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Guitar amp

My cousin has a guitar amp, and after 15 or 20 minutes of playing it pops. It sounds like a paintball gun on full auto. It is a 65 watt Fender Combo. You guys have anyidea what could be wrong, and is it worth taking to a shop for repair.