Dirty Shirley Fx loop dull

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Hi Dave,

surely not the post point in time to ask a question when in parallel there is the Namm Show.

Anyway, lately I had an issue that I cannot make sense of. Been playing on the DS40 2017 specs for a while using a delay in the fx loop yesterday. At some point all of a sudden the sound was muffled and most of the treble frequencies were gone. First I was assuming it was the guitar cable /Fx loop cables/jacks. Changed all of the cables, changed guitar - still the same.

Using computers we all know that sometime resetting/restarting a system will solve an issue of that typer. Therefore I did the same on the DS. Switched on/off, let it sit for 2mins and flipping the standby switch everything was fine again and the issue hasn't returned for now.

Nevertheless I am concerned now that there is something wrong with the FX loop somewhere and that the whole thing might be back when I am on a gig. To me it sounds like a problem in the making. So any idea? Feedback appreciated.
Thx

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If it happens agin pull the effects loop cables and anything in front. Guitar straight in and nothing in the loop with the loop on. If it sounds fine it's not the amp, it's something in you cabling somewhere or a funky effect pedal. Thanks Dave
 
Thx for the quick response Dave. In fact I wasn’t precise in my first post.

I forgot to mention that before switching the amp off and on I pulled all the cables from the fx loop and played the amp dry which is in line what you suggested. When flipping the loops switch the sound was only muffled when it was engaged. So for me clearly an issue of the loop.

As I said, the part I cannot make sense of is that when I switched the amp off & on again everything worked fine again, with either the loop on or off. I cannot reproduce the issue (which is good) but as I said I was wondering if this does ring a bell with you.

Best Regards
Q
 
Sounds like a odd one to me.. maybe dirty jacks..
 
Hi Dave,

thx for responding once again, really appreciated. Looks like there is nothing else to do than hoping for this being a singular event. I will have a look at the jacks anyway. At least I know where to ask for help. Great customer service as always!

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