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URGENT Drummer may have fried my WT800
- Thread starter aguacateojos
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Sometimes folks not knowing how to plug stuff in correctly works out better for you, although sadly not in this case.
My late-brother sold my guitar-friend an old Peavey bass stack (I forget the model, but has 1x18" and 2x8" in the cab, with a giant heavy head on top - circa 1990) and the guy hacked guitar thru it for a few years before giving up on anything with strings. Figured he'd sell it to my bass-friend a few months ago for $50 saying that it had been broken for a few years.
Bass-friend plugged the cab correctly into the head and it worked. Hates the sound though, says it's awful and unresponsive, so he'll sell the whole stack to me if I can ever get to California to pick it up; $50 and a small bottle of good whiskey. Maybe I'll get new speakers for it.
*subscribed to thread - wanna hear how this pans out*
My late-brother sold my guitar-friend an old Peavey bass stack (I forget the model, but has 1x18" and 2x8" in the cab, with a giant heavy head on top - circa 1990) and the guy hacked guitar thru it for a few years before giving up on anything with strings. Figured he'd sell it to my bass-friend a few months ago for $50 saying that it had been broken for a few years.
Bass-friend plugged the cab correctly into the head and it worked. Hates the sound though, says it's awful and unresponsive, so he'll sell the whole stack to me if I can ever get to California to pick it up; $50 and a small bottle of good whiskey. Maybe I'll get new speakers for it.
*subscribed to thread - wanna hear how this pans out*
At the very LEAST...you should make him lie down with his kick drum pedal at his crotch and you should "have at it"....I would suggest listening to Led Zepplin's "Good Times Bad Times" and Bonhams foot work there.....then let him have it.
Short of that? SEAL team 6 is a good bet.
Short of that? SEAL team 6 is a good bet.
So, on a scale from 1-Fed what do you think the amp's situation is? We're discussing the pros/cons of waiting and paying to repair the amp or finding another/comparable amp and having that be a replacement.
I have to say it's a crap shoot. Looks like the Eden is not an inexpensive amp. Rather than looking for another comparable bass head, another option is to shell out some smaller coin for a micro head that will get you through the next few weeks and then serve as a spare.
It's exactly the same thing as plugging a speaker cable from one output directly into the other.
That gives me the chills just thinking about what that could have done. Hope it's not completly fried.
Incredible. That's the way to handle other people's gear. Kick drum pedal at his crotch I can agree with, but playing Zeppelin to him is just too cruel.
2 words that don't go together "drummer" and "thought".
As long as he steps up & pays for the repair or replacement & never touches it again, sounds like about all you can ask for.
As long as he steps up & pays for the repair or replacement & never touches it again, sounds like about all you can ask for.
This is why I never loan equipment. I've worked hard to buy the equipment and instruments I own - not for someone else to mess up. If you loan equipment, damage is a risk you have to take, and more often than not, expect.
In fact, I will forcefully tell a punter to go away if I feel they are getting too close to me or the stage area in general and likely to cause damage. I've already had to play a whole set without my pedalboard because of some drunken idiot getting too close and standing on a PSU cable, or another one falling over a monitor and knocking my mic stand flying into my bass.
I urge anyone who takes their equipment out in public to make sure no-one else uses it, and secondly to get it insured. It amazes me the number of people who post stories about expensive damage or theft of high end gear who haven't taken the simple and relatively inexpensive steps to get it insured.
In fact, I will forcefully tell a punter to go away if I feel they are getting too close to me or the stage area in general and likely to cause damage. I've already had to play a whole set without my pedalboard because of some drunken idiot getting too close and standing on a PSU cable, or another one falling over a monitor and knocking my mic stand flying into my bass.
I urge anyone who takes their equipment out in public to make sure no-one else uses it, and secondly to get it insured. It amazes me the number of people who post stories about expensive damage or theft of high end gear who haven't taken the simple and relatively inexpensive steps to get it insured.
did you call Gary in Belchertown MASS, at the ampworks ? I've heard good things and he's probably closer than Boston
I'll make a bet that the output transistors of one or both channels are shorted. Thus your fuses blowing. Tech time!
This is what happens when a drummer touches anything with wires & knobs.
Best they should stick to their sticks..
This. x1000.
Yes, most likely fried output devices.
What your dumber did was effectively parallel bridging your Eden; the problem is that I do not know of any MI amp designed to do that, and certainly not the Eden.
Just gave him a call - explained the situation, he sounded positive about taking a look at the amp. We're bringing it in tomorrow morning for a free examination. The funny thing is that the drummer called him the day after it happened and was given a negative response; I guess the manner in which the situation is presented goes a long way towards effecting the outcome.
As to the numerous comments about physically harming my drummer, they are unnecessary and unhelpful. I posted a thread asking for technical advice, not torture advice - he's a good friend, and works regularly in the audio world. He made a mistake and is trying to make it right: please stop with the off-topic remarks.
aguacateojos I hope everything works out with the repair, and its a good thing your drummer is a stand up guy doing all he can to get this head fixed.
nice
Yea ... that is a funny thing
If that doesn't work there's a guy in Northampton I can point you to. He's a tube amp wizard ... I don't know about his work with solid state but he's a straight shooter and will tell you straight up if he's not comfortable with the Eden. Shoot me a PM if you want his info.
good luck
