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So last night around one in the morning, I come home from hanging out with my friends and REALLY feel like sitting down with my guitar and my notebooks full of song ideas and writing something. I turn on the power to my amp, plug in the pedal and my Warmoth, go grab a tall glass of water, then go back to my room and flick the standby switch. With the volume at TWO, the amp blasts staticy feedback at full volume and doesn't stop unless I turn the amp off.

What exactly is happening here? Any ideas?

-X


Originally Posted by Empty PocketsSo last night around one in the morning, I come home from hanging out with my friends and REALLY feel like sitting down with my guitar and my notebooks full of song ideas and writing something. I turn on the power to my amp, plug in the pedal and my Warmoth, go grab a tall glass of water, then go back to my room and flick the standby switch. With the volume at TWO, the amp blasts staticy feedback at full volume and doesn't stop unless I turn the amp off.

What exactly is happening here? Any ideas?

-X

Bad preamp tube more than likely...

Although you said even at low volume,your noise is at full volume? That's output stages?

I'd look at your tubes first...Try substituting....

I'm going to assume that you tried isolating the cables, and pedals, and it does the same thing with a different cable, a different guitar, and any combination of the above mentioned factors.

If you haven't done this disregard what I'm about to type.

Turn the amp on standby and after about 10-20 seconds look at the back and make sure all the tubes are glowing, and intact. If they aren't then the one/s is/are the problem. If everything LOOKS alright then turn off the standby and don't plug anything in take a pencil and tap on the tubes and see if you hear the racket through the speakers.

Luke