Happy Jack Posted October 31, 2017 Share Posted October 31, 2017 I have a lovely Fishman SA220 Performer, used it for years and love it to bits. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Fishman-SA220-Solo-Performance-System/dp/B001E96UMS At rehearsal last night it started making a fairly constant hissing/crackling sound, loud enough to be bloody irritating when not playing but inaudible when in use. The sound was completely unaffected by whether or not an instrument or mic or both was plugged in, and none of the controls (gain, EQ, etc.) made any difference to the sound. I realise that this is damned near an impossible question to answer without hearing it, but does this sound like a capacitor or similar? My problem is that, in perfect condition, this unit is currently worth perhaps £400, maybe a bit less. If I send it off to be serviced and repaired, it's hard to believe that the bill will be a great deal less than that ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gary mac Posted November 1, 2017 Share Posted November 1, 2017 Like you say Jack, it is going to be a difficult question to answer. I was recently repairing a customers guitar amp, different thing entirely, I know but it was making the frying bacon type sound. Anyway, the problem was a loose/dry solder joint on the board. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roman_sub Posted November 1, 2017 Share Posted November 1, 2017 If gain / eq made no difference to the noise level, I guess this would help to isolate the problem to somewhere in the latter stages of the circuit at least - would otherwise expect these controls to affect the noise level (/frequency content). I would also suspect dry solder joint somewhere... If you're in London, try Guitar Aid in Putney, they know their stuff and have very reasonable charges. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted November 2, 2017 Author Share Posted November 2, 2017 Thanks guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost_Bass Posted November 9, 2017 Share Posted November 9, 2017 HJ, you have my vote for the "Best Thread Title Of The Year" awards! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keeponehandloose Posted November 9, 2017 Share Posted November 9, 2017 If Noel sees this thread he may try it next time hes on Jools Holland. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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