand and changed nothing with the exception of the G-Major running in the loop. I noticed that the output with the loop on was quite low. I figured "fine" and that I just had to tweak the levels. Next thing I know there's this horrible low-end feedback effect happening. Put the amp in standby and double checked connections. All was ok that way. Turned loop off and all seemed fine for about two minutes. Checked everything again, turned loop on and hit a few muted E chords. Same low end feedback. Maybe a problem with the G-Major so I disconnected and turned loop off. Sounded fine but a little gritty and muffled. Hooked up a regular Digitech Delay in loop and levels were fine. Sounded ok but still kinda gritty. Then I noticed some clicks and pops on the red and orange channels so i changed from my wireless to a good patch cable. Same thing and I was occasionally able to reproduce the feedback. I even switched cabs thinking it might be that. Then by fluke I happened to bump the amp and it made a noise like someone kicking a mic stand with the mic on. By this point in the night the amp sounded quite muffled and gritty. Any ideas? Bad tube?
