Ishouldbeking
07-27-2008, 01:37 PM
Whew, it's been awhile since i've posted around these parts... as a gigging bass player i don't wind up with too many guitar-related questions, but it seems my go-to guitar combo decided to up and crap out on me, perhaps one of you can direct me to the particular component/issue.
Like the title says, my Ampeg SS-70 is cutting in and out. For anyone not familiar, the Ampeg SS series (70, 70c, 140, 140c, and 150; later became the VH series) was designed to be their direct competition with
Roland's JC series of solid state amps... only real difference was that these amps were given the absolute most brutal distortion channel on any stock amp, before or after. They've actually become a go-to amp for death metal and grindcore bands.
Anyway, i was playing mine clean the other day, when the volume randomly began to fade in and out. It will play fine for 5 to 10 seconds, then slowly fade to oblivion... after a few seconds it comes back. I don't even have to be playing to hear the difference (the spring reverb is pretty noisy to begin with). Since the problem began, it won't stop... making the amp pretty much useless. I did a quick once over of all the cables and everything looks fine. Which components should I be looking at as possible culprits? Any and all advice is welcome! I'll probably eventually take it to a tech, but if it's an easy fix maybe i'll attempt it myself. THANK YOU!
Like the title says, my Ampeg SS-70 is cutting in and out. For anyone not familiar, the Ampeg SS series (70, 70c, 140, 140c, and 150; later became the VH series) was designed to be their direct competition with
Roland's JC series of solid state amps... only real difference was that these amps were given the absolute most brutal distortion channel on any stock amp, before or after. They've actually become a go-to amp for death metal and grindcore bands.
Anyway, i was playing mine clean the other day, when the volume randomly began to fade in and out. It will play fine for 5 to 10 seconds, then slowly fade to oblivion... after a few seconds it comes back. I don't even have to be playing to hear the difference (the spring reverb is pretty noisy to begin with). Since the problem began, it won't stop... making the amp pretty much useless. I did a quick once over of all the cables and everything looks fine. Which components should I be looking at as possible culprits? Any and all advice is welcome! I'll probably eventually take it to a tech, but if it's an easy fix maybe i'll attempt it myself. THANK YOU!