I NEED HELP WITH MY AMPS!!

Austin_Taunt · Post by **Austin_Taunt** » Thu Jul 06, 2006 12:52 pm

Here is the deal... My setup is a MesaBoogie Dual Rec 1x12 Combo and a Vox AC15 1x12. I use an ABY box to switch between amps. The problem I have now is that the MESA has horrible feedback when I have the gain channel on. It has never had that problem before. Even when I switch over to the Vox I have to switch off the gain channel to stop the squeal. Like I said...I could leave my gain channel on all day and never have a feedback problem. Could this be b/c of a ground loop?? Would a hum eliminator stop this??

PLEASE HELP ME!!!

Oliver's Army · Post by **Oliver's Army** » Thu Jul 06, 2006 12:59 pm

Have you tried a MESA faq's, forum or help on the web?

Maybe someone else has had this problem.

this dude · Post by **this dude** » Thu Jul 06, 2006 1:04 pm

What kind of AB/Y do you have, Austin? I've used Star Touch, Morley and Lehle (Lehle's are a bit more expensive).

Austin_Taunt · Post by **Austin_Taunt** » Thu Jul 06, 2006 1:24 pm

I use the Morley ABY box. I've searched around a little bit to see if others have this problem but I really havn't had much of a chance b/c I've only had the Vox since Tuesday.(thanks Nick Thieme@Guitar Center)

bassjones · Post by **bassjones** » Thu Jul 06, 2006 2:32 pm

Try messing with the angles of the two amps or set them further apart from each other. If the Mesa doesn't feedback when the Vox isn't hooked up, then it must be picking up signal from the Vox somehow.

You might also just turn down the gain on one or the other - or both. It sounds to me like the signal is just too hot with the other amp hooked up.

bwohlgemuth · Post by **bwohlgemuth** » Thu Jul 06, 2006 2:52 pm

My guess is the mesa's gain is too high and it's picking up the Vox and feeding back.

Have you tried a different guitar as well?

Oliver's Army · Post by **Oliver's Army** » Thu Jul 06, 2006 2:57 pm

Did you check the variable input on the flux capacitor?

adam atherton · Post by **adam atherton** » Thu Jul 06, 2006 3:05 pm

maybe you're low on turn signal fluid?

seriously, sell them both and get an AC30.

WBOB · Post by **WBOB** » Thu Jul 06, 2006 4:32 pm

Did you check the variable input on the flux capacitor?

isn't that from BTTF ?

Oliver's Army · Post by **Oliver's Army** » Thu Jul 06, 2006 4:44 pm

Austin_Taunt · Post by **Austin_Taunt** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 6:36 am

I figured out what some of the problem was...I had my amps in front of a TV. Once I moved them they quited down alot!! Still getting a little bit of a hum but that is easily taken care of... Thanks for the help!!!

tiny · Post by **tiny** » Fri Jul 14, 2006 6:00 am

Television....the scourge of society.

Another example of how the boob tube stifles musical creativity ( I believe MTV was the first, if not the best example.)