Squealling help on peavey 3120 with new tubes
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cryptic Kitten
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Squealling help on peavey 3120 with new tubes
I'm the guy that had the post about the tube amp with the speaker output problem.
I took it to a tech and he fixed it and replaced all the tubes and a resistor or something. He says that it has bad squealing with the gain past noon and the volume up. He said the gain and volume knobs both affect the sound and when the guitar is unplugged it doesn't do it. What should I do when I go to pick it up? I don't want to pay for a poor job.
I took it to a tech and he fixed it and replaced all the tubes and a resistor or something. He says that it has bad squealing with the gain past noon and the volume up. He said the gain and volume knobs both affect the sound and when the guitar is unplugged it doesn't do it. What should I do when I go to pick it up? I don't want to pay for a poor job.
Re: Squealling help on peavey 3120 with new tubes
Why did he replace all the tubes? I doubt they all failed at once.
He's the tech he should tell you why its squealing
He's the tech he should tell you why its squealing
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cryptic Kitten
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Re: Squealling help on peavey 3120 with new tubes
He said all the power tubes were bad and the bias was all over the place. Was having buzzing problems before on the lead channel. I'm sure he didn't need to replace all of them but I just got the amp used so I wanted it done anyway. He said "It could have been the guitar I was using."cbass wrote:Why did he replace all the tubes? I doubt they all failed at once.
He's the tech he should tell you why its squealing
Re: Squealling help on peavey 3120 with new tubes
Its standard practice to replace all the power tubes at once.I was doubting the preamp tubes all neede replaced.
Has the amp ever worked right since you had it?
I'm not familiar with this amp so I don't know what to tell you
Has the amp ever worked right since you had it?
I'm not familiar with this amp so I don't know what to tell you
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cryptic Kitten
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Re: Squealling help on peavey 3120 with new tubes
No, when I got it there was buzzing and a speaker output didn't work. This is the first time I have ever had work done and I'm not even sure I can trust the guy. What if he doesn't even replace all the tubes?
Re: Squealling help on peavey 3120 with new tubes
He should give you the old tubes back.
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cryptic Kitten
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Re: Squealling help on peavey 3120 with new tubes
I told him I wanted them back and he kinda said no without directly saying it. Maybe I'm looking into it too much. I stress myself when I am unsure of things.
Re: Squealling help on peavey 3120 with new tubes
well they're yours
Re: Squealling help on peavey 3120 with new tubes
If you put your location in your profile someone may be able to recomend a tech in your area
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cryptic Kitten
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Re: Squealling help on peavey 3120 with new tubes
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre PAcbass wrote:If you put your location in your profile someone may be able to recomend a tech in your area