Recent content by Tony Burton

I have a small, cheap amp - (15W gear4music) that emits a high pitched buzzing noise (like on an old LW/MW radio not tuned into a station) when turned on with the volume on anything but 0. The noise increases in volume as the volume of the amp is increased. Any thoughts - easy fix? Just trying...

Massive thanks guys - I'd have definitely destroyed it without your advice! Going to order the spray tonight and will report back on whether it works or not. :)

THanks I appreciate the advice guys, but I didn't mean WD40 the substance, I meant the Brand - i.e. this: Invalid Link Removed When I research Caig Deoxit, there are two types, regular and gold - which should I use? Also, I had anticipated simply spraying a fast drying chemical into the pot...

Hmm - Caig DeOxit is pretty expensive and I'll probably never use it again. I was planning to use a small amount of wd40 contact cleaner. Is this likely to damage it?

Yeah it's been sitting a while in a garage. It crackles the same no matter what I connect to it. I'll have a go at taking it apart and cleaning the pot. Thanks!

I acquired an Ashdown MAG 300 Amp from a mate who emigrated and wanted to test it before selling it for him. I don't have any instruments to test it with as he took his guitars with him, but with an audio cable from my Pc I can get it working ok. The only problem is it crackles when the Input...