zozoe Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 (edited) Good day all~ I'm writing on behalf of a dear buddy & phenomenal, award winning pro guitarist who has this olde as the hills (late 50))  amp that is forever blowing fuses, most of the time upon turn-on. I hooked him up with a literal old geezer (but 2 yrs younger than me🤔 & the sweetest guy) who can fix & rebuild anything from an old Crosley radio to a large LCD, & modern day 400 wpc Phase Linear ss amp, circuit board, HW, & even fixed my ultra high-end SACD everything player that needed a $20 laser replaced. To date, he's built me almost 10 tweed killers made from old 40 & 50's mono power/P.A. amps, w/or w/o schematics, & then custom tailor & tweak each project to my tastes,,, He's worked on that rather basic Gibson 3 or 4 times, doesn't blow fuses on his bench,  but my buddy gets it home, plays for a minute, sometimes an hour, & the amp invariably pops a fuse... No smoke or flames, just proper value fuses...  Me & my genius tech are vexed, while my bud is super frustrated, & at his wits end!! Since I'm the blogger, I thought I'd reach out to all you folks who mostly know more 'All Things Amp' than I ever could handle. So, olde Gibson, great sound, pretty as hell, but has it out for fuses. I know enough to almost be dangerous under the hood, & I could easily follow along with any suggestions or fixes. Sorry for the ramblin' post, but I wanted to give some background. Thanks in advance, & stay well everyone!! 🕉🎶 Edited March 30, 2021 by zozoe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badbluesplayer Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 It's not really possible to guess what's up without more info. Model info? Pictures? That could be lots of things. Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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OrdinaryNimda Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 On 3/30/2021 at 2:14 AM, zozoe said: Good day all~ I'm writing on behalf of a dear buddy & phenomenal, award winning pro guitarist who has this olde as the hills (late 50))  amp that is forever blowing fuses, most of the time upon turn-on. I hooked him up with a literal old geezer (but 2 yrs younger than me🤔 & the sweetest guy) who can fix & rebuild anything from an old Crosley radio to a large LCD, & modern day 400 wpc Phase Linear ss amp, circuit board, HW, & even fixed my ultra high-end SACD everything player that needed a $20 laser replaced. To date, he's built me almost 10 tweed killers made from old 40 & 50's mono power/P.A. amps, w/or w/o schematics, & then custom tailor & tweak each project to my tastes,,, He's worked on that rather basic Gibson 3 or 4 times, doesn't blow fuses on his bench,  but my buddy gets it home, plays for a minute, sometimes an hour, & the amp invariably pops a fuse... No smoke or flames, just proper value fuses...  Me & my genius tech are vexed, while my bud is super frustrated, & at his wits end!! Since I'm the blogger, I thought I'd reach out to all you folks who mostly know more 'All Things Amp' than I ever could handle. So, olde Gibson, great sound, pretty as hell, but has it out for fuses. I know enough to almost be dangerous under the hood, & I could easily follow along with any suggestions or fixes. Sorry for the ramblin' post, but I wanted to give some background. Thanks in advance, & stay well everyone!! 🕉🎶 Do a test: Try connecting the power to an UPS (one of those for desktop PCs). Maybe it's just unstable electricity in the house... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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