Hi all, (those not interested in background, skip to the second-to-last paragraph)
Background: I recently formed a new band with some long-time friends of mine, and will hopefully be gigging on a regular basis. I've been playing for about six years and have had experience in small combo groups, jazz bands, musicals, band/orchestra, etc. But most of these gigs were either one-offs, or in a school setting where equipment was provided.
My primary amp, for practice and performance (thus far), has been a Carvin Pro Bass 200. For those who aren't familiar, it's a rather large combo amp: 160 watts, 15" speaker, and a tweeter/pad. I really love the sound that I can get out of it and the fact that it has output jacks in the back that, it appears, can be used to utilize this amp as a head and stack it with some smaller (like 80W) combos. This is especially important to me as a college student with a shoestring budget.
As noted above, I haven't actually needed to use my own equipment very often. But with the new band, I'm going to need to start. But my Carvin has proved to be somewhat temperamental. On occasion, while playing, the amp will cut out and I'll have to turn it on and off to get the sound to come back. Additionally, the amp head (I know it's a combo, but it's essentially a head and small cab in one) seems to overheat when playing for half an hour or more.
Any ideas on what could be wrong with the amp, or anything I can do to fix/prevent these issues? I know it's not the bass or cable as both have been replaced over time and the occasional amp issues persist. Sorry for the long intro, but I wanted to make it clear that, if at all possible, I'd rather not do away with this amp.
Thanks all
Background: I recently formed a new band with some long-time friends of mine, and will hopefully be gigging on a regular basis. I've been playing for about six years and have had experience in small combo groups, jazz bands, musicals, band/orchestra, etc. But most of these gigs were either one-offs, or in a school setting where equipment was provided.
My primary amp, for practice and performance (thus far), has been a Carvin Pro Bass 200. For those who aren't familiar, it's a rather large combo amp: 160 watts, 15" speaker, and a tweeter/pad. I really love the sound that I can get out of it and the fact that it has output jacks in the back that, it appears, can be used to utilize this amp as a head and stack it with some smaller (like 80W) combos. This is especially important to me as a college student with a shoestring budget.
As noted above, I haven't actually needed to use my own equipment very often. But with the new band, I'm going to need to start. But my Carvin has proved to be somewhat temperamental. On occasion, while playing, the amp will cut out and I'll have to turn it on and off to get the sound to come back. Additionally, the amp head (I know it's a combo, but it's essentially a head and small cab in one) seems to overheat when playing for half an hour or more.
Any ideas on what could be wrong with the amp, or anything I can do to fix/prevent these issues? I know it's not the bass or cable as both have been replaced over time and the occasional amp issues persist. Sorry for the long intro, but I wanted to make it clear that, if at all possible, I'd rather not do away with this amp.
Thanks all
