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    Please help, issues.

    MyPetOctopus
    MyPetOctopus


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    Join date : 2017-04-06
    Age : 50
    Location : Louisville, KY

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    Post by MyPetOctopus Fri Aug 04, 2017 11:25 pm

    GMD40 sounded like crap tonight. No power, sustain, etc. Long story short, only two center lights were on, on the back of the amp. Guessing the two outer tubes took a dump. Big gig next Saturday, got a call in to Sweetwater, but may just have to re-tube it myself due to timing. Still under warranty, never been dropped, never been opened. Amp is only a few months old. Looking for thoughts, suggestions or advice.
    MyPetOctopus
    MyPetOctopus


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    Post by MyPetOctopus Sat Aug 05, 2017 10:29 am

    Appears to have been user error. Oops. Lol.
    Graham G
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    Post by Graham G Mon Aug 07, 2017 3:23 am

    In what way? Smile
    Ravensha
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    Post by Ravensha Mon Aug 07, 2017 3:23 pm

    Yes - I am curious what you found to be the user error too.
    Sometimes I have seen those lights on the back of my amp be on/off in various combinations.
    MyPetOctopus
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    Post by MyPetOctopus Tue Aug 08, 2017 1:18 pm

    Long story short...I had it set to 20w.

    When I first fired it up, I got it nothing, no sound at all. Looked on the back panel, and it was set to silent. I obviously hit the button by mistake while setting everything up.

    I hastily hit the 20w button thinking that it was 40w. Had a lapse in memory that no lights was 40w. Thinking it was set at 40w, and the two center red lights illuminated, I assumed that I had blown a pair of tubes. In actuality, when you have it set to 20w, the amp itself takes two tubes out of the mix to drop the power down.

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