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Post subject: "Custom" Fender Vibrolux Reverb Interference noise
Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2013 5:16 pm
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Hey All,

My Vibrolux has been making this noise. It starts out being the standard hum of the amp when its engaged, but starts getting crackily and the hum gets louder and louder until it culminates with a loud popping noise and the hum temporarily subsides to normal levels and then it starts all over again. The sound is similar to when one of your blackberry or iphone friends gets a text message around the amp, but its louder and like I said culminate with the loud pop.

The tubes are around a year old to my knowledge and I play it all the time.

I have tried plugging it into different outlets and surge protectors to no avail.

It makes the noise with or with a guitar plugged in.

I have searched the forum and haven't seen something that hit this right on the head.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!!! :D


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Post subject: Re: "Custom" Fender Vibrolux Reverb Interference noise
Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2013 11:05 pm
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Hi jakejburman,

It sure sounds like a tube problem, quite possibly an output tube. It could be one of many problems, but it's likely a tube gone bad. The easiest thing to do is to try and figure which tube by using a known good 12AX7, trying it in each preamp position one at a time, or try a new set of output tubes, replacing both output tubes as a matched pair. It's difficult to guess over the internet, but I suspect an output tube first.

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