Long overdue bass amp repairs. And something to look for if your Fathom/M6 cuts out.
I picked up a Fathom that was explained as it was working fine and then just cut out. The previous owner took it to an amp tech who was stumped, called Mesa and decided the amp would be too costly to repair, an obvious punt. It's not the first Mesa that stumped a tech for which careful physical examination found glaring cause of electric mayhem. I just love me some good Electric Mayhem- can you picture that?
The Fathom has this red open coil component and automatically you think inductor when you see a coil. Did this make it to the M6 version after they pulled the Fathom? It looks like an obvious fault point and you would think there is a less fragile way to implement an inductor into the circuit if that's its purpose
I jumpered it which you can see and it sprang to life gloriously into a RR 1516. Time to solder it. Alternatively does anyone know what this is exactly and if replacements can be had?
I picked up a Fathom that was explained as it was working fine and then just cut out. The previous owner took it to an amp tech who was stumped, called Mesa and decided the amp would be too costly to repair, an obvious punt. It's not the first Mesa that stumped a tech for which careful physical examination found glaring cause of electric mayhem. I just love me some good Electric Mayhem- can you picture that?
The Fathom has this red open coil component and automatically you think inductor when you see a coil. Did this make it to the M6 version after they pulled the Fathom? It looks like an obvious fault point and you would think there is a less fragile way to implement an inductor into the circuit if that's its purpose
I jumpered it which you can see and it sprang to life gloriously into a RR 1516. Time to solder it. Alternatively does anyone know what this is exactly and if replacements can be had?