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Bonehead move

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wookie94588

May 21, 2007
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#1
At a gig last Saturday, I placed a pint glass of beer on my Markbass little mark II. Yes, it spilled a little down the front of the head. I started the second set with very low volume. I had sound, but not much. I had the bass all the way up, just to get some signal out. When I could make it over to the head, I turned it up almost all the way, and for the next couple of songs I had enough volume. As the evening went on, the volume returned. It was a juggling act to keep the volume right as the head "dried out"? By the end of the gig, it seemed to be ok, it does smell like beer in the fan hole though. Does anyone know if I ruined it? Oh, and DON"T PUT BEER ON YOUR AMP HEAD!!!!!
wookie:rollno:
 
#5
Generally, when electronics get wet you want to shut them down APSP. Then towel off as much as you can get to. If possible, disassemble them to allow through drying. You can use flux remover or even distilled water on most circuit boards. Contact cleaner/lube on pots & switches. Compress air can be good for forcing moisture out.
 
#11
Your head needs to be opened up and cleaned with an electronics cleaner. Unless you know what you are doing get a professional to look at it straight away as corrosion may be a factor (beer corrosive? Well on my brain certainly.), but the sugar content will certainly have an adverse effect when dirt starts to stick to it.

Now I'm wondering about bass frequencies and which one would produce the best head on a beer? Would it differ between ales, lagers and stouts?
 
#12
as a dumb kid, i went to see a local band that i particularly enjoyed. this night, probably the 10-12th show id seen them perform, friends and i had eaten some paper. the bassist played an SVT. he put his sammy a on top and they started.... the beer basically exploded volcano style. since i was yanging like a stupid kid, all i could do was laugh. almost uncontrollably even. at the end of the song, he realized what had happened, then said something like "i wondered what y'all were laughing at". the beach of it all wa sthat they were sounding great and put on an awesome show--- at least i remember it that way.

man, i felt really bad later. i wouldve hated me if i were the bassist. i can only imagine he shared my sentiment.

point? live and learn.

hope your amp makes it.
 
#13
Agree on the need for a good rinsing. It'll most likely be fine, but it might get weird with odd little problems down the road. Only time will tell.

You were very lucky. Wet electronics are about as unstable as 1800's nitroglycerine. And about as dangerous.

Get it in for service ASAP.
 
#16
I once saw a whole class of coke fall into a nice new Yamaha 01V digital mixing desk. That console got fixed time and time again and was never the same again. The repair technicians even nicknamed it "The coke-a-cola console". The coke kept corroding components gradually for years.

Keep ALL drinks away from electronics!!!!!
 

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