Recent content by paulp8246

Defiinitaly the head. I can not een have an instrument going into it an it still makes the noise. Have tried switching cables from the wad to the speaker cabinet too. Problem persisits unfortunately.

Thanks for the tips. None of the knobs effect the windy sound. I assume that that means that it is "after the controls." I am thoroughly stumped. I think I need to take this into a professional. Atleast you have given me some significant information to pass on. Thanks Jerrold.

"Flicker noise" is a very good term for what I'm experiencing. I wish I knew about electronics so I could try to look at the semiconductors. I don't think I would even know what to look for. By the way, it is getting worse...much worse. The other day at practice I just had to shut it off it was...

It is not a tube amp. (Sorry, should have mentioned that initially.) Any other ideas?

I have an Ampeg cab. I have tried it though another speaker cab though and the problem persists. Pretty sure I have localized it to the head.

Also, I should point out that I have had this amp for about six years now. This is a relatively new issue. Worked perfectly for 5+ years before this happened.

Hmm...not quite sure what you mean. There is no mic involved. Not sure what big caps are either.

I have an Ampeg B2R bass head that is frustrating me. I will be playing through it fine, but after some time (About 10 minutes) it will make a strange "windy" type of sound. It is intermittent, not constant...comes and goes. I talked to some people and they said that it could just be dusty...