Its far more likely there was a defect with the amp. Attenuator mfgs have long became the target of similar accusations, but the truth is that attenuators only reveal the issues with the amps...well most of the time.
Called Boss and they were aware of my plight from an email I'd sent (never got back to me ever, I've always had to reach out). Decided to send the TAE back to Sweetwater to see if the unit was defective or not. Turns out it was (I didn't get an exact written reason why) and they gave me the RMA number for sending it back to Boss, when I asked. I then proceeded to contact Boss now that I knew it was a defective unit and have received deafening silence in return.
It was not determined by boss or wizard that the attenuator was defective. Sweetwater said so, based off who knows what information.It was determined the unit was defective....
I've used numerous Wizards with a few different Fryette attenuators and my amps have never blown up.
Nothing like bringing up the dead huh
According to a new guy that joined today who’s sole involvement in this website so far is two posts in this thread....hmm that’s sorta odd...considering OP got his amp back in January of 2021.Well its still on going...
It was not determined by boss or wizard that the attenuator was defective. Sweetwater said so, based off who knows what information.
Speaking of which, if sw could provide said info then op could submit that....
Well its still on going...
Would love a PM about that. My local tech said it was flyback voltage from the Boss Waza unit. He's said he's since heard of this happening to other people too.What's still on-going?
I'm just going off what the OP post. Rick repaired the amp and I believe the OP has since sold it. Boss went MIA according to the post. Do you work for Boss?
I'm not gonna post it, but I do know what Rick had to say about the damage to that particular amp. lol
Hahah yeah, necro bump from a guy that joined today and posted twice only in this thread, in a manner and language that kinda of makes him look like a Boss employee who's stuck sorting this out with Sweetwater, cuz ya know "well its still going on..." How would he / she know that?Would love a PM about that. My local tech said it was flyback voltage from the Boss Waza unit. He's said he's since heard of this happening to other people too.
Yeah it's since fixed, updated and sold. Maybe one day I'll have a Wizard again, amp was perfect. Gotta love the Necro bump. Haha.
I bought a 2nd hand MTL 100 on Reverb and emailed Rick a couple of questions which he responded to within a couple of hours. Maybe it’s the approach.Wizard isnt the most reliable customer service. In fact I think that Rick is a Dick.
No dude not like a CR450 , people who buy those have death wishes. Not all guitar players have death wishes ..CR450
This is killer advice.Why would an amp designer do that? To have a steady stream of repairs coming in and conveniently offering $2K "upgrades" while its there?
You might want to lower that because the fuse is not doing it's job, which is to protect your transformer. 10 amp is way to high. If you have a tube voltage arc you will blow a transformer rather than the fuse. It happened to my Wizard. You are free of course to think what you wish. It's your amp but I am telling you without any doubt what I know to be accurate information. A 10 amp fuse will allow far too much current through it and your transformer will not handle it in the case of a tube arcing.This is killer advice.
I can attest my ‘22 MTL 100 is has 4 and 10 amp fuses .
Rick says he does this intentionally and it’s a good thing ,, something about the tubes.
I think the idea is to avoid having a fuse blow mid performance from something minor like a small voltage flux.
I highly doubt it’s anything nefarious.
The guy built his reputation over 30 years of building high quality rigs , not nickel and diming people on repairs
now I feel the need to go check all my amps. Shouldn't most larger amps be like 2-3 amp fuses? I'm surprised something as boutique as Wizard would use 10.You might want to lower that because the fuse is not doing it's job, which is to protect your transformer. 10 amp is way to high. If you have a tube voltage arc you will blow a transformer rather than the fuse. It happened to my Wizard. You are free of course to think what you wish. It's your amp but I am telling you without any doubt what I know to be accurate information. A 10 amp fuse will allow far too much current through it and your transformer will not handle it in the case of a tube arcing.
Damn, 2022 thread.Doesn't SW have a 2 year warranty?