I have this combo amp wich I practice on. And since this morning it's making noise like a motherfucker. I'm not an expert in gear stuff so what do you guys think about it. I posted A little something below to let you hear the noise it's making. And I'm not sitting close to my amp.I'm sitting about 6-7 feet away.

A lot of noise

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Sounds like just plain ol feedback to me. At higher volume levels (and gain levels), some guitars and/or amps tend to feedback for no reason. If you don't have a crappy guitar or a crappy amp, and if you are not playing at high volume and/or gain levels, and if you don't always leave the strings open to vibrate when you are not actually playing the guitar, then I have no idea what's wrong. That one guy (xdislexicx or someting) should be able to give you answers. He's always in this forum sharing with people his suspicious knowledge about gear/recording. I think he's a musical troll with magical powers beyond our comprehension. I fear him. I loathe him. I vow this day to DEFEAT HIM!!

I am...batman.

The guitar I used has emg's in them. And I'm not playing loud. The volume is not even 1. I guess the thing is just terribly fucked up

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maybe the ground wire for your pickups came loose? I don't know thoug, I don't know jackshit about this kind of stuff.

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I thought EMGs didnt need to be grounded? Im pretty sure I didnt ground mine to the bridge or anything and mine work perfectly.

ohh ok, than I have no idea of what's wrong...

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nope emg's dont need a ground wire...

i dont know whats wrong with ur amp though

mayeb loose wire, or some tube that broke, or something with the (in dutch printplaat) dunno english word for it

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have you checked if the amp is grounded?

it's a spider right? they should have built in noise gates (I think?) so unless the noise gate ain't working, I can't think of anything else than the grounding

good luck

ok.. what's the exact rig? amp pedals, guitar, and the cables hooking it all up...

are there any big electronics like a tv or computer nearby or plugged into the same power source?

you say it just started happening? have you done anything different than you normally do?

in fear of stating the obvious.. you wouldnt happen to be using a speaker cable as a guitar cord would you? because to me it sounds like a sheilding issue which a speaker cable or unsheilded guitar could cause..

if it's a tube amp i'd also check for microphonic tubes.
open it up, while it's on and hooked up to the cab and guitar, with the guitar's volume all he way down. and with the eraser end of a pencil tap each tube, if one makes some noises when you tap it, you've found the culprit.

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uhhmm...Yeah, the amp is officialy dead It won't go on anymore. And it was a randall combo amp. I didn't use any pedals with it. It's really weird. I didn't do anything with it. I Played it. Went out for the day. and the next day it started making the noise. And now it won't go on anymore. And the cable question. I used decent cables, but since the amp won't go on any more i don't thnik that was the problem. But thanks for the suggestions anyway

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Thats really shitty.

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get a behringer! they are expensive, but worth it!!!!!

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behringer arent expensive. They are shit compared to alot out there. I got a behringer mixer and after 4 years two channels have shorted out. My friend bought a behringer power amp and it barely put out any power which then led it to shitting itself completely after 2 years. Behringer is something you buy for a replacement for short term. They do not last for shit.

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he was joking dude.

i have a behringer PA mixer, had it for like 5-6 years now. no problems. it's no allen and heath, but it gets the job done.

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I haven't ever had luck with the few behringer stuff I've tried

their entire DJ line is just a joke, buah.. their other mixers I've tried hasn't seemed any better, I'm actually surprised that yours are still working after these years

I would like taking a look on their sound processing and studio units however, I've red good stuff about them

edit: sorry for going of topic

Wow, I'm glad I'm not getting a Randall. :P *points to "Roland Cube vs. Marshall MG30FX" thread*

well, normally randalls are good amps. I guess I just got unlucky. But than again. I had the amp for quite a while.

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Either I treat mine like crap. (I do) or your lucky. Speaking Of Which I havent yet said FFFFFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK my power amp had to go in today to get fixed. I wont see it for 4 weeks. No more practice for four fucking weeks. GOD DAMMIT

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no, it's just not as shitty as you make it out to be... i've had that thing for years, it's been on the road with me and used at shitty venues with no PA. lots of practices and home recordings. and everytihg still works. it's a trooper, sound quality is fine, not top notch, but for what i need it for it's was definately worth the money.

behringer guitar gear on the otherhand.....

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