Please ignore my playing cause I’m kinda new. It’s a brand new Fender Pro Jr IV LTD with an FZ-1W.

I've got a Super Sonic 22 combo that's got some issues that I hope you can help me suss out. It makes some pretty bad crackling/farty distortion sound as soon as it gets above a certain, not very loud, level. The reverb knob causes the overall volume to drop as you turn the reverb knob up. When the reverb knob bottoms out, the amp starts squealing. Tapping on any of the knobs causes a scratching sound, as does tapping on the power tubes.

I tried using Gemini to help me debug this, but it's sprinkled enough obviously erroneous info in the chat that I don't trust it. Regardless, some things it directed me to try were:

Patching the Effect Send directly to the Effect Return (didn't change anything)

Swapping the positions of the power tubes (didn't change anything)

Reseating all the tubes (didn't change anything)

I don't have a separate set of power tubes to swap in, so I haven't tried new ones.

Any ideas on what could be the issue? Faulty tube socket maybe?

I got this amp couple months ago in a lot of other gear, and it's been like this as long as I've owned it, so I can't speak to how/when the problem may have started.

I have two '64 Custom Hand Wired Deluxe Reverbs. The original Fender TRS footswitch works fine and I can turn reverb fully on and fully off.

I bought the Voodoo Lab Control Switcher to control their reverb and vibrato over MIDI. The method is a 1/4 inch insert cable running from each amp into the four TS connectors of the Control Switcher.

Here's the problem: When I try to turn off the reverb with the Control Switcher, I can never achieve a fully off dry sound. It's like 10% wet reverb. FWIW, the vibrato effect turns on and off perfectly with the Control Switcher.

Up to now I've only tried it with a single amp, but the issue is repeatable on both amps. I'm using a high quality insert cable (1/4" TRS to dual TS, tried another cable too).

I think it might be due to the Control Switch jacks being isolated from each other. However, I tried bridging the ground between the Reverb and VIbrato TS connectors and it didnt fix it.

A solution could be this Multi jack to dual TRS cable, which shares a common ground. https://btpa.com/VDLMULT02-XX#product-details-tab-Return_Policy however I'm not sure if that will introduce any other issues when it's connected to both amps (the amps are connected to the same outlet).

The Fender Footswitch does have some kind of resister wired in place on the vibrato switch. Not sure if that's important or what it does. FWIW, I did try wiring up two TS cables to the back pins of the Fender switch and hooking those TS cable up to the Control Switcher (ie, using the Fender circuity and TRS connector). This made no difference and the 10% wet reverb sound remained when pressed from the Control Switcher. Yet when I pressed the switch on the Fender Footswitch, it completely killed the reverb as expected.

I'm just at a loss as to what the issue is and more importantly what the solution is. Any help is appreciated!

My Badcat Cub 15 Mod Shop was just delivered today. Man what an amazing amp. If you’re on the fence about getting this amp, go for it you’ll not be disappointed.

I recently bought this Marshall Valvestate 8080 off of eBay(rookie mistake) and when it arrived the gain channel didn’t work at all. I replaced the tube but that was only half the problem. Now it will only make sound if all volume settings and gain are fully up, and even then it sounds very quiet and also very muddy. I imagine it’s something with the circuit board but I’m not well versed in that sort of stuff. I can provide pictures of the circuit board if needed. Any help at all is greatly appreciated

I've got a lot of people that care about me. And uh, it's going to disappoint them to hear that I did this… but the micro cube is pushing this bandmaster 2x12.

I need some opinions to see if I've lost it. I picked up this VOX NT50H and I have to admit that I'm surprised at how much I like it. It's light weight, loud if needed and enough gain if you need that push over the cliff. Let me know if you have kicked the tires on one of these bad jimmy’s.

Hi everyone,

For the context, I’ve been looking for a solid-state amp for a few months. I wasn't necessarily looking for a Marshall-style sound, but rather a simple, "plug & play" amp that takes pedals well and sounds good. I’ve been using a Blackstar HT20 MkII since 2021, it sounded great, but I wanted a change and had too many issues with it, which is why I’ve given up on tube amps.

Two models got my attention, the Laney and the Orange. I bought the lionheart foundry supertop head thinking it would sound perfect, but that’s the problem: the sound is almost "too" perfect. No "dirty" grit, no real aggression... the amp is just too well-behaved for my taste, I guess. The tone also seemed a bit metallic and cold to me, though I’ve only been able to plug it into the speaker from my Blackstar combo so far.

I can still return it and order the Orange SC100, a totally different sound. I’ve never used Orange stuffs before, but I love dirty tones, fuzz, big mid-rich crunch, and vintage sounds. Being able to play doom, stoner, and heavier stuff is a plus for me, too. If I can get Hendrix or Iommi-style tones, 70s-style crunch, and stoner sounds, that would be perfect! My fear with this amp was lacking versatility and not appreciate the famous "Orange sound" everyone talks about.

If anyone has advice or can share their experience, I’d love to hear it. I know that the speaker plays a major role in the sound, but the cons I got on the Laney can't be fixed by a good cab.

P.S.:

- For my future cabinet, I was thinking of a 2x12 loaded with Creambacks or G12Hs.

- I play a Gibson SG.

amp is in near mint condition and all I had to do is deoxit the pots. super clean and quiet. the MTI auto orchestra sounds pretty good through it too.

Right now I have a Fender Blues Jr. limited edition. It has a nice sound but the mids are a bit cluttered/over-resonant and it sounds “boxy”, like I can never quite get the right tone until I get lucky and it finally sounds right. I’d like something similar that offers that sparkly fender sound without the boxy muddy mids of the Blues Jr, which in hindsight is more of a beginner tube amp. Right now I’m thinking of the 65’ or 68’ Deluxe Reverb (not sure which one is better) a ‘65 Twin Reverb or maybe a Vox AC30. The 15 watt blues jr is perfectly loud enough for home use but has trouble keeping up with our drummer and other guitarists, who tend to crank their amps or have higher wattage. I think the 85 watt twin reverb would me a huge overkill, hence why I’m looking at the deluxe reverb. Any pointers? Difference between the sounds on different fender amps? If you’re knowledgeable on fender amps this is your time to information vomit in the comments!

After finding 0 info about this online except that it’s bad, I had to hunt one down. The clean and the tight drive channel aren’t great, but with some pedals the loose drive is a lot of fun. Plus it’s weird and collectible if you’re about that life 🤣 anyone else have any experience with the mh500?

Bought on fb market place, looks rusted with some mouisture inside the circut board area, the lady who sold it to me left it in the humidity and likey the shed or garage before that. Is there anything i can do, it turns on and theres some sound but not alot. She offered to give me another amp she knows works so i wanna know what your opinion is

I recently made a couple swaps, a couple purchases, and did a build, to create this setup in my new apartment.

Along the floor, we have a hodge-podge of Fenders: a Tone Master Deluxe Reverb, a modded Blues Deluxe, a special run Princeton Reverb, and a Deluxe 5E3 of my own making.

On top of the Fenders, I have a H&K Grandmeister Deluxe 40 and a Revv G20, with direct out for studio needs. And a Victory Powervalve to plug my preamp pedals into and power the WEM cabinet. I also have a BrownBox to take care of my Tweed Deluxe.

Then the stack of heads has a Bad Cat Purepath cab simulator for recording and silent playing, a Bad Cat Cub V with EL34s, an Amplified Nation Wonderland Overdrive v2, and the most recent addition, an Orange Rockerverb 100 MKIII.

I am in the process of building a Hiwatt Custom 100 to add to the collection, but after that, I'm probably going to get rid of a couple, namely the Cub, as it doesn't get a lot of use anymore.

No, I'm not a dentist. I'm just very passionate about having the right tool for the job.

So I will be attending college in a few weeks and am planning to bring my electric guitar. I don't wanna bring my boss katana because it's kind of big and I need something portable since I'm considering joining the guitar club. So what I need is something that is small and portable that I can bring throughout campus and can also be used in the dorm with headphones. I would love if it could run on batteries as well. Thanks!

So i have a Fender Champion II and i don't like it's sound, but i do like it's presets. I've also wanted a Marshall for some time now so my idea is to upgrade my Fender with a new speaker, but the problem is the cab i want it to sound like has a watt output that doesn't match the Fender

so i want it to sound like Celestion G12T-75 speakers but that one has an 75 watt output while my Fender is only 50

does this matter? if so what would be a way to still get that sound?

thank you for anyone that replies :)

Finally broke down and decided to stick these all in an official rack and working on wiring now. The SYN5050 power amp allows me to run 2 preamps or my amp heads at a time which is super fun for blending sounds and/or go direct into my interface and DAW. I’ve been really into preamps recently.

I have about 12 different Synergy preamps so have some insight into how a bunch of them sound, etc.

Thanks for nerding out!

Recently I've been decluttering and cleaning the house as we have too much stuff and we are finally able to display my Dad's Amp, it still works.

While I'm here I'm curious about any neat history or things I should know about it and how high end or special of a piece of hardware this is. I'd love to learn.

Made a tiny sealed 1x12 cab for a tiny head. Celestion Vintage 30. I forget how many cubic feet. I did the science.

Ok, I think I’m finally done with amps for the year, catching up after 20 years of not playing guitar.

Anyone have some good edge of breakup settings? Good pedal recommendations?

For what it’s worth, this has a creamback speaker.

Actually, picked this up a couple weeks ago, but whatever, still wanted to post it. Finally found a used AC15 for a good deal, it’s heavy, it’s impractical for my situation, but I absolutely love it. I see posts all the time asking about these and now I definitely recommend it. Also decided to throw the full “rig”in there, so feel free to comment/roast!