Killed my DSL???....

[JeffB]

Having fun ratling windows on Wednesday...and all of a sudden....Zzzzzzzzzzztttttt...power lights workk..tubes glowing....amp goes completely silent...

Since I have basically no spares right now I spent over $100 in new EL34s and a few pre-amp/pi tubes...even if that was not the culprit, I know I need them..

Then $30 bucks on a new speaker cable...

Still no sound.....

on a whim, plugged the combo internal speaker in...sound....amp works fine....

Turns out I blew one of the H30s in my cab. Kinda miffed. But a new speaker is cheaper than replacing my old Mullard yellow label in v1 , not to mention transformers or something else serious....

Seems like the right time to pick up a h30 bass cone , or maybe a 12-65

 

[TwilightOdyssey]

Re: Killed my DSL???....

I messed up one of my Swamp Thangs, rated higher than the Heritage and with a heck of a lot less wattage.
It happens! Annoying, but I guess it was a transient or oscillation from a fuzz pedal ...

 

[devastone]

Re: Killed my DSL???....

Ditch the MIC Celestions and go here - https://wgs4.com/ Less $ and MIA. FWIW, I love the British Lead.

 

[JeffB]

Re: Killed my DSL???....

Been down the WGS route previously...Wasn't impressed. They are assembled in the usa, btw. Still Chinese materials.

If I go elsewhere it would be scumback.

 

[Gearjoneser]

Re: Killed my DSL???....

At least it wasn't a transformer.

A Creamback 65 or 75 would sound good, although they're expensive and rarely come up used.

 

[misterwhizzy]

Re: Killed my DSL???....

Been down the WGS route previously...Wasn't impressed. They are assembled in the usa, btw. Still Chinese materials.

If I go elsewhere it would be scumback.

I get the feeling it takes quite a bit to impress you.

 

[zzmoore]

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Those damn Chinese Materials.
Like:
The computers we all use.
Car parts
Hospital equipment
NASA parts.
The Bridge across Oakland/SF Bay
What would the Chinese know about paper pulp and winding a wire around a bobbin.
Wait a minute.....the idiot Chinese invented paper.......

 

[JeffB]

Re: Killed my DSL???....

I get the feeling it takes quite a bit to impress you.

Im picky, no doubt. I grew up playing cabs and amps loaded with original greenback, blackback, and 12-65s.

In the case of WGS, My Green Beret sounds pretty sterile and one dimensional compared to my evh g12ms, and 12m Creamback. So Im not really confident in throwing any more $ their way.

 

[JeffB]

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At least it wasn't a transformer.

A Creamback 65 or 75 would sound good, although they're expensive and rarely come up used.

Yeah. I am thankful it was the speaker only.

My combo came with a 12m creamback, but its the wrong ohms to drop in the cab with my other speakers Creamback 12H is a consideration for sure.

 

[JeffB]

Re: Killed my DSL???....

I messed up one of my Swamp Thangs, rated higher than the Heritage and with a heck of a lot less wattage.
It happens! Annoying, but I guess it was a transient or oscillation from a fuzz pedal ...

I would be curious to know what the issue was on mine. Nothing visibly wrong with it.

 

[TwilightOdyssey]

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I would be curious to know what the issue was on mine. Nothing visibly wrong with it.

Mine either, but it makes a sound like there is a loose wire vibrating against the cone when plugged in... I will send it to Eminence for repair at some point, but I have another one for recording so it's not mission critical...

 

[JeffB]

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Mine either, but it makes a sound like there is a loose wire vibrating against the cone when plugged in... I will send it to Eminence for repair at some point, but I have another one for recording so it's not mission critical...

Interesting. Mine is just dead silent. Like the amp is off.

 

[TwilightOdyssey]

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I think we both have the same issue: blown voice coil. Does the cone have any travel when you press on it, or is it frozen in place?

 

[JeffB]

Re: Killed my DSL???....

Idk....I packed it away in its original box. Will have to check that.

On a somewhat tangential note...The 40c green channel sounds absolutely phenomenal with a Vintage 30 loaded into the combo cab.To me it sounds better than the g12m creamback it came with. V30 really opens it up/fills it out and surprisingly NOT harsh at all (mine is fairly well broken in too).