Hello and kia ora all,
My Markbass Little Mark Vintage (Gold Line) has a weird intermittent fault where it powers up, then immediately seems to power off (all the lights turn off, including the tube). Then, the nanosecond I flick the power switch to turn it off, the lights come back on - and then go off again.
It doesn't do it every time, but it does it most of the time. After a few power cycles it seems to sort itself out. Sometimes it seems like removing the cable from the input helps, but I might be imagining that.
Once it's going, I've never had a problem with the amp. But it also means I have a hard time trusting it at gigs...
I'm sure the advice will be to try a tech, but is there anything I can investigate beforehand? Or a systematic way to rule out problems?
And has anyone experienced something similar?
I just know an 'intermittent issue' is a recipe for an expensive bill...
My Markbass Little Mark Vintage (Gold Line) has a weird intermittent fault where it powers up, then immediately seems to power off (all the lights turn off, including the tube). Then, the nanosecond I flick the power switch to turn it off, the lights come back on - and then go off again.
It doesn't do it every time, but it does it most of the time. After a few power cycles it seems to sort itself out. Sometimes it seems like removing the cable from the input helps, but I might be imagining that.
Once it's going, I've never had a problem with the amp. But it also means I have a hard time trusting it at gigs...
I'm sure the advice will be to try a tech, but is there anything I can investigate beforehand? Or a systematic way to rule out problems?
And has anyone experienced something similar?
I just know an 'intermittent issue' is a recipe for an expensive bill...
