Mesa Badlander 50 watt head is this normal idle sound????????

[67mike]

Problem solved!

Was interference that went away completely when I moved amp to another room.

 

[Geo]

Hoping someone here can help with a question I have:

My relatively new Badlander 50 watt head is making a weird noise when I am not playing, or even when NO instrument cable is plugged into the amp. Happens on both channels BUT not in clean mode, only Crunch and Crush modes. I tried a new tube in V1 and V3 and did not fix issues. All tubes pass the tap test.

The amp sounds GLORIOUS, and I have no signs of any issues, loud as a MOFO, sounds fantastic when playing it.

SO: I am wondering if this is just cooling fan BEARING noise, or something inherant with these amps, OR is this something I need to get checked out WHILE I STILL HAVE WARRANTY?????

Thanks

Short Video:

Some amps sound that way on the dirty channels, my EVH is worse.

 

[67mike]

I talked to Mesa and they suggested I try it in a different area.

Thankfully when I moved it to another room, the noise completely went away.

Very happy!!!