saturn Posted June 26, 2010 Share Posted June 26, 2010 I was trying to capture some of the tones from my new Carvin Legacy and also catch an example of this phantom sound that's been coming out of it. It sounds like a strong wind. I called Carvin and they said it's probablt pre amp tubes and sent me a few extras to swap out. Well the sound was still there and then the amp just died. What a shame because I was really starting to dig the tones the more I played it. I guess I will have to ship it back to Carvin now At least I have the proof on video. Feel free to fast forward to the end. I was just noodling around trying to play stuff to accent certain tones. I'll eventually edit it down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deepblue Posted June 26, 2010 Share Posted June 26, 2010 Well done! Its a shame because I was really digging the tone. It happens though, even with new equipment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dem00n Posted June 26, 2010 Share Posted June 26, 2010 Lol, i couldnt stop laughing at the start. Awesome sounding amp, awesome playing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saturn Posted June 26, 2010 Author Share Posted June 26, 2010 Oh snap!!! I just noticed that Photobucket only uploaded 10 minutes worth of vid. The amp dies at 10:38 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riffster Posted June 26, 2010 Share Posted June 26, 2010 I was wondering about that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murph Posted June 26, 2010 Share Posted June 26, 2010 The last preamp tube before the power tubes should be the phase inverter. I would change ALL of them just for kicks before I shipped it back. There might be a fuse somewhere too. Carvin has a Forum...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cabba2203 Posted June 26, 2010 Share Posted June 26, 2010 In your other thread about choosing an amp I had mentioned the same thing that happened to my V3 head. It had a bad power tube in it. Most likely damaged in shipping. You should try reseating all of the tubes pre and power to see if it fixes it. If not, Carvin will send you an RMA ans schedule the amp to be returned then send you another. That's what they did for me. Odd as it would have been cheaper to ship me replacement tubes but whatever. Edit: I just watched your video, that's the same sound my V3 amp made - it's loose or bad tubes. Call Carvin and they'll square you away. I wish they shipped the tubes seperate, it would stop this kind of stuff. Then again, I guess some folks don't know how to install tubes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saturn Posted June 26, 2010 Author Share Posted June 26, 2010 In your other thread about choosing an amp I had mentioned the same thing that happened to my V3 head.It had a bad power tube in it. Most likely damaged in shipping. You should try reseating all of the tubes pre and power to see if it fixes it. If not' date=' Carvin will send you an RMA ans schedule the amp to be returned then send you another. That's what they did for me. Odd as it would have been cheaper to ship me replacement tubes but whatever. Edit: I just watched your video, that's the same sound my V3 amp made - it's loose or bad tubes. Call Carvin and they'll square you away. I wish they shipped the tubes seperate, it would stop this kind of stuff. Then again, I guess some folks don't know how to install tubes.[/quote'] I remember your earlier post about Carvin not just sending tubes. They did send me 3 12AX7s and I had other from my B52 also. I swapped out V1,2,3 and 5. Apparently V4 is the Reverb, so I didn't bother with that. I also notice that there's a power tube rattling. But it's an outer tube and when the amp is set for 50 watts, it only uses the two inside tubes. The "noise" would occur whether the amp was on 50 or 100 watts and Clean or Lead channels. I guess if it's a bad power tube it would be one of the "inner" EL34s Another thing I noticed today before it died was that I hooked my Boss ME50 into the effets Loop, but if I tried using the Lead Channel like this, there was about a 1 second delay from when I would play a note or chord until the sound came out. I didn't think much of it, because i don't use the Loop much anyway. I went back to running the ME50 straight into the input and it was fine. When I started to record, I just wanted pure amp and nothing else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murph Posted June 26, 2010 Share Posted June 26, 2010 I also notice that there's a power tube rattling. But it's an outer tube and when the amp is set for 50 watts' date=' it only uses the two inside tubes. [/quote'] The tube could still rattle, even if it's not being used. My Boogie has a GZ34 rectifier tube, and a year or so ago it started to rattle, but only on an "A" note. Started out barely noticable, and got worse. Didn't matter what octave. Or what volume. OR IF THE SOB WAS EVEN TURNED OFF AND SOMEBODY ELSE PLAYED AN A NOTE! It nearly drove me nuts before I found it. Good luck, the Legacy is a great amp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djroge1 Posted June 27, 2010 Share Posted June 27, 2010 I thought for sure hitting it would have fixed it... Sorry, I just couldn't resist the sarcaism. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saturn Posted June 27, 2010 Author Share Posted June 27, 2010 I thought for sure hitting it would have fixed it... Sorry' date=' I just couldn't resist the sarcaism. :- [/quote'] It was just a tap Believe it or not, it sometimes worked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dem00n Posted June 27, 2010 Share Posted June 27, 2010 When my Haze hums sometimes just a tap fixes it. Saturn is right! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murph Posted June 27, 2010 Share Posted June 27, 2010 I had a bass player back in the early '90's who used to have to hit his Peavey bass amp with a 2x4 to make it quit buzzing 2 or 3 times a night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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