Sound Problem with Diezel Herbert

[MourningEngine]

Hi everyone,

This is my first post in this forum, however I'm a passive member for some time

I have a Diezel Herbert for 2 and a half years now and over the last weeks
the sound started to annoy me. It became sounding fuzzy, way to bright
with no warmth at all (on channel 2 and 3) even with my darkest sounding
guitar. To put it simple: it sounds like shit
I did contact Peter Stapfer about the issue and he send me some new
preamp tubes that I put in yesterday but it did not solve the problem.

So maybe you guys have an idea of whats wrong with Herbert?

I tested the power amp section with a Marshall JMP1 running into the
serial loop return and that sounded cool, no buzz, etc.
Is it still possible that the problem comes from the power tubes?

Thanks
Markus

 

[Hey_bert_whtcha_doin_bert]

If it's El34B's (TAD/RUBY/SINO...ect.), then yes, they're dead that's what they do. Every set I had that died did the same thing. VERY unreliable tubes, when they sound good they sound good though.

 

[MourningEngine]

Yes, they are Ruby EL34s.

So I will order some new ones and install them.

By the way, what's the best place to get the SED EL34 Winged C in Germany?
Does anybody know?

 

[Peter Diezel]

Hi everyone,

This is my first post in this forum, however I'm a passive member for some time

I have a Diezel Herbert for 2 and a half years now and over the last weeks
the sound started to annoy me. It became sounding fuzzy, way to bright
with no warmth at all (on channel 2 and 3) even with my darkest sounding
guitar. To put it simple: it sounds like shit
I did contact Peter Stapfer about the issue and he send me some new
preamp tubes that I put in yesterday but it did not solve the problem.

So maybe you guys have an idea of whats wrong with Herbert?

I tested the power amp section with a Marshall JMP1 running into the
serial loop return and that sounded cool, no buzz, etc.
Is it still possible that the problem comes from the power tubes?

Thanks
Markus

Send me the amp