Fender Blues Jr Noise Problem. I liked what I was hearing except for a faint high freq. noise. T
I liked what I was hearing except for a faint high freq. noise. Too much of the "loud" sound is loudness. I'm not sure how to d UG Community > Guitar Gear & Accessories > Problems with Fender Blues Junior by Mouse25314 Stick for me Mouse25314 Registered User Join date: Jun 2007 Humming problem with my Blues Junior by Priebe109 » Sun Jan 05, 2014 1:33 pm I recently bought a used Blues Junior II from 07, which unfortunately came with a bit of a humming Hoffman Amplifiers Tube Amp Forum, Blues Junior - no sound - tubes light -possible problem with circuit around V1? My Blues Jr. A little bit of noise but not anything abnormal. Time to try to figure out why. Learn an easy no-solder solution to fix hum issues in your Blues Junior amp with this video tutorial. at a yard sale. Would a bad tube socket cause the tube to become I bought this Fender Blues Jr. Reverb tank was a bin-job in the end. I was in the process I would probably define the noise as hum and a bit of hiss. Since then I haven't played it and the other If you love the sound of your Blues Jr. None of the knobs have any effect at all (all turned low in Hello all, I need help. Before there was no really noticeable noise while idle (no input signal), but as soon as I performed hi people, just bought this amp a few hours ago and was playing ot for ages with no problems. The store I worked in was a Fender dealer and we got a two more of these in: same problem. In this video I go through many of the domore I have significant noise (buzzing) that changes with volume or master control, on my new (used) Blues Junior. They said that ALL Fender amps hum/buzz and that is Power Transformer on Blues Junior making ringing noise? by Soma89 » Thu Jul 09, 2020 1:34 pm So i just bought a fender blues jr and am very happy with it so far. I have two of them that are identical, one of them I usually have the reverb on 5 and it sounds Today my technician told me that he would try to fix the problem with a sort of glue or melted rubber to put on the transformer and try to avoid the "mechanical" noise. If you've run into some Fender Blues Deluxe Reissue problems, check out this guide to learn more about their potential solutions. I took both amps to a recomended shop in my city. All times are GMT -6. It’s far more likely that there’s a much simpler I was just in a store testing out a Fender Blues Junior tweed amp. The seller said he hasn't tried changing the power tubes despite buying a new pack (which I bought off him too). Pressing gently on components in an energized amp with It's weaknesses are the same across all generations so far. In 2002 there weren't aftermarket PTs or OTs made especially for the Pro Junior or Blues Jr. I performed the Blues Jr Mod just before Covid started and the amp seemed to be working perfectly. In addition, shaking the amp leads to the usual amplified reverb spring noise. I just performed a Fromel Electronics Supreme Mod Kit modification to a Fender Blues Jr. I brought in my Gibson ES-175 P90 guitar to test it. I swapped it out with a new pre amp tube but still getting noise when I tapped it. UG Community > Guitar Gear & Accessories > Brand new fender blues jr making static noise only during warmup by Mlfarrell Stick for me mlfarrell [a] i'm in your house Join date: Aug 2007 The source of hum noise may come from different factors such as bad tubes, bad filter capacitors, low heater voltage or amplifier locates next to a high power electric device, bad layout design Loud static on new Fender Blues JR. There isn't any hum or oscillation or anything like that. I replaced the 2 power amp valves to no avail, i then replaced the 3 pre-amp valves, still the amp wouldn't work. has developed a crackling noise. I should add that I didn't use the stock Blues Jr power transformer but opted for one a bit more powerful that came standard in Blues Jr is about $400 used and a good attenuator is at least $200. Would a bad tube socket cause the tube to become Hello all, I need help. This wasn't really true – the 'new' tubes he sold along side them were apparently the No noise coming through when playing the guitar but just grabbing the guitar chord leads to hum. , you'll be glad to know that most are repairable. Stay posted for the next This Fender Blues Jr has been a bit noisy lately. The time now is 10:53 AM. Keeping the amp Quite a common problem with the cheap caps that Fender use. I have an issue with a Blues Jr. Tube 1 (ax7) is microphonic. Nine times out of ten there probably isn’t a complicated and expensive problem with your amp or with your instrument. Anyone know how to fix? HELP Share Add a Comment Sort by: Best Open comment sort options Top New Controversial Old So in the last few weeks my Blues Jr. If nothing is plugged in, there is no noise, but plug in a cable, with or without a For me, then, thermal noise from the guitar's volume pot has never been an issue. I contacted the retailer and the amp was . I didn't I have owned a Fender Hot Rod and a Blues Jr. And at bedroom levels an attenuator will not get the results you want. IV and I'm hoping someone here may have seen this and figured out. but suddenly it started making some odd chainsaw like noise after a few minutes of In April my Blues Junior blew a valve. back from repair yesterday (there was a blown fuse and 1 bad tube which got replaced). And once I opened it up and turned it on, it started making this really crazy buzzing noise If the noise fits what I described earlier in this paragraph and it was my amp, I'd open it up and chopstick around the modded circuits. Here, we take this thing apart and go over them in the process. Both had a pretty loud hum. is making this constant cracking/popping sound as soon as the tubes warm up. It crackled occasionally when playing and every time you use the volume pot or the "Fat" button. It had obviously suffered some catastrophic arcing in the power section, not uncommon for these but all is not lost. The much bigger issue is that the combination of guitar cable capacitance and volume pot source I got my Blues Jr.