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Reverb Hum [message #5040]

Mon, 08 November 2004 11:46

miscreantorgan
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Registered: November 2004

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My Kustom 150 combo (pretty sure it's 4X10) gets a real hum going whenever I use the reverb. It's especially apparent when I *really* crank the reverb. It (quickly) gets to the point where the hum is more than you can take. Now, theoretically, I could just turn the reverb off and use an external box, but I'd prefer to use the built-in reverb.

I do know that the reverb does something 'cuz I can jar the amp and get the thunder sound. Fairly sure some signal is going both in and out, too, 'cuz I hear some reverb when I play through it.

I also noticed that if I shift the "head" of the combo (when I've got things all unscrewed) so that it's got the back part tilted up, the hum lessens. The hum also lessens with the back of the amp off. To me, this means that something's feeding back inside, bouncing all over.

One thought I had is that the rubber mat on top of the reverb tank may be old. I've tried to reseat it, though, and it still bends OK.

Thoughts/ideas?

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		Reverb Hum By: miscreantorgan on Mon, 08 November 2004 11:46
		Re: Reverb Hum By: rodak on Mon, 08 November 2004 12:08
		Re: Reverb Hum By: stevem on Sat, 13 November 2004 19:38
		Re: Reverb Hum By: rodak on Sat, 13 November 2004 22:55
		Re: Reverb Hum By: voided3 on Thu, 18 November 2004 02:06
		Re: Reverb Hum By: rodak on Thu, 18 November 2004 08:59
		Re: Reverb Hum By: stevem on Fri, 19 November 2004 17:17
		Re: Reverb Hum By: teleman on Tue, 23 November 2004 16:39
		Re: Reverb Hum By: shadow on Wed, 24 November 2004 06:37
		Re: Reverb Hum By: voided3 on Tue, 30 November 2004 20:32
		Re: Reverb Hum By: shadow on Wed, 01 December 2004 08:15
		Re: Reverb Hum By: C4ster on Tue, 14 December 2004 11:31
		Re: Reverb Hum By: stevem on Thu, 16 December 2004 12:52
		Re: Reverb Hum By: voided3 on Thu, 16 December 2004 20:49
		Re: Reverb Hum By: chacuff on Tue, 11 January 2005 20:38
		Re: Reverb Hum By: stevem on Wed, 12 January 2005 08:40

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