woodyratm

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)

Cheers for the reply folks. Will try your suggestions later. It hasnt been switched on again for 2/3 weeks so fingers crossed the ol' off n on again works!

Fieldy.

Anyway of telling how it's dead? Cheers

Hey guys, Wonder if someone could assist me? As i mentioned the other day in my band thread, my 400+ died just before recording. I have no idea what the problem is. I set everything up as normal, switched the amp on - with stand by still on - so the tubes were warming up. When i was away to test everything was working, flicked the standby off and i got this buzzing sound, but VERY quietly i could hear the bass notes. We tried a different bass, different cable, differnet cable to the cab but it still kept doing the same? Anyone have any ideas what it could be? A few of my mates with 400+ (well 2 of them!) had their mesa's crap out when needed too, even more annoying is the fact that it worked amazingly at practice 2 days before hand, and every other practice before that! Cheers for any suggestions. Davie PS - I checked the fuse and it was fine, I haven't had a chance to even look at the valves neither..

bump

Hey guys, Thought i'd spread the word about my new band, Fox Die. The name comes from Metal Gear. The myspace link is www.myspace.com/foxdieuk We recorded two songs a few weeks ago, and have worked to get the sound we wanted the last week or so. Now one song is up The song is called One Shot, One Kill - it's based loosely around Call of Duty/Battlefield/Other FPS games - delete as applicable. Feel free to add us up if you like the sound etc. I will be sticking another tune up in the next few weeks which is got silly amounts of Deep Impact abuse if anyone fancies that? One shot was recorded using my lakland DJ4, my pedalboard (which is on basschat) and it was meant to be my mesa 400+ - but it died at the start of recording So it was an Ashdown EVO with 4x10 and 1x15. Cheers Dave.

This is a terrible thread for me! I don't have space for all these toys!

I think i'll reply back and see what he says then. If he says the same story and doesnt sell then it might be legit. If he's gonna take the cash and run he'll sell.. We shall seeeee

I messaged the guy about it. This was the reply... "Hi there, What you see is the actual bass, my wallpaper is a lime green (don't ask, please) so i got rid of the background using some photoshop program If i didn't it'd be pretty hard to spot the guitar! The reason for the low price is simple: i'd rather this guitar goes to someone who will actually play it rather than a collector who will merely hang it up gathering dust! Shipping is by FedEx and is included in the price Regards, Jaco" Now a few things about this that is odd. 1) His name is Jaco... Yet his email was axlmusic? Seems a little odd. 2) That picture seems insanely stock. 3) I could be totally wrong but didnt the 70s have block inlays?

Thought i should stick my backline here Mesa 400+ into an Ampeg 610HLF. There is a laney 1x15 too - but i think that might be sold soon.. [attachment=47186:rig.jpg]