10 WAYS HOW TO FIX A GUITAR AMP AUDIO NOISE, SOUND DROPOUTS, NO POWER

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.

[@TampaTec]

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.

[@murvynsalvana]

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.

[@utubehound69]

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.

[@gammaray0wn]

What's the best way to discharge the capacitors?

[@SDsailor7]

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.

[@markfothebeast]

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.

[@johnqpublic2013]

Father/Son moment...priceless! Oh, it was an amp vid? This boy will never forget this moment.

[@alicekichlu215]

AGREE

[@gfn.ildar33]

Вы прямо правильно подметили в чем задумка видео

[@johnqpublic2013]

@@gfn.ildar33 Спасибо.

[@darkus2015]

You family is very lucky to have such a kind man as yourself in there lives. Many blessing to you all and happy 2017

[@alicekichlu215]

AGREE

[@jasonledyard404]

I thought the same thing!

[@NG4PUH1]

Awesome Dad

[@leeroyexcavator9149]

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. !!

[@ianbarber2937]

The humming could also be gunk on the strings, a grounding issue, electrical or radio interference, or another mystery cause

[@night1964prowler]

Love your patience with your child and having him help you out. Way to go !

[@TVguy9999]

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]

Your a great dad. Your a good Technician as well. Thank you for sharing this video 🙏

[@jasynrankin3454]

Love the way your kid plays system of a down at end. Great video has definitely helped me out that's man.

[@eravulgaris211]

This is a great video, and you're a great dad! I hope you two still get to spend time like this.

[@alexg585]

ur little man was playing system of a down on guitar.RESPECT!

[@ludwigdrums4474]

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.

[@damien6685]

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

[@wmk0100]

what a butcher

[@CarpeDiem23]

Yeah 😂

[@choobv2]

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.

[@jerryf3375]

I noticed that too.... but I thought what the heck... he was fixing his own amplifier...

[@pauldavis6356]

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]

thank you so much! also excellent parenting including your child in the repair!!!!!!! we need more dads like you!

[@TimTVOfficial]

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!

[@TampaTec]

thanks, good info

[@ragedmachine]

System of a Down Hypnotize!! What a cool kid

[@matthewadams3303]

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_]

Your kid got some talent playing flawless system of a down in an emotional way and not robotic

[@TheNecroserpent]

Thank you so much. I'll set out to fix my amp now but what a lovely moment between you two. Great parenting.

[@TampaTec]

First try Deoxit in the amp ports.

[@user-mn9sr6zc6f]

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!!

[@TheRickr61]

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-gh1hy]

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.

[@TampaTec]

Thanks

[@perttukilpelainen4010]

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. 👍🏼

[@cheeseUout]

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

[@Frewster]

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.

[@M4rco1K]

I literally repaired my "broken" amp thanks to this video, many thanks!

[@NateGerardRealEstateTeam]

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]

Awesome video, especially for a guitarist on a budget that can't just go get a new amp. Thanks!

[@edwinvibar1964]

Thank you for sharing your knowledge about making amplifiers look and sound good.

[@barnyardstory]

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.

[@maxwarfield6699]

Kid is FREAKIN’ talented. Rock on!

[@groundedfitness2685]

Great video and loved the playing !!

[@LindaMcRae42]

So awesome your son is learning how to play and work on these amps too...way to go! Fantastic!!!

[@guitarsandexplodingdinosau7821]

Whats the heaviest element in nature? 0:18 is a perfect explanation.

[@LounnEnterprise]

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.

[@arcadeattic]

Great parenting,I always watch your videos to help with my arcade repairs etc thanx for taking the time to make each video🤘🤘

[@James.99]

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-Toll]

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]

[@TampaTec]

Did electronic cleaner help?

[@Life-Row-Toll]

@@TampaTec I don't have that cleaner, but I'll prolly order it. Let you know if it works.

[@gsxroyce256]

So cute how the little was saying “be carful” he really appreciates this Amp

[@abeleballestri612]

Nice way of demonstrating how to repair a guitar amplifier with your young assistant learning on it.

[@alicekichlu215]

AGREE

[@haphapful]

Besides helpful amp tips, your son is great, as are you! Never seen such a butifull relation on KZbin, cheers!

[@TheJoeAnderson666]

that boy is going to be a great guitar player one day

[@MrGreglet]

What a tune as well, thanks for helping I feel way more confident going at my old amp now!

[@mrgitarman]

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!

[@marsattacks7071]

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 !

[@offthewallsk818]

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.

[@virgyltracey8454]

thanks for sharing your knowledge...

[@slewfoot6608]

Good young kid, good poppa! Thanks for the vid as I am having buzz issues

[@Gilly714]

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

[@addammadd]

Little System of a Down at the end there, nice!

[@septiktone]

just found this. I got a Marshall 15W cracking sound so hopefully your video helps. Thanks

[@rybeliaz9886]

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.

[@mrGoesto11]

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.

[@montag4516]

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.

[@picp7313]

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

[@JesusSavesJohn3verse16]

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]

Nice job, a good video very helpful for kids and even adults to learn basic troubleshooting and electronics soldering.

[@miketeeveedub5779]

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_Tegrinde]

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

[@mattdenninger]

Song choice by your kid was awesome! A+ on dadding!

[@enricotrudu6760]

Or B+, better, if you're a tube dad.

[@modernhoghunter9537]

i really like your kids's playing. best wishes. good video

[@alicekichlu215]

AGREE

[@dorzsboss]

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.

[@MoremanovaTk]

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.

[@dorzsboss]

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.

[@TheBinaryWolf]

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.

[@guerreropac]

bro you're a madd scientist

[@Stahodad]

4:40 Ohms mode, using the Greek Symbol Omega... nice video..

[@ryanlehning556]

What a great dad!

[@111HONESTY]

Dope stuff to be teaching your kiddo❤❤❤❤❤❤🙏💜💙💚🧡💛🙏❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@guillermorosario4578]

Sweet bro! Great kid you got too!

[@odomis07]

Thumbs for the talent, the fix and most importantly the father and son bond. Subscribing to your channel right now.

[@calibre18517]

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.

[@virgyltracey8454]

Such a rock n roll fix. ha hahahahaha....That was really good....

[@silasfatchett5693]

That's known as 'percussive maintenance'.

[@drwombat]

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

[@janseendiguiseppiThomasMC]

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]

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.

[@oziniguez7688]

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.

[@jamesclark8682]

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!

[@JordanH859]

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.

[@TampaTec]

First use cleaner in the ports then check bad solder on the ports solder joints.

[@edgarrojas888]

thank you very much now i don't have to worry about the sound cutting off during gigs! good help! :D

[@freefree1257]

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.

[@emmet8207]

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

[@TampaTec]

KZbin tutorials are free and good way to learn.

[@emmet8207]

@@TampaTec thanks, did you study electronic engineering in college?

[@TheAamirRauf]

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!

[@daydrmrofficial1966]

Did you discharge anything?

[@TheAamirRauf]

@@daydrmrofficial1966 everything was unplugged and i let it all sit for a while so the capacitors would discharge themselves

[@Chrispackettt]

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

[@GoldenGateNum9]

*Thanks guys, basic and practical checking of your equipment, really helpful and appreciate it.*

[@davidevett6221]

I like his cover of system of a down🤘

[@AzzDogZ]

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

[@baddrummerscorner5694]

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.

[@HeavyMetalTrunks]

You go lil man, System of a Down rocks!

[@markantonysolihz1839]

Que exquisitos gustos musicales tienes 😎

[@yaboidustin2447]

I'm 14 and I'm just starting to learn I know come as you are, satisfaction, and smoke on the water

[@metalEric69]

Check out the albums BLIZZARD OF OZZ and DIARY OF A MADMAN.

[@dynamic_jameson]

Great work

[@fuzzgut6363]

Sick System of a Down cover man!

[@andrewhegarty8174]

SOAD at the end! Welll played!

[@marcialperal7155]

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.

[@aaronsg71]

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

[@southpaw4627]

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?

[@bgregg55]

Very cool Dad.

[@alicekichlu215]

AGREE

[@Brainsmachine1]

@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.

[@kidritalin1]

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?

[@JohnLennon100]

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!

[@TampaTec]

Sounds like a bad tube or cold solder joint, but can be dirty pot dial. Troubleshooting is eliminating possibilities.

[@micklee21]

Thanks. You just saved me £££s!

[@erickrivas48]

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]

that's a clean sound!

[@metalhippie9235]

More videos of the kid playing S.O.A.D.!!!!!!! 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@theweatherman1874]

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!

[@wumbocombo6781]

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

[@710clique9]

The cool Father, thanks!

[@DK00018]

Nice work!