Old amp, some problems

Tylerrr51 · #1 03-23-2010, 02:42 PM

Well I first have to say that i have a peavey 400 series musician head going to a peavey 412 cab with 210 watts and have some minor problems. When I play the open E it sounds like a chorus'y buzz, only with the E though. Ive put paper in the nut to no avail. what should my settings be to get a nice clean bassy sound?

Secondly, my speakers sometimes pop and while playing and its constantly sounding bad and like somethings loose in there and shaking. its from the late 70s i believe so are the speakers worn out?

I got this rig for 200 all together and its my first big rig compared to practice amps.

Rick Auricchio · #2 03-23-2010, 02:48 PM

See if the noise is there with another bass. If so, it's probably bad speakers.

Tylerrr51 · #3 03-23-2010, 02:51 PM

it is with other basses, looks like im gonna need to save up some more money and put my other project aside.

bassmanrocke · #4 03-24-2010, 04:36 PM

If this is a guitar 412 it may not have the right speakers in the first place. It might be cheepest just to locate a good bass-only cab(410 or 215).

Tylerrr51 · #5 03-24-2010, 06:56 PM

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Originally Posted by bassmanrocke

If this is a guitar 412 it may not have the right speakers in the first place. It might be cheepest just to locate a good bass-only cab(410 or 215).

Thats what i was planning on doing, as i said to the other folks, my dad wanted me to look into the speaker replacement. Im going to my local music store to see if i can get good deals on used cabs