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The resistor problem Danny mentions will do that too, but it won’t stop when you use the footswitch, and the reverb and FX loop will stop working as well, so you can check for this by plugging a short patch cable in the loop (to turn it on) - if the sound now erratically cuts out, most likely it’s the resistors. It’s not a difficult repair for someone familiar with working on them.
If you are taking it to a tech, get them to wire it for 240V not 230, it makes them less hard on these resistors - and the valves.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
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@MattFGBI I’m not sure what year (can check later when I get home) but I think it’s an old one, I’d put links up to gumtree/eBay to the ad I got it from but don’t want to publicly involve the guy as he may not have realised it had this problem.
A tiny bit of corrosion in the contact - if the footswitch has rarely/never been used - or a cracked joint if the cable has been tugged hard, can do one of these things.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
Thank you
If it’s the second version of the amp with the better-quality footswitch and input jacks (chunkier metal nut than the Preamp Out and Power Amp In jacks) then the contact can be physically cleaned with the back off the amp if necessary. If it’s the first version with all-identical jacks, or a cracked solder joint, then the board has to come out unfortunately.
If you’re going to open it up yourself, you can check/swap the mains voltage setting as well, that’s just two push-connectors on the board.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
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