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LANEY AMP KAPUT!

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lightningDolt

Feb 9, 2008
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#1
I have come into possession of a Laney 50 Watt "Lead Guitar" tube amp. I have checked the fuses, wiring inside and Connector plug and they are O.K. When I turn it on nothing happens. The lighted On/Off switch doesn't light and neither does anything else.
It doesn't seem to be getting any power, I figure the switch should at least light but it doesn't and I cannot figure out why?
Any ideas or anyone have any experience with the Laney Tube amps AOR series? Thanks in advance
 
#2
Hi.

Something about Your post gives me an impression that you're not too familiar with tube amps or amps in general?

There's a lot that can go wrong when poking around tube amps and the result is quite permanent, like horizontal ;).

However IF You're familiar with troubleshooting, the PT primary / primary circuit is the first on the check-list, start with that.

Regards
sam
 
#4
dude, your circut board could be fried, check the resistors, capacitors, all the electronic parts with a multimeter, any one that doesnt have a reading, its fried, find out the value and replace the part. in the end it sould work. if not idk wat you should do
 
#5
Thanks to you all. I didn't realize that anything further down the line could prevent the switch from lighting I know there are lethal things that can happen to you inside a Tube Amp and so I am pretty cautious when searching around in there. Let me ask you this- Considering it's sizable cost new is it worth fixing for say up to a couple of hundred bucks, IYOOC ? Is it well respected by Players? Thanks again, You can learn anything at this site.
 
#7
Hi.

Since Marshalls, Fenders and Mesas are pretty much the majority of the tube amps we have here, I have no personal experience with Laney tube amps. I'd say that any tube amp gets some respect from somebody, so it's not a bad investment at all IMHO.

Smaller tube amps are generally preferred nowadays, so I'd say the 50 Watter is a good choice. Cranked 100W tube stack is not something You want to hear in a small-medium club.

Tube amps in general are really straight forward to diagnose if there's only one fault, with cascade effect faults it's another story. $50 should give You an estimate what's wrong with it.

Regards
Sam
 

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