Bluemeanie72

Haha yes I think you may have talked yourself out of a sale ! Thing is I’m in no rush at the minute, we are a way off gigs yet and the rehearsal studio has amps I can use in the meantime. I just dragged the amp out into my garage and cranked it right up , it’s still playing fine and the buzz has gone. The only thing different I did when I took it out this morning was to remove the magnet and generally have a look around before putting it all back together again, no idea why that would have done anything?! I also rotated its position in the cab by about 90 degrees as well I think I’ll lug it down my next practise session next week and see how it holds out, if it goes again I’ll have a go at your glue idea and if that doesn’t work I’ll go for new speaker at that stage - thanks for all your advice, very much appreciated.

Hey thanks for that , really useful info, sounds complex if you don’t know what you are doing tho ! (And thanks for correction on title, I hadn’t noticed that!) I took the speaker out again earlier and dismantled it and put back together again and now the buzz seems to have gone, but it went and came back again the other day so I’m not too hopeful it’s fixed itself, your explanation would explain it as if it’s glue it’s possible it could be intermittent depending on how it’s sitting in the cab and vibrations could loosen it again. as for your speaker, I know the 8 ohm version would lose volume , any idea how much volume we are talking about? (I’d plan to gig the amp in pubs/small venues without main PA system) I had been considering that option as I’d seen a few of those kicking about thanks for your time

Hi - wonder if anyone can help. I have an old Peavey TNT 115 BW combo that’s been sitting in my garage for about 16 years and I’ve recently joined a new band and wanted to get it going again. It all seems to be working ok except there’s a buzz/distortion on the speaker, overpowering at low volume to the point it sounds like playing through a really bad distortion pedal. If you gently place your finger on the cone at certain positions the noise seems to disappear but really makes the bass tone sound awful. I have found a spot where you can touch it and crank the volume up and it plays pretty much ok as long as you keep your finger there, I spose I could get a mate to stand at the back of the stage and press it there for an hour but it’s not the best solution everything looks fine on surface, no tears in cone, I’ve taken off the magnet and all looks fine there as well, I can’t see anything obviously wrong but really I don’t know what I’m looking at anyway been looking Into a replacement speaker off eBay but wondering if there is a simple fix to it that I’m unaware of. (I should add that I have the technical knowledge and ability of Father Dougal McGuire from Father Ted) Any pointers would be greatly appreciated - the speaker is a MOD 1502-DT 4 ohm Black Widow 15” thanks