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Topic: sarno black box snap crackle pop |
ebb
From:
nj
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Posted 12 Jul 2005 6:37 pm |
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| my black box, which i adore, started making snap crackle pop noises. since i do not use any other effects i removed it between the output of the guitar and the volume pedal which silenced the noises and made it clear how much it adds to the tone when it doesn't make those noises. i tested all of the george l cable used in the hookup seperately and there was no added noises. the volume pedal is a passive pot franklin pedal. any ideas on this before i contact brad? |
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Mark Herrick
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Bakersfield, CA
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Posted 12 Jul 2005 10:26 pm
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If the Black Box has a tube in it, I'd try replacing that first...
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ebb
From:
nj
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Posted 13 Jul 2005 3:15 am
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| it does have a tube but the box is only a few months old. i have never had tubes go out so fast before |
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Jon Light
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Saugerties, NY
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Posted 13 Jul 2005 3:21 am
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| Ed--that can definitely happen. A perfectly good sounding/testing tube can just go south out of nowhere. Some labels even have a reputation for doing that although Brad cetainly does his homework and uses tubes with good track records--JJ Teslas, I believe? Anyway, swapping the tube is certainly the first thing I would do. And it's really the only user fix. Anything else should be left to Brad to check out. |
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ebb
From:
nj
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Posted 13 Jul 2005 3:58 am
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you're right jon. i just pulled it and this is the guy http://www.tubedepot.com/jj-ecc82.html
i'll be in the city today so can you recommend a place to get a replacement?
thanks
ed
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Jon Light
From:
Saugerties, NY
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Posted 13 Jul 2005 4:13 am
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hmmm. Unfortunately I think most music stores will probably have stuff like Sovtek and that's not really recommended. My advice is to call or go online here:
http://www.eurotubes.com/index.htm
I've had numerous great dealings with Bob and his turnaround time is exceptional. Get right on it and you might have your tube Friday.
Just FYI, that ECC82 also goes by the name 12AU7---one and the same. Good luck. |
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Larry Hamilton
From:
Amarillo,Tx
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Posted 13 Jul 2005 6:11 am
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I would call Brad Sarno and let him advise you on it. That way there would be absolutely now doubt about anything. Just my opinion.
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Brad Sarno
From:
St. Louis, MO USA
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Posted 13 Jul 2005 7:50 am
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Hey Ed. Let me take care of that for you. It's all part of the warrantee. I'll get a fresh tube in the mail to you today. If that doesn't fix it, then we'll figure it out and get you taken care of. Please send me an email to confirm your current mailing address.
Thanks,
Brad
www.steelguitarblackbox.com
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ebb
From:
nj
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Lee Baucum
From:
McAllen, Texas (Extreme South) The Final Frontier
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Posted 13 Jul 2005 10:20 am
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It's great to have guys like Brad Sarno, Keith Hilton, and Jerry Wallace providing products and service for our community. If something is wrong, they fix it. No questions asked.
Lee, from South Texas |
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Roger Crawford
From:
Griffin, GA USA
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Posted 13 Jul 2005 12:16 pm
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| Man...that's customer service! Way to go, Brad. |
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Jerry Roller
From:
Van Buren, Arkansas USA
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Posted 13 Jul 2005 3:12 pm
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I would have expected no less from Brad. I knew it was just a matter of his finding out about the problem.
Jerry |
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Bobby Boggs
From:
Upstate SC.
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Posted 13 Jul 2005 5:42 pm
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James Quackenbush
From:
Pomona, New York, USA
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Posted 14 Jul 2005 6:21 am
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Now THAT''S What I mean !!......  |
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ebb
From:
nj
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Posted 15 Jul 2005 3:19 pm
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| i want to let everone know that because i did not want to play, even one day, without my black box i reinserted the old tube and have not had a problem yet. maybe it was a seating problem but the new tube arrived today regardless. thank you brad for a great product and even greater service. |
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Mark Herrick
From:
Bakersfield, CA
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Posted 16 Jul 2005 1:45 pm
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Also not unusual for that type of problem to be cured by cleaning a tube socket and tube pins...
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John Daugherty
From:
Rolla, Missouri, USA
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Posted 16 Jul 2005 2:23 pm
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| That's why I quit using tube amps many years ago. When I used a tube amp every day, it was a routine procedure to wiggle the tubes in their sockets before every performance. If I didn't do that, I might be playing the Rice Crispy song without warning. I do not intend this to say anything bad about Brads Black Box. I am sure it is a fine product. I just mean to offer a hint to check that socket connection if you do hear the Rice Krispys. My problems were caused by Fender amps that had the tubes hanging under the amp chassis. This caused the heat to rise and heat the socket. I don't think this would be a common problem with the Black Box. |
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David L. Donald
From:
Koh Samui Island, Thailand
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Posted 11 Aug 2005 1:31 am
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And use a good anti-oxidation spray on the contacts befor inserting the tube.
This makes the time between incidents much better. |
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Mark Herrick
From:
Bakersfield, CA
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Posted 11 Aug 2005 11:57 am
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| My problems were caused by Fender amps that had the tubes hanging under the amp chassis. This caused the heat to rise and heat the socket. |
When I rebuilt my Twin Reverb and put it in a new cabinet I installed a small muffin fan to circulate air around the tubes/transformer. I think all tube amps should have this feature. |
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James Quackenbush
From:
Pomona, New York, USA
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Posted 13 Aug 2005 8:26 am
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John D.
Sorry to hear that you gave up a good tube sound because of the woe's of tube maintainance ...I get more noise from single coil pickup's, but I'm not going to give them up for humbuckers....You're missing out on a lot of great sounding amps !!.... I do have to admit though that the Solid State amps like the Steel King, and the Webb have me scratching my head a bit .... .....They sure sound tubey to me !!......Jim |
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