The Doom Room: ILF Edition

[live-i-evil]

This page is a Sasquatch reference away from being a Fu Manchu album

KING OF THE ROAD SAYS YOU MOVE TOO SLOW

Done accepted dat request and it's quotes like these that just reaffirm what a good decision that was. Now I've got a good mix of Nebula and Fu Manchu going while I tackle some shitty homework and things are a million times better.

[dubkitty]

I guess the amp shouldn't be able to turn on with a bad fuse. Damn, mine powers on, it just won't pass sound. Two tubes were broken, but I should be able to run it as an or80. I don't know what's up though. Sad I can't go see my tech till tuesday.

amps with multiple fuses sometimes have a fuse dedicated to the power amp/output section, in which case the power light will come on but no sound will come out. i had to figure this out with my Laney, which has the second fuse hidden in a little stealth smuggling compartment beneath the AC cord socket.

[fallen]

I just crawled out of a YouTube pit of rig rundowns. Hours wasted lol but can't resist looking at setups, some horrible and some interesting.

[live-i-evil]

now were talkin muscle
i had an 85 monte carlo ss
when i was 20 in 99
crashed it huffin dustoff
painkiller in the tapedeck
one shot at glory blastin
i know it sounds too good to be true
but it really sucks and i miss that car
got me sober for a bit

I know it wasn't at all and probably was or led to some downer times in your life but that sounds hilarious/awesome in that "man I'm glad I'm still alive after some of the stupid shit I've done in my life" kind of way. And yes Eagle Twin is fuckin kiiilller.

[AxAxSxS]

Its very possible a bad tube caused the fuse to pop. Not familiar with orange amp circuits but new tubes and fuse might be all it needs. Certainly hope this is the case

[emptyparadigm]

If any of you cats are into country music, you oughta check out Dead Soldiers. http://deadsoldierstn.bandcamp.com/ If you remember iamthearm from HCFX doom room, it's his country outfit and it rules. Plus, Paul from Galaxicon is playin' drums!

[samzadgan]

any you guys checked out the Wampler SLOstortion?

From what i hear on the youtube clips, i don't care too much for the crunch setting as i like the cranked overdrive setting...it does good distortion tone without sounding too modern and fizzy-thin.

Be interesting to hear from you that have tried it, or own one. As i will need a distortion pedal on my board soon, once I'm done with the fuzz and reverb section.

[Ancient Astronaught]

now were talkin muscle
i had an 85 monte carlo ss
when i was 20 in 99
crashed it huffin dustoff
painkiller in the tapedeck
one shot at glory blastin
i know it sounds too good to be true
but it really sucks and i miss that car
got me sober for a bit

Been there, done that as well.... Except I was 24, in a toyota echo, the music was no where as good and I was the passenger (who ended up being the driver after he passed out...).

[Ancient Astronaught]

If any of you cats are into country music, you oughta check out Dead Soldiers. http://deadsoldierstn.bandcamp.com/ If you remember iamthearm from HCFX doom room, it's his country outfit and it rules. Plus, Paul from Galaxicon is playin' drums!

Ummmmm wow?!?!?!?! This is some good shit!

[sergiomunoz74]

I guess the amp shouldn't be able to turn on with a bad fuse. Damn, mine powers on, it just won't pass sound. Two tubes were broken, but I should be able to run it as an or80. I don't know what's up though. Sad I can't go see my tech till tuesday.

amps with multiple fuses sometimes have a fuse dedicated to the power amp/output section, in which case the power light will come on but no sound will come out. i had to figure this out with my Laney, which has the second fuse hidden in a little stealth smuggling compartment beneath the AC cord socket.

Oh Sweet, my amp does have two fuses actually. One high power fuse right above the normal fuse that is burnt! Cool I've figured out the problem... possibly.

Thanks a lot!

[new05002]

The fuse itself is not the problem. Just an FYI. If the fuse blew there is an issue in the amp you will have to resolve

[sergiomunoz74]

Do you mean that there is something besides the two tubes that have died and the single fused that got spots? I put a longwinded post of my woes up before that last post on the last page.

To recap, somewhere along transportation two tubes presumably broke since the plastic pegs that hold the tube in were broken and stuck inside the power tube slot.. It ran fine till I cranked it probably overworking the two left over tubes and the fuse. Do you think this is a correct assumption. I'm gonna get it looked over but still, nothing to worry about?

[new05002]

sorry i missed that post. Broken guide pins are fine. I have done that before and generally that means nothing to be honest. Of course u would need to be careful when using the tubes again (if they are okay) as you need to manually line up the pins. Failure to do so will result in tube death of course.

The most likely scenario is that those 2 tubes are no good but it could be other things causing problems. If u know the history of the amp and know that there are no other problems then tubes is the most likely culprit.

[sergiomunoz74]

Well I guess possibly without the guide pins they were socketed all the way or just dead since they do not light up like the other two when turning on the amp. I think I want to get it checked just in case, I know the amp was given a look over about two months ago and had a cap job and such although I couldn't vouch for the age of the tubes, they don't look worn but again I don't have an eye for those things.

I think two new tubes and a fuse will be fine. Do you always need to bias new tubes? I was just wondering.

[AngryGoldfish]

nice, y'all. now it's the VROOOOOOOOOOM Room

Not personally into any other Sunn amp besides the Beta Lead really, but have any of you seen the two Model T's on ebay right now for $2500 each??!?
INSANE. I bet someone will pay it too.

They've become a collector's piece, unfortunately. And you do receive a lot of brownie points for owning an original, both in real life and on the Internet. Some, however, think you've wasted $1000.

If any of you cats are into country music, you oughta check out Dead Soldiers. http://deadsoldierstn.bandcamp.com/ If you remember iamthearm from HCFX doom room, it's his country outfit and it rules. Plus, Paul from Galaxicon is playin' drums!

Sweet. Will listen.

any you guys checked out the Wampler SLOstortion?

From what i hear on the youtube clips, i don't care too much for the crunch setting as i like the cranked overdrive setting...it does good distortion tone without sounding too modern and fizzy-thin.

Be interesting to hear from you that have tried it, or own one. As i will need a distortion pedal on my board soon, once I'm done with the fuzz and reverb section.

The SLOstortion is great. The midrange knob is amazing fun to tweak. It works like the Dr. Scientist Elements, where you can elicit thick guttural sounds or tight and focused sounds. I'd love to pick one up, but I just don't have the money. Does it sound like a Soldano SLO100? Yeah, but it's still a pedal and still limited as such.

Do you mean that there is something besides the two tubes that have died and the single fused that got spots? I put a longwinded post of my woes up before that last post on the last page.

To recap, somewhere along transportation two tubes presumably broke since the plastic pegs that hold the tube in were broken and stuck inside the power tube slot.. It ran fine till I cranked it probably overworking the two left over tubes and the fuse. Do you think this is a correct assumption. I'm gonna get it looked over but still, nothing to worry about?

The fuse is a safety mechanism, so when one blows it means the amp was faulting somewhere and needed to be shut down for safety reasons.