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< Music Gear ~ peavey valveking head problems |
| keeper of kalessin |
 Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2012 5:31 pm |
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| i got a peavey 100w valveking head about a year ago. i used it very rarely and recently its started crackling very loudly when i switch it to standby and even a little after i switch it off. the crackling seems to be a lot louder than the volume is turned up! i know its got the right ohmage goin into the cab so i dunno what could be makin this happen. anyone here ever had a similar problem or know whats doin it? |
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| *The Dead* |
| Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2012 7:28 pm |
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| Are you practicing up in Blackpool by any chance? |
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| keeper of kalessin |
| Posted: Sat Mar 31, 2012 3:06 pm |
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| Hey Howard, (Marc Days of Night), nah man im just using it at home! never played with it live and never played it past 4 volume! all the tubes are fine i think and i cudnt be the pre tubes as i havent played it that much! |
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| *The Dead* |
| Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2012 4:55 pm |
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Ahrigh biy! Had a notion it might be yourself
Had the same problem with my JCM, had me baffled. Turns out it only ever happens when the band next door are practicing simultaneously.
Our ex guitarist (a sparky by trade) reasoned it as a poor electricity supply or overload having given it the once over. Its never happened outside of the above circumstances, which leads me to believe he must be correct. In fact the only other time it occurred was due to a faulty plug board at a gig. I've also had the amp serviced since with no problems.
It may be a different problem though, mine crackles in a sort of heartbeat rhythm, sometimes more dramatically than I'm comfortable with, but it never cuts through when I'm playing.
Might be worth a service regardless if you're using it a bit, if there is a problem it should show up. |
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| keeper of kalessin |
| Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2012 5:48 pm |
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| thanx for the info man, i think i better just bite the bullet and get it checked out alright! |
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| Tiberius Nyarlethotep |
| Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2012 5:51 pm |
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| I have Valvekings myself,had exactly the same problem.Its the control on the back of the head that promises to run the amp either as a 50w or 100w,what it actually does is run one of the power amp tubes harder than the other and knocks the bias way off.I got the control bypassed and the tubes rebiased..no more problem.Its a fairly common complaint,but i love the tone of the valvekings.5150 next tho.... |
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