My Fender Supersonic had developed a bit of a hum, and it had been increasing over the last year or so. In the last month or two it had developed a ghost note sound (like a ring modulator) above what you would play. It sounded awful. The reverb had also developed a pronounced ticking sound. Took it to the local amp repair guy who figured out the problems, some out of spec capacitors on the power supply and one bad capacitor for something to do with the reverb. It hadn't failed yet, but was way off spec and looked to have a bulge. Got all that replaced, the tube sockets cleaned and tightened, and the thing biased to spec. Total bill was $126.12, and I assume that was mostly labor and diagnostics.
I just got it home and it sounds fantastic. Dead quiet and no more reverb ticking or sour overtones. Everything is good in the world again.
I just got it home and it sounds fantastic. Dead quiet and no more reverb ticking or sour overtones. Everything is good in the world again.
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