I'm playing a Spector Legend through an Ampeg ba112 and have an issue that seems to appear out of nowhere, then disappears for weeks or months.
I love the Ampeg amp. I get compliments on my tone all the time, so I hate to put this girl out to pasture. Worse yet, I don't have the funds to get a bigger rig anytime soon and buying another one of these seems like a waste since it's really only good for small venues, rehearsals, and practice. I bought this one used online so I don't know how old it is or how it was treated prior to my owning it. For the first 3 months of use, never had a single issue. Then out of the blue, the amp suddenly cut out while playing one day. A crackle like static almost sound when attempting to play, and then no sound whatsoever. The issue has only occured at home in my apmt. Fortunately never at a band rehearsal or live gig.
Each time this has happened I've only had the volume on the amp fairly low (notch 2 or 3 or the 7'clock or 8'clock position). I'll be playing out of a book or some exercise during practice and then their is a little crackle and the amp cuts out. The first time it happened I was playing on my Ibanez SG w/ Active pickups. I swapped out the batteries in the bass but the problem didn't disappear that day. I shut off the amp, turned it back on, and repeated after it did it a couple more times. Then it sounded fine and the issue didn't appear again till a few weeks later. Did it for 2 days in a row, then stopped all the way. Then I bought a new bass.
I bought my Spector back in August or September, I forget, and for a couple of months, the amp issue never came back. Practicing 7 days a week at the above mentioned volume, then 2 band practices a week in a very small rehearsal studio where i've only had to turn it up to notch 4 or 5 (11'clock / Noon). Then suddenly, it happened last Wednesday. I go buy a brand new pack of Duracell 9volts, swap out the batteries thinking that was the issue but it happened again. Side note that may or may not be related, about 2 weeks ago, 2 Monster cables died. Thinking it was maybe the amp cutting out without the pre-crackle that I would normally hear, that maybe that was the issue and not the cables. But when I plugged the cables into my guitar amp, and fire up my Schector 7 string, they didn't work, so I knew the cables were bad. The first one I had since May. I switched it out with a brand new one that I hadn't used and was living in my case as a back up cable. 1 week later, it died. I don't think the 2 cables dying are related to the amp randomly acting up, but thought I would mention it since it is odd that 2 cables died.
I bought a new rotoworld cable earlier this week and the first night using it during practice, no problem. Then later that night, I go to play again and static, cut out.
Last night, I had no issues whatosever.
I know it's not the bass or cables as I've replicated the issue on 2 instruments and now 4 different cables.
I haven't been able to find anything through google regarding the problem. But I'm hoping this sounds familiar to someone on here who may have an idea where the issue lies with the possibility of fixing it myself.
I love the Ampeg amp. I get compliments on my tone all the time, so I hate to put this girl out to pasture. Worse yet, I don't have the funds to get a bigger rig anytime soon and buying another one of these seems like a waste since it's really only good for small venues, rehearsals, and practice. I bought this one used online so I don't know how old it is or how it was treated prior to my owning it. For the first 3 months of use, never had a single issue. Then out of the blue, the amp suddenly cut out while playing one day. A crackle like static almost sound when attempting to play, and then no sound whatsoever. The issue has only occured at home in my apmt. Fortunately never at a band rehearsal or live gig.
Each time this has happened I've only had the volume on the amp fairly low (notch 2 or 3 or the 7'clock or 8'clock position). I'll be playing out of a book or some exercise during practice and then their is a little crackle and the amp cuts out. The first time it happened I was playing on my Ibanez SG w/ Active pickups. I swapped out the batteries in the bass but the problem didn't disappear that day. I shut off the amp, turned it back on, and repeated after it did it a couple more times. Then it sounded fine and the issue didn't appear again till a few weeks later. Did it for 2 days in a row, then stopped all the way. Then I bought a new bass.
I bought my Spector back in August or September, I forget, and for a couple of months, the amp issue never came back. Practicing 7 days a week at the above mentioned volume, then 2 band practices a week in a very small rehearsal studio where i've only had to turn it up to notch 4 or 5 (11'clock / Noon). Then suddenly, it happened last Wednesday. I go buy a brand new pack of Duracell 9volts, swap out the batteries thinking that was the issue but it happened again. Side note that may or may not be related, about 2 weeks ago, 2 Monster cables died. Thinking it was maybe the amp cutting out without the pre-crackle that I would normally hear, that maybe that was the issue and not the cables. But when I plugged the cables into my guitar amp, and fire up my Schector 7 string, they didn't work, so I knew the cables were bad. The first one I had since May. I switched it out with a brand new one that I hadn't used and was living in my case as a back up cable. 1 week later, it died. I don't think the 2 cables dying are related to the amp randomly acting up, but thought I would mention it since it is odd that 2 cables died.
I bought a new rotoworld cable earlier this week and the first night using it during practice, no problem. Then later that night, I go to play again and static, cut out.
Last night, I had no issues whatosever.
I know it's not the bass or cables as I've replicated the issue on 2 instruments and now 4 different cables.
I haven't been able to find anything through google regarding the problem. But I'm hoping this sounds familiar to someone on here who may have an idea where the issue lies with the possibility of fixing it myself.
all the way !
