Amp is making a BOOM sound. Whats wrong??

NOT · #1 08-26-2011, 06:49 AM

I am using a GK MBE-III.

Is it safe to plug in my bass?

How much will it be to repair

jacojbass · #2 08-26-2011, 06:52 AM

mine booms all the time on the weekend LOL....seriously take it to a tech you can't diagnose stuff like that here.

Thunder Pulse · #3 08-26-2011, 08:28 AM

Dude, seriously. Your description is "the amp goes boom" and you expect someone here to be able to tell you how much it'll cost to repair?

greenboy · #4 08-26-2011, 08:37 AM

At Earl Scheib, $99.95 - no diagnosis needed, credit not a problem, offer may not include extras, void where prohibited by law

stingraysvt · #5 08-26-2011, 08:38 AM

I pay extra for the amps that go boom!

**BFISHER1970** · #6 08-26-2011, 08:41 AM

play closer to the bridge

staindbass · #7 08-26-2011, 09:21 AM

its only safe when the volume is down before plugging in a bass.

staindbass · #8 08-26-2011, 09:24 AM

describe the problem in more detail? when does it go boom, how often does it boom. what are you doing when it goes boom.

BassmanPaul · #9 08-26-2011, 11:01 AM

When it goes Boom Boom do the lights go out???

eyeballkid · #10 08-26-2011, 11:03 AM

my girl goes BOOM AAAAAAALLLLLLLL NIIIIIIIIIGGGHHTT LOOOOOOOOOONG!
is there something wrong with her?

Buster Brown · #11 08-26-2011, 11:07 AM

Yeah.....all kidding aside....you will have to provide a "tad" more information for anyone to take a stab at your problem...

tdub0199 · #12 08-26-2011, 11:07 AM

OP, can you give us a little more info? Maybe like: when does the boom occur? what are you doing when the boom occurs?

NOT · #13 08-26-2011, 10:13 PM

The booming only happens when I turn it on. Sometimes it doesn't, but two thirds of the time it does.

Everything stays on, and all of the controls work.

**BFISHER1970** · #14 08-26-2011, 10:16 PM

Just turn the volume all the way down when you turn it on.

eyeballkid · #15 08-26-2011, 10:16 PM

so is it more "boom", "bbbbbbboooooooooooooom", or " BOOOOOOOM-SHAKA-LACK-LACK-LACKA-LACKY-LACK"?

will33 · #16 08-26-2011, 10:18 PM

So far we've learned it doesn't make any wierd noises when it's shut off.

GhostKey · #17 08-26-2011, 10:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eyeballkid

so is it more "boom", "bbbbbbboooooooooooooom", or " BOOOOOOOM-SHAKA-LACK-LACK-LACKA-LACKY-LACK"?

HAHAHA! I'm crying from laughter

grendle · #18 08-26-2011, 10:39 PM

The magic smoke didn't come out did it? If so what color?

NOT · #19 08-26-2011, 11:09 PM

I have turned the volume all the way down when I turn it on, and there is still a Boom sound.

When I turn the volume up, there is a very noticeable buzzing. The buzzing did not occure this morning, or any time before that.

Ezmar · #20 08-26-2011, 11:48 PM

So it's not just a "power on boom"? Is the boom coming through the speakers or is it the actual amp itself? If it's the latter, there's something seriously wrong. I don't really know anything about amps, but Try to describe this boom. Boom is a very general word, from the sound of a lot of low end in a sound (Generally not a "problem'), to the sound of an atomic bomb detonating. Can we narrow it down a little?