tolga7t
44 posts
Feb 26, 2010
3:24 PM
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Last Edited by tolga7t on Jun 03, 2024 10:45 PM
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MJ
112 posts
Feb 26, 2010
3:34 PM
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You should have it looked at . Sounds like there may be a connection that is not right. Possibly a bad solder joint that is sometimes good and sometimes not. Post some pics. If you do not feel qualified to poke around in the amp, don't. The electricity could kill you!
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Jaybird
127 posts
Feb 26, 2010
4:15 PM
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This is probably why it was for sale on eBay.
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harpwrench
174 posts
Feb 26, 2010
4:40 PM
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If you're in the US I'd say send it to Skip Simmons.
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jonsparrow
2423 posts
Feb 26, 2010
4:55 PM
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stop turning it back on. send it out for repair. the more you use it the more damage you can do to it. iv seen amps literally catch fire.
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Last Edited by on Feb 26, 2010 4:56 PM
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Greg Heumann
329 posts
Feb 26, 2010
4:58 PM
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An explosion and smoke.... AND THEN YOU TURNED IT BACK ON? Tha's sort of like playing russian roulette! "Well, it didn't go off last time!"
This was not a good idea. That amp may pose a fire danger, a risk of electric shock or both. PLEASE don't plug it in again until you have a professional look at it!
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/Greg
BlowsMeAway Productions
BlueState - my band
Bluestate on iTunes
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DH
32 posts
Feb 26, 2010
6:59 PM
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Skip is one of the best amp people there is. I take my Sonny Junior to him for its annual check-up. Here's his link: http://skipsimmonsamps.com
Yeah, either your going to get lit-up or burn the house down.
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Too Much I..IV..V..No Such Thing
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6SN7
31 posts
Feb 26, 2010
7:18 PM
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what kind of bogen? i'd love one of those 10 watt ones. I got a CH-33 in mint shape waiting to be rehab for sale or trade but enough of the shameless plug...
if you don't know shit about amps, send it to skip simmons.
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nacoran
1254 posts
Feb 26, 2010
7:25 PM
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There once was a great unknown harmonica player named Magic Big Doc Reverend Sony Boy DeWilliamsfield II. It's said that he went down to the crossroads one night to sell his soul to the devil for fame and fortune. Unlike most people who go to the crossroads to sell their soul, Magic Big Doc Reverend Sony Boy DeWilliamsfield II could already play like nobodies business. In fact, the devil was a huge fan, such a fan that he couldn't bring himself to take Magic Big Doc Reverend Sony Boy DeWilliamsfield II's soul. He said, "Magic Big Doc Reverend Sony Boy DeWilliamsfield II, you already play better than anyone I ever heard, you don't need to sell your soul to me. All you need is to shorten your name so people can remember it."
But Magic Big Doc Reverend Sony Boy DeWilliamsfield II would have none of it. "My sainted mother named me Magic Big Doc Reverend Sony Boy DeWilliamsfield II, and I'd rather sell my soul to the devil than call myself anything else."
The Devil tried to change his mind. "You know in hell I won't be allowed to let you play harp. You know if you sell your soul you'll probably die young! Please Mr. Magic Big Doc Reverend Sony Boy DeWilliamsfield II, reconsider."
But he wouldn't reconsider, and the Devil, well he has his own rules he has to follow, so he wrote out a contract, but he had one last trick up his sleeve. He left just a small little space at the bottom of the contract to sign, and Magic Big Doc Reverend Sony Boy DeWilliamsfield II couldn't fit his name on.
"It short."
"That's not my problem. If you can't fit your name on there, there is no deal."
Magic Big Doc Reverend Sony Boy DeWilliamsfield II never became famous. It haunted him his hole life. On his death bed, he was said to mutter, "It short."
Now the good lord was watching all this time, and as much as he too loved to hear Magic Big Doc Reverend Sony Boy DeWilliamsfield II play, he couldn't abide him trying to sell his soul or the Devil letting him off the hook, so instead when he passed away, still not famous, on account of his long name his momma had given him, Magic Big Doc Reverend Sony Boy DeWilliamsfield II got sent to a special purgatory. His soul lives on in a beautiful amp and his dying words became a command, "It short." The amp plays beautiful but it always shorts. And since he never did sell his soul to the Devil, no one ever heard the name Magic Big Doc Reverend Sony Boy DeWilliamsfield II again, even although he was the greatest harp player to ever live, except of course for eharp.
I think somehow, you got that amp on ebay.
Last Edited by on Feb 26, 2010 8:11 PM
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Kingley
935 posts
Feb 26, 2010
11:59 PM
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OK first things first. DO NOT TURN THIS AMP ON AGAIN. You risk blowing the transformers by turning it on and off.
Now with any old amp the first thing to do is to get it serviced.
The Bogen amps make great little harp amps. Send it off to a tech and get it sorted out. You'll be glad you did. Skip Simmons is the man. His work is top notch. However any decent amp tech should be able to sort it out for you.
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tolga7t
46 posts
Feb 27, 2010
1:10 AM
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Last Edited by tolga7t on Jun 03, 2024 10:46 PM
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6SN7
32 posts
Feb 27, 2010
9:37 AM
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tolga7t don't be tossing that adorable little lunch box of an amp in the trash. Those amps are very cool units. I have a masco 17n which I use trough my sonnyjr and other cabs. It is a lot of fun. I rarely use it for gigs because the sonnyjr is bulletproof and can take the bumps and grinds. Treat skip like a sushi chef, put yourself into his hands, and let him do his thing. You'll be glad you did, cause you aren't the first person who bought I piece of shit on eBay (hand raise here!) that showed up only to blow up. Mine showed up with no plug! Bit the guts are awesome, ready for a trip to the dr!
and again, what model?
Last Edited by on Feb 27, 2010 9:38 AM
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tolga7t
47 posts
Feb 27, 2010
9:53 AM
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Last Edited by tolga7t on Jun 03, 2024 10:46 PM
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nacoran
1266 posts
Feb 27, 2010
10:06 AM
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Sorry for the aside. I was just blowing off steam, and the ghost of Magic Big Doc Reverend Sony Boy DeWilliamsfield II made me do it. Don't mess with electrical or fire hazard issues. Get them looked at (or if you have the know how take a look at them yourself) before you plug back in. Even if a shock doesn't kill you it can do all sorts of nasty things. I had a friend who had muscle spasms for months after he touched a damaged lamp post.
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Blueharper
43 posts
Feb 27, 2010
11:12 AM
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Nac, I applaud your story,I mean i am still clapping!
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