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Amp Stuff => Tube Amp Building - Tweaks - Repairs => Topic started by: chrisrbr on June 04, 2011, 12:09:42 pm

Title: JTM45 was perfect, now has a can a bees
Post by: chrisrbr on June 04, 2011, 12:09:42 pm

Hey all,
subject kind of says it all.  I built a JTM45, fairly stock, but did put in a switch to go split cathode on V1.  Amp was sounding great, then turned it on last night and there is a "can of bees" distortion flavor to it know.  And it appears that the low end has diminished a bit.  Tried swapping every tube, that wasn't it. 
puzzled?? kind of just appeared out of no where. 

any ideas??  amp is only a few weeks old.

thanks
Chris

Title: Re: JTM45 was perfect, now has a can a bees
Post by: plexi50 on June 04, 2011, 01:18:39 pm

Go back over the cathode switch and wiring to confirm nothing has come loose and that they are all making contact within and through the switch