i think my 5150 is dying

[CatharsisStudios]

it got a bit quiter and there is barely anybass in it, what do i need to change?


edit: its the mesa cab ;\

 

[colonel kurtz]

you should just cut your losses and sell it to me for $200...

 

[Joshua Wickman]

Your tubes probably need changing. Look up eurotubes.com, I believe it is and he sells replacement kits or there are many others online you can buy tubes from. My tube amps (in the past) always seemed to lose a lot of highs as the tubes went. I'm no expert though, but hopefully its just tubes in your case.....

 

[kev]

I think it got excited by its awesometime recently and blew its tubes!

 

[CatharsisStudios]

lolol D:

 

[Erik Monsonis]

I think it got excited by its awesometime recently and blew its tubes!

internal tube boner resulting in irreversible damage to the amp. Sell it to me for 20 bucks!

 

[NickL]

Try spraying all of the quarter inch jacks with contact cleaner. Especially the FX loop.

 

[cobhc]

Try spraying all of the quarter inch jacks with contact cleaner. Especially the FX loop.

+1 And Ryan, I fucking hope you get it sorted man, or at least end up with another 5150 because I want some Awesometime Nebula programs!

 

[Ironbird666]

You more than likely need to change your tubes. I'll second Eurotubes, the high gain set sounded killer in my 5150! I'm having 5150 issues also, one of my internal fuses must have shit the bed because NONE of my power tubes power up, but I still get a good sounding signal with the preamp-out to my interface. Looks like I'll be dropping about $70.00 pretty soon . . . You defintely want to clean out all the quarter inch jacks, and you may want to take the tubes out, spray contact cleaner on the pins then work them in and out of the sockets to clean those out as well.

 

[greyskull]

mine did that, sounds like power tubes to me

 

[KeithTidd]

same here, power tubes.

http://tubedepot.com

 

[Metaltastic]

www.dougstubes.com

Or Eurotubes, if you have some strange desire to buy from a guy that only sells one brand

 

[CatharsisStudios]

here is the goodnews......the 5150 is perfect.




the horrible news.......ITS THE MESA -cryyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy-

 

[cobhc]

Phew . Still sorry man, but I'd prefer the 5150 to be good lol.

 

[Metaltastic]

Except that he means his Mesa cab Stee

 

[CatharsisStudios]

- i am borderline crying-
roflroflrofl

 

[colonel kurtz]

blown speakers?

 

[cobhc]

Except that he means his Mesa cab Stee

OH HOLY FUCK NO!

 

[NickL]

I do agree with the probability of a tube issue, but try my contact cleaner suggestions first. The 5150 series has a minor oxidation problem with the jacks, and you might get lucky and save some cash.

Edit: I know this happens to other amps too, but it seems to happen to 5150s often... Does anybody know why? Cheap parts?

 

[SuperD]

What The Broodwich said...