So, I've been using my MarkBass LM3 the most lately. Yesterday, I decided to switch to my Aguilar Tonehammer 500. Hooked it up to a MB 102p cabinet, powered it up but there was a loud crackling sound when I turned up the Master volume which was on zero. Now, the teeeter won't work. Who do I blame, the amp or the cabinet?
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Who Do I Blame?
- Thread starter SJan3
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- Feb 12, 2006
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Does the speaker still work fine with the other amp?
Does the TH amp work fine otherwise? Or, is there distortion with the TH amp?
There may now be two problems.
Does the TH amp work fine otherwise? Or, is there distortion with the TH amp?
There may now be two problems.
I haven't hooked the Markbass head back up yet. I will and report back. Thank you.
Glad you suggested it. The tweeter seems fine w/ the Markbass head. Afterward, I hooked the Aguilar back up and the tweeter seems to be working as well. Maybe I'm just used to the extended high end of the LittleMark3 vs the Tonehammer.
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- Feb 12, 2006
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- 5
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- Development Engineer-Mesa Boogie, Development Engineer-Genzler (pedals), Product Support-Genz Benz
That, I don't know. I had that head in plastic. I thought that would keep the dust out?
- Feb 12, 2006
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Ummm, there's fan cooling on the head, it can not be operated inside a plastic bag. It needs ventilation. This may or may not be related to your problem.
Now I’ve seen everything- A rig condom?!?!?!!!
Just a guess, but I was thinking that he takes the plastic off when he uses it?..
It may have a self resetting fuse for the tweeter. You may have had some moisture build up in the amp causing the crackling sound, this could trip the tweeter fuse and if it's the self resetting type it will come back to normal after a while.
I can't really find enough info on MB products to tell for sure but I have seen these fuses in use from time to time.
I can't really find enough info on MB products to tell for sure but I have seen these fuses in use from time to time.
It's always good to assume someone isn't a complete jackass
, besides; there is no hole in the bag at the input jack. That is an indicator the OP isn't powering this up and using it with the plastic on 
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I don't know if the law applies to bass amp heads but... just sayin ...
"A man who suffocated his girlfriend by putting a plastic bag over her head has been jailed for 10 years."
"A man who suffocated his girlfriend by putting a plastic bag over her head has been jailed for 10 years."
I have to give you an award for dust avoidance innovation.
I positive the manual has some warnings about ventilation. i.e. don't block the vents, allow enough space for ventilation. etc. but maybe some thermal circuit kicked in before major damage.
blame it on the bOOgie!
The tweeters in those cabinets are very vulnerable to distortion, I blew mine in seconds.
The tweeters in those cabinets are very vulnerable to distortion, I blew mine in seconds.
A second vote on the frailty of the MB tweeters. I had two different MB cabs with tweeter failure within a few months of each other. Neither was stressed at all sonically or physically.
edit to disambiguate: MB = MarkBass
edit to disambiguate: MB = MarkBass
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Everybody is a bit OCD, but the wrap suggests it stays on all the time cause there's dust at gigs.
