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Old 08-19-2011, 01:24 PM
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Mesa 400+ shorting out?

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I've got a Mesa 400+ head that I recently had all the power tubes replaced and biased in, but I'm still having some issues. The head will just cut out and not give me the volume I need! I usually run the pre-amp volume at about 9 and the master at like 2 1/2. The last show I played it just went quiet, no blown fuses though. I remedied my problem by switching both volumes to 6 (master and preamp.) anyone have any idea what is going on? I think it might be preamp tubes. Any thoughts y'all?
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Old 08-19-2011, 06:08 PM
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Did you do the tube replacement, or did you have it done by an amp tech. If you did it, take it in to see a real amp tech. If your tech did it, find another, more qualified amp tech.
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Old 08-19-2011, 06:42 PM
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2 easy things you could try:

Make sure your Effects blend knob is set to zero.

And also try patching a guitar cord between your Effects send and return jacks - (If this helps your problem, the switching contacts in your return-jack probably just need to be cleaned/serviced)
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