Bad.Seed
Well-known member
Calling all Ceriatone Chupacabra Owners/players:
I was jamming through mine last night, and I love the amp. I notice it's Very picky about guitars/pickups as brighter guitars tend to sound thin and harsh through it. But the guitars that match up with it sound incredible.
To the point: I've always had issues with this amp being pretty noisy. Lots of white noise and microphonics to be specific. I got it off Ebay about 2 years ago for a killer price. When it showed up, it did not have any tube shields on it. Last night, I robbed the shields from my JSX and put them on. Still noisy. I tapped on all 3 12AX7's while the amp was on and making noise through the speakers, none of them reacted. I changed them tubes out one by one, no difference.
I use this amp for thrash metal, relatively high gain with a boost out front. I have a great tech who does fantastic work, but I like to try to give him a starting point. What's the best way to get rid of some of this noise on the amp?
I was jamming through mine last night, and I love the amp. I notice it's Very picky about guitars/pickups as brighter guitars tend to sound thin and harsh through it. But the guitars that match up with it sound incredible.
To the point: I've always had issues with this amp being pretty noisy. Lots of white noise and microphonics to be specific. I got it off Ebay about 2 years ago for a killer price. When it showed up, it did not have any tube shields on it. Last night, I robbed the shields from my JSX and put them on. Still noisy. I tapped on all 3 12AX7's while the amp was on and making noise through the speakers, none of them reacted. I changed them tubes out one by one, no difference.
I use this amp for thrash metal, relatively high gain with a boost out front. I have a great tech who does fantastic work, but I like to try to give him a starting point. What's the best way to get rid of some of this noise on the amp?