http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2013/01/07/how-can-you-tell-if-you-just-blew-your-amp Comments On: How Can You Tell If You Just Blew Your Amp? by Grant Brissey en-us Copyright 2013 The Stranger. All rights reserved. This RSS file is offered to individuals, The Stranger readers, and non-commercial organizations only. Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact The Stranger. webmaster@thestranger.com (The Stranger Webmaster) Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:00:01 -0700 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:45:00 -0700 Foundation http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Posted by Grant Brissey, Emeritus]]> Wed, 09 Jan 2013 21:23:43 -0800 The Stranger
1-eliminate all other potential issues (cords, pedals, guitars)
2-check power (power strip, GFI, Breaker)
3-check tubes -are they lighting up?
4-check fuse- is it blown?

(swap amp, play show, continue troubleshoot at home)

5- smell amp- does it smell like toast? (literally, like toast) -if so, you burnt up something
6- pull and check tubes - tap them, look at them, test them if you have another amp or a tube tester
7-pull speaker- push on cone, does it grind/catch instead of move smoothly
8-does the speaker read OK on a multi-meter (if you get no ohms that is bad)
9- if yes to #5 pull out the chassis and look for obviously burnt components ( and cold solder joints while you're in there. Then take it to a tech, cause you're just gonna fuck it up if you start messing around with it.
10-remember the big caps carry lethal voltages for many days after the amp was last used (even unplugged). if you don't know what you're doing don't go sticking fingers in there.
Posted by Chris Jury]]> Wed, 09 Jan 2013 14:34:28 -0800 The Stranger Posted by ripcord]]> Wed, 09 Jan 2013 10:29:57 -0800 The Stranger
If it's still on but is just sounding like shit, get a new speaker. My VT-22 has gone through a shit ton of speakers, and it was all my fault. I kept getting 2 50watt 12" speakers. 100w amp, makes sense. Amazingly, once I threw in an Eminence 150w, and a Roland 75w (I think), that hasn't had any problems.

But back to the beginning - more details.
Posted by michaelp]]> Wed, 09 Jan 2013 07:48:00 -0800 The Stranger
Lee Cizek just played it :/

(I can't have nice things)
Posted by LEE.]]> Tue, 08 Jan 2013 18:44:48 -0800 The Stranger Posted by MacCrocodile]]> Mon, 07 Jan 2013 22:44:40 -0800 The Stranger Your knees hurt and your mouth tastes like bleach.
Posted by That was too easy]]> Mon, 07 Jan 2013 22:35:22 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Totalpukoid]]> Mon, 07 Jan 2013 21:56:55 -0800 The Stranger Posted by J. Burns]]> Mon, 07 Jan 2013 10:28:39 -0800 The Stranger