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Forum Ringside => Guitars, Amps and Effects => Topic started by: Lord Blakers on February 11, 2009, 08:45:33 PM
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Faulty new amp day!
Well, it was a few days ago anyway. Bought an Orange Rockerverb 100 on Sunday, unfortunately I haven't had a chance to put it through it's paces cos the power amp was a little temperamental on the Sunday, then totally shagged on Monday.
It's now back at the shop, hopefully it's just the tubes.
I'll post some comments about the amp when it's fixed.
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This thread is useless without pix (albeit ones of you frowning at the amp)
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Tubes are like light bulbs. They can go anytime. I'm sure it's a tube, maybe they didn't burn them in well, so you got a bad one somewhere. Happens quite often.
Good luck!!
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could be worse, my HT5 replacement isn't coming until mid march now!!!
4 month wait for an amp, but I'll get it before roo gets his bloody murder
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could be worse, my HT5 replacement isn't coming until mid march now!!!
4 month wait for an amp, but I'll get it before roo gets his bloody murder
Think you might be right there, JDC :(
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Faulty new amp day!
Well, it was a few days ago anyway. Bought an Orange Rockerverb 100 on Sunday, unfortunately I haven't had a chance to put it through it's paces cos the power amp was a little temperamental on the Sunday, then totally shagged on Monday.
It's now back at the shop, hopefully it's just the tubes.
I'll post some comments about the amp when it's fixed.
aah thats shitety, i had the same with my new amp, the mesa.. the first one that the shop ordered and got didnt work.. sent back immediatly..they sent a another new one, this one worked for 5hours, then a tube in the preamp section was blown.. goddamn...
but finally, after the 3rd try, its working
i feel with you..and hope that everyhing solves out well
cheers
exoslime
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Faulty new amp day!
Well, it was a few days ago anyway. Bought an Orange Rockerverb 100 on Sunday, unfortunately I haven't had a chance to put it through it's paces cos the power amp was a little temperamental on the Sunday, then totally shagged on Monday.
It's now back at the shop, hopefully it's just the tubes.
I'll post some comments about the amp when it's fixed.
aah thats shiteety, i had the same with my new amp, the mesa.. the first one that the shop ordered and got didnt work.. sent back immediatly..they sent a another new one, this one worked for 5hours, then a tube in the preamp section was blown.. goddamn...
but finally, after the 3rd try, its working
i feel with you..and hope that everyhing solves out well
cheers
exoslime
was that the language control bot that made this funny word: "shiteety" ?
:O)
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Faulty new amp day!
Well, it was a few days ago anyway. Bought an Orange Rockerverb 100 on Sunday, unfortunately I haven't had a chance to put it through it's paces cos the power amp was a little temperamental on the Sunday, then totally shagged on Monday.
It's now back at the shop, hopefully it's just the tubes.
I'll post some comments about the amp when it's fixed.
aah thats shiteeety, i had the same with my new amp, the mesa.. the first one that the shop ordered and got didnt work.. sent back immediatly..they sent a another new one, this one worked for 5hours, then a tube in the preamp section was blown.. goddamn...
but finally, after the 3rd try, its working
i feel with you..and hope that everyhing solves out well
cheers
exoslime
was that the language control bot that made this funny word: "shiteeety" ?
:O)
hmm, it adds another "e" everytime I quote it: "shiteeety"
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Cheers guys. I've heard Orange amps are pretty reliable, so I'm optimistic that it is just a faulty tube and I'll get it back on the weekend. If not, I'll have to insist that the shop lend me one of their high end Engls, or a Mesa :D
JDC - you are one patient man, I'd have told them to stick it by now and gone with something else.
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Happened with my Tiny Terror too.
It needed a revalve but luckily it wasn't too much of an outlay (not very consoling in your case, though.).
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Cheers guys. I've heard Orange amps are pretty reliable, so I'm optimistic that it is just a faulty tube and I'll get it back on the weekend. If not, I'll have to insist that the shop lend me one of their high end Engls, or a Mesa :D
JDC - you are one patient man, I'd have told them to stick it by now and gone with something else.
well I am tempted to get a refund and get a 1/4 watt amp and a good distortion pedal, but that would probably cost more and I haven't done any research into 1/4w amps
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hmm, it adds another "e" everytime I quote it: "shiteeeety"
:lol:
what i always wonder is why it adds an extra "e" to s h i t , yet if i type s h i t e (with no spaces, obviously) it also adds an extra "e".
:lol:
sorry to hear about the amp, by the way, that's very disappointing. :(
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Today it's good news!
It was just a single faulty power amp tube, which has been replaced. I'll have it back tomorrow.
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:lol:
what i always wonder is why it adds an extra "e" to s h i t , yet if i type s h i t e (with no spaces, obviously) it also adds an extra "e".
:lol:
I think it adds an "e" no matter what letters come before or after the word. I'll test it...
Supercalifragileshitestickexpialidocious
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yeah.
let's try this: shiteeeeee (i typed 5 "e"s)
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yeah.
let's try this: shiteeeeeee (i typed 5 "e"s)
No you didn't. :D quotes add an extra one
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:lol:
what i always wonder is why it adds an extra "e" to s h i t , yet if i type s h i t e (with no spaces, obviously) it also adds an extra "e".
:lol:
I think it adds an "e" no matter what letters come before or after the word. I'll test it...
Supercalifragileshiteeestickexpialidocious
Does it add an E each time though ?
EDIT - Yes it does
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I've had the amp back just over a week now and it is awesome
As pictured, my Fireball(for sale) has been removed and the Rockerverb has taken it's place on the PPC412.
It's a really simple amp and it's very easy to dial in a good sound - my only criticism here is that I think a presence control would be useful. Perhaps this is Orange's way of telling me I don't need so much top end. It's amazing how the gain varies - with the gain at 9 o'clock you get a clean sound with a little break up, at 3 o'clock it's heavily saturated and brutal.
The clean channel is excellent - I like the treble/bass only EQ, it means I have less to think about.
This is a great versatile amp that'll suit most styles. I'm into my high gain sounds, but I fancied something different from the usual modern high gain amps and this is perfect.
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Rockerverbs certainly are excellent amps.
How's the noise floor on yours at higher gains (say above about 2 o'clock) ?
On my 50 Watter the background noise was unacceptable to me - suspicious that it was not normal in that respect though.
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Great set up, glad your amp i sorted. I only just got me an Orange, a Tiny Terror no less. Very basic but I'm really liking it alot especially through my early 70's Orange 4 x 12 :mrgreen:
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Hamfist - no more noise than you'd expect at high gain. Didn't really notice until I tried the amp earlier and listened for it.