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Just got a S/H Little Giant 350. Makes plenty of noise, but I did notice that there was no sign of a fan working inside. Tonight, towards the end of the gig it cut out, being quite hot and needed to rest a couple of minutes before the power came back on. Do these tiny things actually have a fan inside? Mine was being pushed quite hard and was definitely too hot when it cut out . Steve.

[quote name='Subthumper' post='925159' date='Aug 14 2010, 08:17 PM']Hi, it sounds like you've got a chip gone dud on you somewhere in the pre amp circuit. Not sure which ones the laney has but they dont cost much and if your lucky they'll be on chip sockets so should be easy to swap out. Dont forget to note which way round they're fitted. If you're in or near Bristol PM me, I run an amp repair business. Good luck cheers Just[/quote] No they're not dear, but they are soldered directly to the board and there's about 20 of them! Which one might cause the OL light to come on? Fraid I'm too far from Bristol (Kendal)

[quote name='Musky' post='924855' date='Aug 14 2010, 01:21 PM']Seriously. I and others on this site have had the front end of Laneys pack up because of dirty contacts on the input jack. Maybe you could describe the problem in a bit more detail and someone might have other suggestions?[/quote] Ok, It atarted off being intermittent and now there is no signal getting through at all. If the gain controls are backed off, a loud squeal comes through. The input overload light is on all the time even with nothing plugged in. Steve. Ps, I have the circuit diagram, but it wont post on here, just e mails ok.

Cheers for those gems guys. The fault is a little more involved than that and I was hoping for advice from a tech, rather than Russel Brands' scriptwriter

The front end of my Laney DP150 has given up the ghost If there is anyone viewng who can offer direct help, I have the schematic here and test equipment. Cheers, Steve.

[quote name='JTUK' post='755263' date='Feb 23 2010, 05:54 PM']And no, never tried to ape Mark King's style. ....it just made everyone sound the same as he was up there on his own for quite a while..[/quote] Boring Oldie's turn to speak now! Back in the eighties, when MK was God, I tried for quite a while to perfect the machine gun/typewriter style, buying books, videos etc, but never was much good at it, in spite of being a very competent player. (head swelling, watch out) and eventually resigned myself to making the most of my finger style (octaves, staccato etc). Later on I felt much relieved and vindicated when I got a tape and book by my other hero, the late John Entwistle, in which he freely admitted that he was crap at what he called the "crab claws" style and just made the best of his 4, (yes all 4 at once) fingers. Nowadays I just think that such theatrical displays of technical ability serve only to impress ones fellow players and do little to enhance the music or the enjoyment of it by the audience in general, unless they are all musos themselves. The same also applies to other instruments of course. Just as an aside, if I had indeed been able to do the old slap and tickle thingie, I suspect that after some 30 odd years of it, the arthritis which is only just starting to make playing a bit painful might have been much worse. This also afflicted the non-slapping Carol Kaye. Who? Google her, more hits than Russell Brand. End of lecture.

[quote name='StevieD_FenderP2009' post='722553' date='Jan 23 2010, 08:26 PM']Yeah, I'm hoping they do release the RAH as thats the one i'll buy to upgrade my setup. Either that or a top end Ashdown head but it's most likely to be the Trace Elliot. I'm going to give them a phone call tomorrow about it. Cheers guys![/quote] I have a RAH1000 with a burned-out power section asnd have been using it just as a pre amp cos I cant aFFORD REPAIRS. gOING CHEAP if you want it. Steve.

After many trouble-free years its all gone pear-shaped. First my trusty Laney DP150's front end goes boobies up and now my Trace RAH1000 has fried the power amp board. Anyone know good contacts in the North West for spares and repairs? Alternative is a Trace-Laney Hybrid. Steve.