Zachalou
Active member
So, I bought one of these used on Reverb for a decent price, I was pretty curious about the Thrasher after having owned the 50 watt Satan (wasn't really into the Satan)
The Thrasher (bought back in september) was listed as in mint condition and yadda yadda, when it arrived I first noticed that the chassis was loose in the shell and it slid back and forth when plugging in an out, upon closer observation I noticed it was missing one of the screws in the front plate and it wasn't in the box it shipped in so I don't believe it got knocked loose in transit.
Now after playing it for a bit at band volume for the last 4 weeks I noticed it was starting to make some very high pitch squealing every now and then when playing tight rhythms and also some strange electric noise in the background while I had my guitar volume off (that's only when I noticed it at least), then today it just suddenly cut out, the power was still on, just absolutely no noise coming through the speakers. Had the tubes checked and all are in really good condition. Also I've already changed cables, cabs, and all that
What could be wrong? And what should I do, if I can even do anything- about the reverb transaction? The item is not in the condition it was listed in and now mysteriously does not work, I've already checked all my cables and as mentioned I had the tubes checked at a local shop, beyond that I'm lost.
I will say though, I actually really like this head, it is tight enough to make you clean up your playing and it has way more balls than I felt the randall satan 50 did, the comparison was not even close, however I feel the satan has a better saturated type of gain suited more towards lead playing. Should have stayed away from randall after having a Diavlo come D.O.A a few months ago.
The Thrasher (bought back in september) was listed as in mint condition and yadda yadda, when it arrived I first noticed that the chassis was loose in the shell and it slid back and forth when plugging in an out, upon closer observation I noticed it was missing one of the screws in the front plate and it wasn't in the box it shipped in so I don't believe it got knocked loose in transit.
Now after playing it for a bit at band volume for the last 4 weeks I noticed it was starting to make some very high pitch squealing every now and then when playing tight rhythms and also some strange electric noise in the background while I had my guitar volume off (that's only when I noticed it at least), then today it just suddenly cut out, the power was still on, just absolutely no noise coming through the speakers. Had the tubes checked and all are in really good condition. Also I've already changed cables, cabs, and all that
What could be wrong? And what should I do, if I can even do anything- about the reverb transaction? The item is not in the condition it was listed in and now mysteriously does not work, I've already checked all my cables and as mentioned I had the tubes checked at a local shop, beyond that I'm lost.
I will say though, I actually really like this head, it is tight enough to make you clean up your playing and it has way more balls than I felt the randall satan 50 did, the comparison was not even close, however I feel the satan has a better saturated type of gain suited more towards lead playing. Should have stayed away from randall after having a Diavlo come D.O.A a few months ago.