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Forum Ringside => Guitars, Amps and Effects => Topic started by: Gizmo on March 03, 2009, 04:14:34 PM

Title: help with my amp
Post by: Gizmo on March 03, 2009, 04:14:34 PM

made a massive error. my new amp was left on standby for days and i didnt realise. I just tried playing it and its lost its volume and the reverb sounds cavenous even when its on 1%. i think i might have screwed it up. could anyone advise. its a cornford carrera. help :(

Title: Re: help with my amp
Post by: Will on March 03, 2009, 05:11:04 PM

Did you turn standby off when you tried to play? :P
Well more seriously, I have also done the same with my Marshall, and found no ill effects. I have done that more times than its worth remembering

Title: Re: help with my amp
Post by: Dmoney on March 03, 2009, 05:12:02 PM

might be a tube issue. all thats powered when the stand by is on is the heater circuit for the tubes?
am i right?

Title: Re: help with my amp
Post by: hunter on March 03, 2009, 05:14:34 PM

Normally it should be no problem. Standby should not have that kind of bad impact. I would assume the amp wasn't particularly hot when you discovered it, right?

Probably a coincidence. If it remains after cooling down, you could swap tubes to check if you have some lying around, or bring it to a tech.

Title: Re: help with my amp
Post by: Gizmo on March 03, 2009, 06:11:51 PM

its ok. panic over. just left it off for a few hours and let it cool down. should be ok. thanks

Title: Re: help with my amp
Post by: dave_mc on March 03, 2009, 08:03:00 PM

sweet, glad to hear that it's ok now :)