I'm starting to think I've got multiple problems here (because of course I do...)Try switching the REV/FX Loop/Bypass toggle on Channel 2 and see if there is a difference when you do.
I had issues with Ch. 2 once and it was a bad tube in Reverb/FX Loop slot.
Thank you! I'm actually trying to get at the power tubes now, because it seems like the amp will remain stable for a good long time in Ch. 2 at 15W, and then get all flaky the minute I switch to 40W.Man, sorry for the buzzkill.
You can fully test the power section on Channel 1 by running it through the various modes (40, 30, and 15).
If it is all good on Ch. 1 then you could largely omit the power section from having any issues, and then
try both V2 and V3 swaps.
Also, maybe shoot some De-Ox-It into the FX send and returns on the back, and work a cable in and out
of them to make sure isn't an issue with the Loop jacks. Sometimes if they go unused for a long time they
can oxidize and cut in/out.
Pulling for ya!
One of the cons of tube amps ):I'm having trouble making any sense of it. I put the TA-30's V2 12AX7 back in... and it seemed to work better than before I made the swap. So that was apparently never a problem to begin with. Chasing gremlins now.
go to a real music shop with your guitar if you are not familiar with amps and try them, that is the best advice I can tell
The latter. It seems more inclined to give up the ghost in Ch. 2, but once it’s done so, it will then proceed to run, die, run, die etc at random in any mode or channel. I think. I HATE intermittent failures like this because they’re so hard to keep track of.Fuse go? Or it turns on but no sound anywhere?
That was my initial plan. Unfortunately GC won’t “initiate an interstore shipment”, as they call it, for used items without charging you shipping. I was hoping to let them move it between stores and skip shipping fees altogether. But with those fees being equal, it was actually more convenient for me to have the amp dropped (literally, alas) on my doorstep, so I could kick the tires in peace. If I do have to return it, the store in question is only 20 minutes away, so…Sounds like an expensive project. Things like this and the shipping snafus are why I like to have items shipped directly to store to be able to leave them there and get a refund or even have the item serviced on the spot.
Bit of a shot in the dark, though.(LOL literally.)I found this thread of yours from years ago but it relates to a problem I have with my TA30 2x12. The blue LEDs on the front are causing the amp to cut out
intermittently (took about 2 years to find out they were the problem) I've disconnected the wire that powers them so the amp works fine now, but as I like the look of the
LEDs, is it possible to connect a battery to the wire to run them independently of the amp? If so, what voltage would that be? I figure if anyone can answer this
it would be you
At this point I honestly don’t know whether to blame GC, UPS… or Mesa. Honestly Mesa is starting to look like the most likely culprit.I hate this experience. 1000%. GC "shipping department" is the devil
Could you make any captures before shipping it out?At this point I honestly don’t know whether to blame GC, UPS… or Mesa. Honestly Mesa is starting to look like the most likely culprit.
I might just have to return this amp put the $800+ in my “money I’m allowed to spend” pile, and start ENGL-hunting or something.
The TA-30 is really sweet when it’s working, though. :/
I’d have to be really quick about it LOL.(Because of the intermittent failures, not the return window.)Could you make any captures before shipping it out?