woodyratm

I think I just got lost... Will the above tubes just be able to put in the head? I don't have a manual or owt. Dave

Not meaning to Highjack... But.. Will the 400+ still work with valves removed (at a lower volume or worse tone)? Is it easy enough to revalve yourself or better getting a tech to do it?

[quote name='Steff' post='928373' date='Aug 18 2010, 09:28 AM'] No joke mate... It's just my crappy English that makes it looks confusing. Sorry about that .[/quote] Nah - nothing about the language Thanks alot for the help

[quote name='Steff' post='928363' date='Aug 18 2010, 09:13 AM']Hmm... As far as I know, there's no harm of touching the glass. Will check that later with a friend of mine, who's a valve maniac. Be careful when pulling out, because they're usually fit tight in the socket. Don't try to pull it straight up, better combine pulling with gentle left-right moves, and watch not to bump the valve into another one or an edge when it finally comes out.[/quote] Theres a joke in there somewhere... Sorry. Cheers for the help - I'll give this ago tonight! Fingers crossed!

Cheers for this - I'll give it a go tonight. Is there anything i should lookout for when touching the valves? Eg are they like car lights - you're not meant to touch the glass part?

Still buzzing loudly Got really hopefull there, it was on 6. Cheers anyway

[quote name='PaulE' post='927468' date='Aug 17 2010, 12:32 PM']by poweramp, are we talking my head? thats whats confusing me. RBI --> HEAD --> CAB is that correct?[/quote] You can run it that way yeah - But poweramps are stuff with no tonal EQ and such (eg they give you the volume) You could get an RBI and try it going into the ashdown (eg like you'd do with a pedalboard) I used to use a sansamp BDDI into my Ashdown Mag to give it a sound the ashdown just couldnt get on its own. But on the other side of the coin the sansamp couldnt get the tone on its own neither. I used both EQs to get the tone i wanted. Also the sansamp was handy for dialling in a bit of grit just to dirty the tone up a bit! Ask your mate if you can test his

[quote name='PaulE' post='927436' date='Aug 17 2010, 12:14 PM']Would it basically render my head obsolete though? would i need to bother changing any settings on my head if the RBI is doing all this? technically could i just put RBI straight into cab? Whats the difference between a cab and a poweramp? I'm a bit new to the whole head/cab stuff too, any help is appreciated![/quote] You would need to run the RBI into the poweramp - the poweramp is just a basic amplifier. I think it provides no tone shaping at all. I could be wrong though - this is just how i've always taken it. The cab is your speakers.

Someone on here is selling a Firebass head for about £150 i think.

Mines was either Fire - Jimi Hendrix, Korn - Blind or more likely Bullet in the head - RATM.

[quote name='AttitudeCastle' post='925488' date='Aug 15 2010, 12:00 PM']Unless i can have it for a bowl of peanuts and a fiver, don't think i can afford it! haha, Ummmm if you get an SVT VR can i try that too? haha! Your welcome to try my gear when i get some stuff worth usuing haha![/quote] Sure - Don't see why not. Does anyone know of any local (scotland) and reasonable amp techs? Need this fixed!

Sure. It may also be for sale soon tempted by a svt vr!

[quote name='crez5150' post='922823' date='Aug 12 2010, 02:53 PM']I get this exact synth sound with my Akai Deep Impact (play this song in my Disco/Funk band). The tracking issue is normally down to people not driving the input stage enough on these units and getting the dreaded monotone note. Just give it a good hot signal and it works flawlessly.[/quote] Agreed. Also if you're looking for a Chris sound then you can't go wrong with the pedal he uses Deep Impact is my most used pedal i think - or my fuzzes.

Also I can take pictures if required? just let me know

[quote name='umph' post='924780' date='Aug 14 2010, 11:31 AM']sounds like a preamp valve has gone, try turning it off and on again to see if it cuures it. If it does tap them all while its on to see which one goes into oscillation[/quote] Opened her up to check the valves - all the power valves are lighting up fine - tried tapping the pre valves but they didn't appear to move at all.. [quote name='Beedster' post='924798' date='Aug 14 2010, 11:47 AM']Three years of studying Electronic Music Technology and the most useful thing I learned was that the best way of fixing an amp was to turn it off and turn it back on again. It probably explains why IT Help Desk staff ask you to do the same thing [/quote] Tried this too - I'm getting more volume than before but still has to be cranked to get "normal" bedroom volume (eg channel volume full and the master volume volume at like 5/6) Does this sound like something dodgy with a preamp valve or power one? I don't have any spare valves right now to test neither. Cheers guys for all the help - Love this amp to bits, but kinda freak out it's gonna die at any moment (what with being discontinued etc)