BE-100 Clean channel volume pot "scratchy"?

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Hey all,

First off: I love my Friedman BE-100; best amp I have ever played and owned. Thanks Dave!

I notice that the volume pot of the Clean channel is a bit "scratchy"? I read the manual (imagine that! ;)) and it states that it is normal for the Presence pot to be scratchy. Well, my volume pot sounds about the same, only the scratchy sound isn't as loud.. ? BE channel volume is dead-quiet, by the way.

I tried some different pre-amp tubes; some make it worse (louder), some make it better.. but it's always still there. This is not a big issue for me; playing live I don't even notice the pot being scratchy. Yesterday, while playing at home, I took notice again and thought I'd ask if this is normal. The amp sounds great, either way. Just wondering if I should maybe have her looked at. :thumbsup:

Best regards,
Robert
 
Yes some times this is normal. Sort of depends on the tube in the first slot in the amp. Nothing to really worry about.
 
Alright, thank you!

I have noticed that trying different tubes will help. I can imagine that it must be a pain for you to select tubes that will actually be noise-free.
 
De-ox-it is your friend for scratchy pots and input jacks, switches, etc.
 
It has to do with the circuit design not a dirty pot.
 
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