eric86
Well-Known Member
Hi, just wanting some advice before taking my 6505 to a tech. I think i have to, but would be keen to hear from anyone with a similar experience.
My 6505 is about 2 years old, and rarely used. A couple of weeks back, while i was playing at bedroom volume, it just gradually dropped in volume until i could have it on full volume, and still be not very loud.![Mad :mad: :mad:](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
It has also lost tone, being a thin, treble filled mess. The gain is sometimes decent, and after it warms up, dwindles away to a shitty crunch.
I was told to replace power tubes, and possibly preamp tubes, and to also clean the effects loops with electrical spray.
I did the spray, and exercised the jacks, no difference.
Now comes the real problem. Today, while swapping out power amp tubes to test for a faulty one, there was a pretty loud bang, and good amount of smoke coming from the preamp section. It, didnt loose power, didn't blow a fuse either. It still turns on, but there is a sizzling sound coming from the amp, and in the brief time it was on, i could see sparking like something was shorting.
Im not an expert obviously, so i won't touch it. Im just hoping someone can tell me what to expect.
Cheers.
My 6505 is about 2 years old, and rarely used. A couple of weeks back, while i was playing at bedroom volume, it just gradually dropped in volume until i could have it on full volume, and still be not very loud.
It has also lost tone, being a thin, treble filled mess. The gain is sometimes decent, and after it warms up, dwindles away to a shitty crunch.
I was told to replace power tubes, and possibly preamp tubes, and to also clean the effects loops with electrical spray.
I did the spray, and exercised the jacks, no difference.
Now comes the real problem. Today, while swapping out power amp tubes to test for a faulty one, there was a pretty loud bang, and good amount of smoke coming from the preamp section. It, didnt loose power, didn't blow a fuse either. It still turns on, but there is a sizzling sound coming from the amp, and in the brief time it was on, i could see sparking like something was shorting.
Im not an expert obviously, so i won't touch it. Im just hoping someone can tell me what to expect.
Cheers.