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08-05-2011, 10:28 AM
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i had my gk mb210 running into my gk mbe410. it was at my friends house while i wasnt, so my friends jammed on it. one of them turned the gain all the way up, and tuned on the fuzz factory pedal blew something in the amp. im taking it to get repaired and thats all fine.
but im wondering if the speakon cable could be damaeged in any way since it was connecting them? it doesnt look damaged or fried at all but then again ive never had this problem before.
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08-05-2011, 10:29 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Danville, VA | | | Shouldn't be, but I'd kick this guy's ass for blowing up my amp...
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08-05-2011, 10:33 AM
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so my friends jammed on it. one of them turned the gain all the way up, and tuned on the fuzz factory pedal blew something in the amp
| I hope they are paying for the repair plus buying you a drink for their rudeness, I would not dream of playing someones gear without asking first 
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08-05-2011, 10:36 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Poughkeepsie, NY | | | It's highly unlikely that the speaker cable suffered any damage. |
08-05-2011, 10:37 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Western Massachusetts, USA | | | luckily the repairs are all free!!
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08-05-2011, 10:53 AM
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Originally Posted by Hutzbordello  luckily the repairs are all free!! | Good. No charge for kicking butt either. And, man, I WOULD!
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08-05-2011, 11:22 AM
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Originally Posted by Hutzbordello it was at my friends house while i wasnt, so my friends jammed on it. one of them turned the gain all the way up, and tuned on the fuzz factory pedal blew something in the amp. | With friends like that... 
The speakon had nothing to do with it. Your amp was toasted by terminal stupidity. |
08-05-2011, 02:34 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2010 Location: UK | | Thinking about this issue, it would be good if the amp manufacturers explained this in their manuals, many buy a new amp and dont know what effect the knobs have or what damage they can do and why would they ?
My new amp (TC BH500) has an LED gain level indicator which I like, it helps get an understanding of the relationship between gain and master volume, plus I like flashing lights 
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08-05-2011, 02:35 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Bremen, Germany | | | If it were me I would demand to have the amp replaced and not repaired.
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08-05-2011, 04:09 PM
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08-05-2011, 05:24 PM
| | | | The Amp shouldn't have blown.
GK knows this and is fixing it under warranty. This is why they have a warranty. A quite good long warranty because this just doesn't happen much.
Now speakers - they only give a very short warranty.
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08-05-2011, 10:16 PM
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Originally Posted by GRAHAM SG1 Thinking about this issue, it would be good if the amp manufacturers explained this in their manuals, many buy a new amp and dont know what effect the knobs have or what damage they can do and why would they ?
My new amp (TC BH500) has an LED gain level indicator which I like, it helps get an understanding of the relationship between gain and master volume, plus I like flashing lights | To most people manuals are just trash can liners 
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