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The tech I took my amp to tested the tubes & said they were ok. He determined it was diodes that were haphazardly attached to the board. According to him some had solder on one side & not the other. Some were glued & the glue didn't hold. I also had loose tube sockets & the jack to plug in the...

For anyone else that may encounter this type of issue, - take the amp to a tech! I just got word from the tech I took mine to. According to him, I had a string of diodes that were not soldered to the board completely, tube sockets that needed tightened & the 1/4 jack used to plug the foot switch...

Your scaring me. My amp was doing the stuttering thing only on my distortion channel but that was taken care of after it was realized it only happened with my Z-4 plugged in. Now, after 15 minutes I lose the lead channel completely & it doesn't stutter, its just gone! Even without the pedal...

Recently my FB 100 loses its lead/distortion channel after the amp has been on for around 10 to 15 minutes. It just disappears. This doesn't affect the clean channel, only the lead channel. Shut off the amp for a bit & when you turn it back on it sounds fine for a little bit then cuts out. Like...

That's a bummer. When you do get it sorted out please post what the solution was.

Hi all. New to this forum. I realize this thread is a few months old, but I didn't see a resolution posted to this problem. I too was experiencing the same exact problem, but with a FB 100. The cure was contact cleaner. The problem only occurred with my z-4 pedal plugged in. A little contact...