10 WAYS HOW TO FIX A GUITAR AMP AUDIO NOISE, SOUND DROPOUTS, NO POWER, THIS WORKS ON FENDER AMPLIFIERS, ORANGE AMP, MARSHALL AMP, VOX AMP, ROLAND AMP, LINE 6 AMP, Peavey AMP and this can apply to home theater receiver amps too.
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@TampaTec7 жыл бұрын
UPDATE: CLEAN AMP PORTS WITH DEOXIT CLEANER TO FIX AUDIO DROP OUT. DISCHARGE THE CAPACITORS BEFORE WORKING ON THE AMP BECAUSE THEY HOLD A CHARGE EVEN THOUGH THE AMP IS UNPLUGGED, SUBSCRIBE AND LIKE FOR MORE VIDEOS LIKE THIS.
@murvynsalvana7 жыл бұрын
hi, ihave valvestate 8080. when the amplifier is not used for a few days., it starts okey..., but when i re start i get a loud hum sound. without volume and no plug in guitar guitar cable. so,i need to unplugg and wait the next day.... :( i already clean the pots with contact cleaner, but nothing happened.
@utubehound697 жыл бұрын
Great I have an old Solid State amp someone gave me & I've not yet ventured into it to see if i can fix it. I hope it's as simple as yours that's a nice rig for your son I've played those Epi LP special II 's really good like a LP Junior basically.Then the Marshall He's got the Strap. Haha my Dad showed me how to clean the pots on my Guitar spraying TV Tuner cleaner i.e. Electronic Contact Cleaner now.
@gammaray0wn6 жыл бұрын
What's the best way to discharge the capacitors?
@SDsailor76 жыл бұрын
what about hum or buzzing coming from the amplifier? could that be EMI?I have 3 amps that are having that problem. I did not have that problem before?Thank you.Your son rocks! wish I could play like him I am just a beginner.
@markfothebeast6 жыл бұрын
The potentiometers require lubrication. You'll need to lubricate them with DeoxIT F5 after you've sprayed them out with your choice of electronics cleaner. Do not use WD-40. If the grease was flushed out you'll feel that rough turning action. You'll want to keep them internally greased to also help prevent corrosion.
@johnqpublic20137 жыл бұрын
Father/Son moment...priceless! Oh, it was an amp vid? This boy will never forget this moment.
@alicekichlu2156 жыл бұрын
AGREE
@gfn.ildar33 Жыл бұрын
Вы прямо правильно подметили в чем задумка видео
@johnqpublic2013 Жыл бұрын
@@gfn.ildar33 Спасибо.
@darkus20157 жыл бұрын
You family is very lucky to have such a kind man as yourself in there lives. Many blessing to you all and happy 2017
@alicekichlu2156 жыл бұрын
AGREE
@jasonledyard404Ай бұрын
I thought the same thing!
@NG4PUH18 күн бұрын
Awesome Dad
@leeroyexcavator9149 Жыл бұрын
Way to go teaching kids how to play and repair things. My son is almost 16 now and I have tried my best to do the same with him teaching him how to repair engines and electronics. He plays guitar also and his amp has developed a light humming sound when turned on. So thank you for this video and we are gonna look for the problem this week. !!
@ianbarber29378 ай бұрын
The humming could also be gunk on the strings, a grounding issue, electrical or radio interference, or another mystery cause
@night1964prowler4 жыл бұрын
Love your patience with your child and having him help you out. Way to go !
@TVguy99992 жыл бұрын
I recently bought a Crate GT212 120 watt beast that has what I believe is a grounding issue (after watching this extremely helpful video) and some pots to clean. The amp has tons potential and I plan to fix it! It was great to see a father-son tech team. My father used to let me climb on to the bumper of his vehicles at the age of 4 too see him working on them and do regular maintenance. Your son will appreciate this video more as he gets older. Wish you both the very best!🌎
@ralphpomm4943 Жыл бұрын
Your a great dad. Your a good Technician as well. Thank you for sharing this video 🙏
@jasynrankin34544 жыл бұрын
Love the way your kid plays system of a down at end. Great video has definitely helped me out that's man.
@eravulgaris21111 ай бұрын
This is a great video, and you're a great dad! I hope you two still get to spend time like this.
@alexg5853 жыл бұрын
ur little man was playing system of a down on guitar.RESPECT!
@ludwigdrums44742 жыл бұрын
Showing your kids how to do things -one of most important things in life. Don't forget swimming. Love you and don't even know you.
@damien66855 жыл бұрын
As this clip started I almost had heart failure - attacking nuts with long nose pliers At that point my old shop teacher would have thrown anything with sufficient mass at the perpetrators head But the rest was quite informative ~ Thank you
@wmk01004 жыл бұрын
what a butcher
@CarpeDiem234 жыл бұрын
Yeah 😂
@choobv23 жыл бұрын
I had to look away. People that careless should be forced to wear some kind of identifying sign to warn potential employers, customers and spouses. I'm talking about the dad, not the kid.
@jerryf33753 жыл бұрын
I noticed that too.... but I thought what the heck... he was fixing his own amplifier...
@pauldavis63563 жыл бұрын
AND - he cuts the lead on R63 to test the resistor "out of circuit" but then solders the leads back together J-hooking them? WOW!
@REALCaptainAmerican Жыл бұрын
thank you so much! also excellent parenting including your child in the repair!!!!!!! we need more dads like you!
@TimTVOfficial7 жыл бұрын
Thanks for posting this, amazingly I had the same amp as your demonstration. I had a humming sound that went away after cleaning the volume and reseating the solder, I was thinking I would have to replace a capacitor. Your son played great by the way!
@TampaTec7 жыл бұрын
thanks, good info
@ragedmachine6 жыл бұрын
System of a Down Hypnotize!! What a cool kid
@matthewadams33033 жыл бұрын
This may never be seen because the post was years ago, but I just wanted to say thank you. I've been trying to figure out what's wrong with my amp for awhile now, thought I tried everything simple, but apparently not the ground wire connection. So thank you for saving my mental health by making this video.. lol
@Koragh_4 жыл бұрын
Your kid got some talent playing flawless system of a down in an emotional way and not robotic
@TheNecroserpent5 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much. I'll set out to fix my amp now but what a lovely moment between you two. Great parenting.
@TampaTec5 жыл бұрын
First try Deoxit in the amp ports.
@user-mn9sr6zc6f3 ай бұрын
VERY helpful, thank you so much for the help. Seven years ago huh? I bet your son is a guitar legend by now! ;) Thanks so much for posting, I'm gonna reference this while trying to repair my own amp!!
@TheRickr6129 күн бұрын
Way to go buddy... love the video! Great that you include your son. Did the same with my two boys (now 35 and 29). One of my son's now can fix just about anything. He's also the FOH at my church :-) Love the video
@Nate-gh1hy5 жыл бұрын
Your son is adorable! The kids nowaday on that age mostly spend so much time seating on the computer & playing game. I bought my son an electric guitar & until now he hasn't touch it. When he was 5 or 6 year old he used to seat beside me & strumming my guitar. Your son at that age, if he will continue playing, he will be a good guitarist. Congrats buddy! By the way thanks for sharing how to fix a guitar amp audio noise.
@TampaTec5 жыл бұрын
Thanks
@perttukilpelainen40106 жыл бұрын
Very good tips. I fixed my Kustom bass combo easily. Speaker wiring (factory connections) were loose. I soldered all connections of wires and crackling noise is gone now. 👍🏼
@cheeseUout6 жыл бұрын
i'm glad dads like you exist. cause I've rarely seen a young person even interested in rock music, much less playing guitars. Its all about the DJ's and electronic music and autotune. A lot of kids underestimate how hard it is to actually make music because its so easy on a computer. Most music these days are made with the eyes and looking at the positions of notes, rather than what it sounds like
@Frewster4 жыл бұрын
As someone who does both it's kinda funny to hear someone say this. I find it much easier to pick up a guitar to play some notes and figure out melodies. But when I want to produce something I gotta pick a voice, or waveform, set the right dB, think about compression, and what other effects I'm gonna use, and do all the percussion, etc., Ad nauseum. So in the great words of Jesse Jackson "We know that music is music, all of our people got a soul, our experience determines the texture, the taste and the sound of our souls" It's all relative I guess.
@M4rco1K7 ай бұрын
I literally repaired my "broken" amp thanks to this video, many thanks!
@NateGerardRealEstateTeam6 ай бұрын
Trying to fix my 40 year old Peavey KB 300 and ran across your video. Nice System of a Down at the end as well. Hope your son is still playing!
@user-qx9mu1us3s Жыл бұрын
Awesome video, especially for a guitarist on a budget that can't just go get a new amp. Thanks!
@edwinvibar19643 ай бұрын
Thank you for sharing your knowledge about making amplifiers look and sound good.
@barnyardstory6 жыл бұрын
I didn't hear you talk about the caps but worth mentioning to your son. A quick check to see if the caps had residual voltage on them is always worth doing.
@maxwarfield66992 жыл бұрын
Kid is FREAKIN’ talented. Rock on!
@groundedfitness2685 Жыл бұрын
Great video and loved the playing !!
@LindaMcRae427 жыл бұрын
So awesome your son is learning how to play and work on these amps too...way to go! Fantastic!!!
@guitarsandexplodingdinosau7821 Жыл бұрын
Whats the heaviest element in nature? 0:18 is a perfect explanation.
@LounnEnterprise5 жыл бұрын
Hi, first let me say that you're a great dad for including your kids on your projects. Now, I have a Line 6 Lowdown Bass amp. everything seems to work fine, except the volume is so low that you can barely hear it. I'm doing some research to open it and see what's going on, and you video just encouraged me to do it. Any advice on what to look for on this case? Thank you so much, and congrats for your channel.
@arcadeattic8 жыл бұрын
Great parenting,I always watch your videos to help with my arcade repairs etc thanx for taking the time to make each video🤘🤘
@James.997 жыл бұрын
I have two solid state amps. A Randall RX120 head that has audio dropouts and a Crate Flexwave head that doesn't even turn on anymore. This video might just be a lifesaver!
@Life-Row-Toll5 жыл бұрын
Just watching your video helps me out a lot. Thank you. [I have a CRATE MX120R, a two twelve amp I haven't been able to work in many years]
@TampaTec5 жыл бұрын
Did electronic cleaner help?
@Life-Row-Toll5 жыл бұрын
@@TampaTec I don't have that cleaner, but I'll prolly order it. Let you know if it works.
@gsxroyce256 Жыл бұрын
So cute how the little was saying “be carful” he really appreciates this Amp
@abeleballestri6127 жыл бұрын
Nice way of demonstrating how to repair a guitar amplifier with your young assistant learning on it.
@alicekichlu2156 жыл бұрын
AGREE
@haphapful7 жыл бұрын
Besides helpful amp tips, your son is great, as are you! Never seen such a butifull relation on KZbin, cheers!
@TheJoeAnderson6663 жыл бұрын
that boy is going to be a great guitar player one day
@MrGreglet3 жыл бұрын
What a tune as well, thanks for helping I feel way more confident going at my old amp now!
@mrgitarman7 жыл бұрын
Thanks, I'll check this stuff. I'm tired of banging my amp on the top. At gigs folks just think I have anger issues. Also, it makes me mad your kid is already better than I am. He just kills it with that Gypsy jam thing he does!
@marsattacks70717 жыл бұрын
Way to go !! Get your son involved in what you're doing. He'll always remember that for the rest of his life ! Great dad ! I also took note of your trouble shooting experience. Thanks !
@offthewallsk8183 жыл бұрын
Capacitors don’t always bubble when they fail. It’s just as common for the rubber seal at the bottom to break down which causes the electrolyte to leak out the bottom.
@virgyltracey84548 жыл бұрын
thanks for sharing your knowledge...
@slewfoot6608 Жыл бұрын
Good young kid, good poppa! Thanks for the vid as I am having buzz issues
@Gilly714 Жыл бұрын
Nice job on this video T.T. , I have a old Crate with audio drop out . I'm a service tech and I'm pretty inclined electrically I just never got around to doing it but I will first thing tomorrow morning. Thanks to your video pro-tips . Thx brother
@addammadd3 жыл бұрын
Little System of a Down at the end there, nice!
@septiktone6 ай бұрын
just found this. I got a Marshall 15W cracking sound so hopefully your video helps. Thanks
@rybeliaz9886 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for posting this video! Very helpful! I'm just starting to try and learn to repair my amps as of about an hour ago lol.
@mrGoesto114 жыл бұрын
You don't clean pots by spraying the shaft, you need to get to the actual pot by removing the head from the cab and spray into the pot so that the carbon trace gets cleaned.
@montag45163 жыл бұрын
I know, that was ridiculous and will do nothing to help clean the connection/signal path. Once he had the amp out he could have shown how to properly spray the cleaner into the pots.
@picp73135 ай бұрын
I thought the same as the video stated. I’m looking for someone to help me getting off that loud noise that some amps do when you push the power button
@JesusSavesJohn3verse162 ай бұрын
Thank you for the excellent video 😊 The Lord’s love + grace be with you His hope + peace, in Life, and beyond the grave Hope you are all well and resting in Jesus saving love + grace 😊 Blessings friends 😊
@davidmeyer5343 Жыл бұрын
Nice job, a good video very helpful for kids and even adults to learn basic troubleshooting and electronics soldering.
@miketeeveedub57795 жыл бұрын
I have the exact same amp. I gave it to my niece and she's been having drop out issues with it. I will follow your steps to see if that resolves the issues - thanks!
@Noaxe_Tegrinde5 жыл бұрын
Brilliant Presentation....just what I was looking for as I have been asked to repair my Nephew's son's Amp or guitar....Firstly I have to find out which one is faulty. Thank you for sharing. No Axe
@mattdenninger5 жыл бұрын
Song choice by your kid was awesome! A+ on dadding!
@enricotrudu67605 жыл бұрын
Or B+, better, if you're a tube dad.
@modernhoghunter95376 жыл бұрын
i really like your kids's playing. best wishes. good video
@alicekichlu2156 жыл бұрын
AGREE
@dorzsboss7 жыл бұрын
The problem of most transistor guitar combo is the big panel inside. Instead of using separated small panels for the separated function (panel for the poweramp section, panel for a power supply section, panel for clean, panel for drive chanel), they solder everything in one panel. It is cheaper of course but way more fragile due to that if the amp loud enough, the big panel will resonate with bigger amplitude and this resonation breaks the soldering. Furthermore this breaks are tiny, almost invisible but blocks the signal. Or cases cracking sound. If they use separated panels for functions it could make the amplifier to modular like a PC what is the main reason of their popularity. Just imagine, if you like the clean channel but hate the drive channel, you can easily fix that without buying another amp.
@MoremanovaTk7 жыл бұрын
Modular "amps" exist, they just cost a lot more (time, learning curve and money) than most people are willing to pay for. Any professional sound tech will use a gain structure with many different parts: pre-amps, saturators, exciters, DSP, power amps, x-over etc... However, the idea that a larger board will resonate more isn't really true. The heavier the panel, the less it will resonate at the end of the day (resistance to acceleration and harmonic dampening, all that fun physics stuff). The wires between panels on those hand wired amps fail way more often than most modern PCBs.
@dorzsboss7 жыл бұрын
the bigger the panel the longer the wavelength and the bigger the amplitude can formed due to the less resonance attenuation. More small panel means more fixing point. The bigger amplitude what cases breaks in soldering. My experience shows that big panels always break soldering somewhere in time. The solution would be easy. they should fix the panel at more point. but it is unfortunately rare.
@TheBinaryWolf6 ай бұрын
Grounding issues are often solved by disconnecting the ground wire from the chassis inside the unit, cleaning the connection with mineral spirit, adding a spring washer, tightening and applying some wax or putty over the connection to protect it from corrosion.
@guerreropac3 жыл бұрын
bro you're a madd scientist
@Stahodad Жыл бұрын
4:40 Ohms mode, using the Greek Symbol Omega... nice video..
@ryanlehning5562 жыл бұрын
What a great dad!
@111HONESTY2 жыл бұрын
Dope stuff to be teaching your kiddo❤❤❤❤❤❤🙏💜💙💚🧡💛🙏❤❤❤❤❤❤
@guillermorosario45782 жыл бұрын
Sweet bro! Great kid you got too!
@odomis074 жыл бұрын
Thumbs for the talent, the fix and most importantly the father and son bond. Subscribing to your channel right now.
@calibre185178 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this vid. You put more into a short vid than any of the others. I have an Ampeg that was dropping sound. After watching the vid, I hammered it with my fist on top. Working again. lol. Such a rock n roll fix. Guess I might have a connection issue to look at though. Your son rocks; mine just getting started. subbed.
@virgyltracey84548 жыл бұрын
Such a rock n roll fix. ha hahahahaha....That was really good....
@silasfatchett56937 жыл бұрын
That's known as 'percussive maintenance'.
@drwombat7 жыл бұрын
yes excellent video expertly narrated. can you please make a video on speaker replacement and how to test if speaker is bad both audibly and with dvom
@janseendiguiseppiThomasMC4 жыл бұрын
Great video!!! I just bought a cheap 20W amp and it doesn’t sound right at all. Going to opening it up this evening and use your video as a rough reference
@KaptainCanuck Жыл бұрын
Two things: ALWAYS turn the power switch on and off two or three times to de-energize any capacitors and never touch electronics with bare hands. Our hand sweat, even a bit, is corrosive to metal and can etch it, causing problems.
@oziniguez76885 жыл бұрын
i got a marshall ms-2 its a small battery amp. and for some reason the amp will not start up. i seen that the battery was leaking that acid and i cleaned it up.
@jamesclark86825 жыл бұрын
thanks for the info man! my brother gave me his old crate combo and u've been trying to figure out whats wrong with it this was super informative!
@JordanH8594 жыл бұрын
Hypnotize! Brilliant. I have a Laney HCM60R that I got second hand, the "crunch factor" (basically overdrive mode) doesn't work, its super quiet and crackles in and out. Bad solder maybe? Ill try have a look, thanks for this video.
@TampaTec4 жыл бұрын
First use cleaner in the ports then check bad solder on the ports solder joints.
@edgarrojas8886 жыл бұрын
thank you very much now i don't have to worry about the sound cutting off during gigs! good help! :D
@freefree12578 жыл бұрын
I have exact amp. Great for small gigs. Amp fades in and out. Bang the fist on top always works with old tube amps. Works for this one also but doesn't last.
@emmet82073 жыл бұрын
Great video and very informative thank you very much! how about did you learn about this? I'm interested in music technology and I'd like to learn about it but I don't no where to start. apart from youtube videos
@TampaTec3 жыл бұрын
KZbin tutorials are free and good way to learn.
@emmet82073 жыл бұрын
@@TampaTec thanks, did you study electronic engineering in college?
@TheAamirRauf3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much, I just took the head out of my amp and cleaned it up and cleaned all the POTs with contact cleaner and it sounds much better!
@daydrmrofficial19663 жыл бұрын
Did you discharge anything?
@TheAamirRauf3 жыл бұрын
@@daydrmrofficial1966 everything was unplugged and i let it all sit for a while so the capacitors would discharge themselves
@Chrispackettt10 ай бұрын
What about a ringing sound that is tied in with how much gain you apply. I’ve got a Yamaha thr30ii that creates a phone like ringing noise when I turn up the gain. Ty
@GoldenGateNum95 жыл бұрын
*Thanks guys, basic and practical checking of your equipment, really helpful and appreciate it.*
@davidevett62212 жыл бұрын
I like his cover of system of a down🤘
@AzzDogZ7 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much! What are the chances? This is the exact model amp I'm trying to fix. Helped me tremendously, thanks again. Edit: omg your son played Hypnotize by System of a down at the end hahaha this is the best video I've ever clicked on
@baddrummerscorner56942 жыл бұрын
My guitar amp did not sound while in the middle of our gig. Any possible suggestion that we have to look for. Thanks for your video.
@HeavyMetalTrunks3 жыл бұрын
You go lil man, System of a Down rocks!
@markantonysolihz18393 жыл бұрын
Que exquisitos gustos musicales tienes 😎
@yaboidustin24474 жыл бұрын
I'm 14 and I'm just starting to learn I know come as you are, satisfaction, and smoke on the water
@metalEric693 жыл бұрын
Check out the albums BLIZZARD OF OZZ and DIARY OF A MADMAN.
@dynamic_jameson7 ай бұрын
Great work
@fuzzgut63635 жыл бұрын
Sick System of a Down cover man!
@andrewhegarty81743 жыл бұрын
SOAD at the end! Welll played!
@marcialperal71553 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video. Just wanna ask my guitar amp is noisy when lead is plug in but if you unplug is quiet. Should I troubleshoot the power supply board or just the amp board.
@aaronsg712 жыл бұрын
Thx for the video, I have an 80’s Peavey Musician MK iii 400 Series and it won’t power on, the fuse keeps blowing, I may have plugged into my cab with a different ohm rating. Any ideas? Thx
@southpaw46276 жыл бұрын
Appreciate the helpful video's. I'm hoping for a little help. I have a randall rg100 G3 plus. It is a valve/ss. The distortion channel works fine. But the clean channel not so much. It will light up when I switch channels but none of the knobs, other than master volume will work. I don't know why?
@bgregg558 жыл бұрын
Very cool Dad.
@alicekichlu2156 жыл бұрын
AGREE
@Brainsmachine16 жыл бұрын
@5:58 the traces on the board that have burn marks arent wide enough to handle the current. This is a design flaw in the amp.
@kidritalin15 жыл бұрын
I noticed that. Would I just be able to jumper two end points of the trail, and solder in a surface wire to carry the current?
@JohnLennon1002 жыл бұрын
Great Video! I have a question, my old amp is losing volume after a while playing. It still works but the volume goes down very noticeable. Any hints? Thanks!
@TampaTec2 жыл бұрын
Sounds like a bad tube or cold solder joint, but can be dirty pot dial. Troubleshooting is eliminating possibilities.
@micklee212 жыл бұрын
Thanks. You just saved me £££s!
@erickrivas483 жыл бұрын
Great video buddy!!! I HAVE A CREATE B220 BASS GUITAR AMPLIFIER AND I HAVE NOISE WHEN I TURN ONN MAKE A BIG CLIP EGJER IF YHE VOLUMEN IS LOW..
@wearashirt Жыл бұрын
that's a clean sound!
@metalhippie92359 ай бұрын
More videos of the kid playing S.O.A.D.!!!!!!! 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘
@theweatherman18745 жыл бұрын
Whoa! I would'nt be using a pair of pliers for that job! A small spanner to remove the nut on the pots I think,without scratching the front panel!
@wumbocombo67815 жыл бұрын
I have a line 6 Flextone 2 that worked perfectly but one day I plugged in my guitar and the volume is a whisper. I can’t get schematics from line 6 so that’s no help. I’m a combat disabled vet and I just do t have money for a new/used or repair costs any ideas? I checked the common issues; burnt fuse: no, obvious shorts: no, loose disconnected wires/connections: no! Thanks I hope I can figure this out