Ceriatone Forum

Hey Community!

So here is the thing.  Have had my Bluesmaster 100w since March, and I LOVE IT.  Then, the other day, I'm trying for some soundscape kinda thing, running the Octaver into the Fuzz on my Captain Coconut 2 with the Drive a bit high on the Octaver.  This went into the C-lator, then into a Hardwire Delay set on about 4 or 5 1/2 second repeats.  I was running this on the clean channel I think.  So I'm playing, and it sounds kinda cool, but I'm getting volume drops.  So I stop.   And now, the OD channel of the BM is sounding harsh when I use a stronger pick attack, and a bit fizzy.  It's not nearly as smooth as before.  I replaced the V1 and V2 tubes without a noticeable difference.  Power tubes look good.  I'm running a Les Paul through it, and it's always sounded very smooth.  Could I have damaged the Phase Inverter?   Or did I blow some wiring or (God forbid) a transformer?  One thing to note--I am now just running my guitar straight into the amp without a buffer unit, so it isn't a cable issue. 

Let me know what you guys think.

Thanks,


Stephen

change the PI
you could have damaged it whilst inserting/removing the Kleinulator

How long have you had the amp/

Had the amp since March of this year, so 9 months?

Update: It was the PI.  Was running a NOS Mullard 12at7, so interesting . . .  Oh well, sometimes you get a dud.  Now have the new stock Tung-Sol 12ax7 in there and it sounds great.   Sovtek 12ax7LPS on the way.

I've had to sift through NOS Mullard before to find the right one for the PI. I suggest finding an honest NOS tube store that will test the tube for balanced triodes (for the PI) I've since then swiched to Aperex (ecc83) or Mazda 12ax7'ss and have yet to find a better pre-amp tube.

Hey Bold,

Actually got the Mullard from Mike at KCANOS Tubes, who runs a great company.  Think it was just a one-off thing.  Already ordered an ANOS RCA 12ax7 and the Sovtek LPS, so we'll see how that goes. 

Thanks for the help guys.


Stephen