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somethingstarted · 06-07-2008, 05:23 PM

hey i have a damn siruis question.

my 50 watt Crate gfx-30 with DSP has been making all thiese poping sounds whenever the input jack, the cable being more specific gets moved by just a little bit. and it even gets worse when it gets louder. any ideas on what i should do to get it repared?

it might be just a loose bolt so i might be able to take it sligtly apart and check for that or any wires near that need souldering. if it gets worse than i might have to resort to getting it professionaly repared. and the nearest music store is an hour away and with gas and everything i realy would like to avoid that if i can.

TamBaird · 06-07-2008, 09:26 PM

Check your leads before doing anything else, cheap ones, or leads with dodgy soldered connections can produce all sorts of weird noises. Worth a try before spending any money or possibly mutilating your amp, bearing in mind that buggering about inside amps can result in you being dead, so go carefull

somethingstarted · 07-26-2008, 09:40 PM

Can you elaborate on "you being dead" if your meaning that i should unplug it from the power plug than yes, i'll do that. I just don't know if i should take it apart to see a bunch of cables adn wires that are just so sensitive i might mess something up.

06-07-2008, 05:23 PM	#1
somethingstarted Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 14	50 watt crate gfx-30 with dsp help needed hey i have a damn siruis question. my 50 watt Crate gfx-30 with DSP has been making all thiese poping sounds whenever the input jack, the cable being more specific gets moved by just a little bit. and it even gets worse when it gets louder. any ideas on what i should do to get it repared? it might be just a loose bolt so i might be able to take it sligtly apart and check for that or any wires near that need souldering. if it gets worse than i might have to resort to getting it professionaly repared. and the nearest music store is an hour away and with gas and everything i realy would like to avoid that if i can.

06-07-2008, 09:26 PM	#2
TamBaird Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: North London, near a tree. Posts: 1,040	Check your leads before doing anything else, cheap ones, or leads with dodgy soldered connections can produce all sorts of weird noises. Worth a try before spending any money or possibly mutilating your amp, bearing in mind that buggering about inside amps can result in you being dead, so go carefull __________________ Old enough to know better.

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07-26-2008, 09:40 PM	#3
somethingstarted Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 14	Can you elaborate on "you being dead" if your meaning that i should unplug it from the power plug than yes, i'll do that. I just don't know if i should take it apart to see a bunch of cables adn wires that are just so sensitive i might mess something up.