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Topic: Peavey Repair In Nyc??? |
Jon DeLorme
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Brooklyn New York, USA
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Posted 10 Nov 2014 10:50 am |
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I have a bandit 112 that is sick. Reverb is shot, volume knobs are risky to turn since the whole thing can cut out if the pot hits its "dead zone".
Anyone have reccomendations? |
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Erv Niehaus
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Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 10 Nov 2014 1:24 pm
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Walter Bowden
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Wilmington, North Carolina, USA
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Posted 10 Nov 2014 4:43 pm
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Hey John. I have a Bandit 112 that was made many years ago in Meridian, MS and still use it regularly for my 6 string electric. It's a pretty versatile and reasonably rugged amp but as they age, input jacks, contacts, reverb pan plugs/jacks, pots, pre out/amp in jacks,speaker connectors etc. can get dirty and cause buku problems. Playing in smokey bars, outdoor gigs, beach clubs, damp weather and sitting/bouncing in a trailer can exacerbate the problem.
Mine started cutting out and getting real noisy about a year ago so I completely removed my amp chassis so I could clean all the contacts/jacks/pots/plugs with contact cleaner and very fine emery paper and the amp is still working and sounding good. Knock on wood!
I would suggest you contact any good amp repair shop near you in Brooklyn for an estimate for a good servicing. I agree with Erv that Peavey in Meridian, MS can fix it right but you will have to pay shipping costs that could be spent with a local amp tech.
Be advised that most all mass produced amps were designed for "economy of scale" manufacturing and NOT for ease of servicing. It's not unusual to spend $50 labor to replace a $1.50 part.
Best wishes and let us know how it turns out.
BTW, some of the best electronics and amp techs in the country can be found in the Electronics section of the SGF and their advice is free.
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Emmons S10, p/p, Nashville 112, Zion 50 tele style guitar, Gibson LP Classic w/Vox AC30, Fender Deluxe De Ville and a Rawdon-Hall classical |
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Jon DeLorme
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Brooklyn New York, USA
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Walter Bowden
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Wilmington, North Carolina, USA
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Posted 10 Nov 2014 8:09 pm
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My Bandit had the same problem before cleaning as I mentioned.
Looks like cheap plastic/metal jacks that are normally closed. If the amp worked properly you wouldn't have to do this. My Fender DeLuxe DeVille (and a lot of other mass produced amps) use these cheapo jacks in the most critical applications. I changed out both my input jacks and footswitch jack with all metal Switchcraft jacks and problem solved!
However, the cheapo plastic/metal jacks solder directly to the circuit board so replacing them requires some time consuming labor and skill with soldering and familarity of amp repair. Good luck and shame on big name amp companies who use this type of crap parts on otherwise good amps.
"A chain is only as strong as it's weakest link" Just saying'.
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Emmons S10, p/p, Nashville 112, Zion 50 tele style guitar, Gibson LP Classic w/Vox AC30, Fender Deluxe De Ville and a Rawdon-Hall classical |
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