| Re: Fired up my Kustom Amp For First time in 20+ Years [message #26684 is a reply to message #26682] |
Sun, 06 May 2018 14:39   |
chicagobill
Messages: 2005
Registered: April 2003
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Welcome to the place Bob.
I agree with Steve that a common failure is old electrolytic caps, but I personally would prefer to find the problems with the amp first and then replace stuff for the sake of replacing them.
Does the amp hum all of the time that it is turned on? Do the controls have any effect on the loudness or timbre of the hum? Do you have access to a volt/ohm meter?
The Frankie heads have a different power amp design that the later A and B series heads. They are great sounding amps, but they do have their quirks. If you decide to fix it yourself, we can help you here. If you send it into a shop we can also help them if they have any problems in dealing with it.
Again, welcome!
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