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Fender bassman 400H distortion problem

I'm getting a sporadic distortion problem with my bassman head. The signal will suddenly distort or even drop out all together. It sounds like the distortion you get with a bad cord but I know it's not the cord. This issue will go away just as fast as it shows up. It also seems to happen within the first 1/2 hour of being powered up. Any thoughts?