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Topic: Getting rid of solid state amp buzz? |
Karl Paulsen
From:
Chicago
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Posted 26 Oct 2017 7:49 am |
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My little Dean Markley K15 is buzzing a fair bit. It's one of those very simple solid state power amps from the 90's.
I only paid $5 for the thing and I've since replaced the input jack and power switch, but now I want to do something about the buzzing if possible.
The buzzing drops almost completely away when plugged into a guitar, so it's not a huge deal that it buzzes when turned on by itself, but I wonder if there is a simple grounding issue I could attend to myself now that I'm fairly comfortable opening it up and mucking about. |
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Ken Fox
From:
Nashville GA USA
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Posted 26 Oct 2017 2:24 pm
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| Sounds like the input Jack is not grounding when the guitar is unplugged. That would pick up hum and other noises |
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Ken Fox
From:
Nashville GA USA
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Posted 26 Oct 2017 2:24 pm
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| Sounds like the input Jack is not grounding when the guitar is unplugged. That would pick up hum and other noises |
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Karl Paulsen
From:
Chicago
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Posted 30 Oct 2017 12:07 pm
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Thanks Ken,
Is there a simple way to fix this or is it just something to live with? |
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