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RB120 sounds distorted
Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2008 3:47 pm
by berth
I just bought a RB120 for a cheap price knowing there was something wrong with it.
The amp sounds distorted, even on low volumes. The longer it is "on" the more distorted the sound becomes. Is this a "known" problem? Any ideas? Any things I can check myself?
Re: RB120 sounds distorted
Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2008 9:54 pm
by beatlefreak
When were the tubes last changed?
Re: RB120 sounds distorted
Posted: Sun Sep 21, 2008 5:28 am
by berth
beatlefreak wrote:When were the tubes last changed?
That was the first thing I did offcourse.
But the tubes didnt fit
Re: RB120 sounds distorted
Posted: Sun Sep 21, 2008 8:11 pm
by rickenbrother
There are no tubes in that amp.
Bert, see if you can contact Tracy Sands
Re: RB120 sounds distorted
Posted: Fri Nov 07, 2008 6:07 am
by berth
rickenbrother wrote:There are no tubes in that amp.
Bert, see if you can contact Tracy Sands
I PM'ed him and the PM is still in my outbox. I can google him and find another email adress but somehow I dont feel this is right to bother someone with questions when someone decided not to be on this forum anymore.
But: I brought the amp to a tech. Yesterday I got news that the amp is ready.
Only problem is that the tech lives on the other end of the country and we dont have time to go there during business hours coming month. But still: I now have two working Rickenbacker Bass amps. The last (and first?) tube, and the last Transistor ones.
Re: RB120 sounds distorted
Posted: Fri Jan 30, 2009 5:47 pm
by tracy
Hi Bert. I didn't quit the Forum, I just got real busy at Bad Cat and couldn't tune in often enough to be reliably effective. I still love Rickenbacker amps and am glad to hear yours is working again. Somewhere (??) I still have loads of spares for those puppies. FYI, I still take in repairs, but not too many. I always welcome Rics though.
Re: RB120 sounds distorted
Posted: Fri Jan 30, 2009 5:49 pm
by tracy
P.S. My best contact these days is
[email protected] Thanks!