New Carvin Bel-Air - Question about rattle

[Ocifer]

I received my Carvin Bel-Air (full review and pics soon). The clean channel is amazing, the soak will be great with the right pedal, I think. However, there is a slight rattle coming from the amp?

I was wondering what the cause could be. Rattling/loose tube? I'm hoping it's just that, as Carvin will likely send me a replacement tube.

 

[B Bent]

Re: New Carvin Bel-Air - Question about rattle

prolly a toob!!

 

[WhoFan]

Re: New Carvin Bel-Air - Question about rattle

I received my Carvin Bel-Air (full review and pics soon). The clean channel is amazing, the soak will be great with the right pedal, I think. However, there is a slight rattle coming from the amp?

I was wondering what the cause could be. Rattling/loose tube? I'm hoping it's just that, as Carvin will likely send me a replacement tube.

must be like my Peavey Classic 30..... that thing rattles with the low notes when i turn it up! Then the Reverb tank saps around like crazy when i'm driving to jams and gigs with it.... first time i heard it i thought something was wrong with my car!!!!

WhoFan

 

[FretFire]

Re: New Carvin Bel-Air - Question about rattle

If it sounds like a light ringing/high pitched rattle it's probably just basic tube rattle, it happens with both combos and heads sitting on cabs. I had that problem shortly after retubing the Mesa head I used to have, and emailed Bob at Eurotubes to ask about it (since I bought the tubes from him). He said it's a normal thing that just happens, and is really no big deal.

 

[Ocifer]

Re: New Carvin Bel-Air - Question about rattle

Thanks, guys. Yeah, I was just worried that the amp was faulty - and since I've got ten days to return it, I wanted to make sure I didn't get a faulty amp.