It's a sad day...

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DanTravis62 said:
Nope, 2 of the fuses were blown with the original stock tubes (which all tested fine by the way), 4 of the blown fuses were after a brand new quad of mesa strs were installed, the standby not coming on is just the latest issue

But if it makes you feel better, yes, I've never had a tube amp before and I don't know how to replace and bias tubes, yeah that's totally it.
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Doesn’t make me feel any better or worse. Carry on.
 
I had a 98 5150II thst I toured with for like 6 years . Never even changed a tube . Nothing broke . So I thought they were tanks
 
Techdeth said:
I had a 98 5150II thst I toured with for like 6 years . Never even changed a tube . Nothing broke . So I thought they were tanks
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I would like to try a 5150ii.

I think you should be able to not worry about an amp messing up. I dont think it should be a feature. Should just be standard
 
DanTravis62 said:
Nope, 2 of the fuses were blown with the original stock tubes (which all tested fine by the way), 4 of the blown fuses were after a brand new quad of mesa strs were installed, the standby not coming on is just the latest issue

But if it makes you feel better, yes, I've never had a tube amp before and I don't know how to replace and bias tubes, yeah that's totally it.
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Apologies, Dan.
Didn’t realize you had already tried that fix.

Hope the replacement Peavey treats you well for many years!

Question,
… coming from your Larry Dino incredible tightness, what are you boosting the 5150 with? 🤔
 
SQUAREHEAD said:
Apologies, Dan.
Didn’t realize you had already tried that fix.

Hope the replacement Peavey treats you well for many years!

Question,
… coming from your Larry Dino incredible tightness, what are you boosting the 5150 with? 🤔
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I generally boost the 5150 with a KSR eros - it's a great combination buffer/boost with a full BMT eq and different clipping options
 
marvcus said:
Yeah, new stuff is dicey. The 90s 2000s USA made era is what gave the reputation
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Unfortunately, the 1992 original sounded fantastic - it is basically indistinguishable from a USA made block letter, which makes it even more infuriating

I am hoping the replacement amp actually gets opened up and fixed instead of sent to someone else as a "factory second" or 'minir blemish" amp, because there's something seriously wrong with it - If I had to guess, something about the RoHS ground next to the standby, or cold solder joints somewhere important. But while it's under warranty that isn't my job 🤷
 
DanTravis62 said:
And turning it off and back on 😠



It's a reissue of the original block letter.
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I remember getting all sorts of comments from me saying I love them but they are so god damn unreliable. Sorry you’re dealing with this.
 
Bram576 said:
I remember getting all sorts of comments from me saying I love them but they are so god damn unreliable. Sorry you’re dealing with this.
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I wish they were right and I was wrong, but unfortunately, this is pretty much exactly what I expected

It seriously went through fuses and tubes faster than my car goes through gasoline, if we're measuring by dollars per month
 
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