Random "Pop" sound from rig

[Ahpook]

Hello everyone,

I'm assuming this is going to be hard to diagnose, but worth a shot. I am getting VERY random pops from my rig. In roughly 25 hours of play on this new amp (I've owned it 2 weeks) it's occurred twice. It's loud and extremely annoying when it does happen.

I've taken my effects board out of the loop to test that angle. I do have a dodgy MXR 10 band EQ that pops super loud if i turn it on while the amp is running, but never heard it pop while that pedal was actually on. Could an older pedal randomly pop even while on? I've played for an hour after taking the board out of the loop and have had no pops yet. Its so random, though! I feel like I am peeing up a rope here.

Problem is, I have 45 days to get a replacement from Guitar Denter so I'm a bit crunched to get this diagnosed. I have half a feeling to just go ahead and get a replacement since this didn't start until I got the new amp.

The amp is a 5150 EL34 50 watt head.

Appreciate any help

 

[Mincer]

It could be many things, from dirty power that the amp doesn't handle well to something in the chain failing or not playing well with the new amp. My first step would be to try to replicate it. Start with just a guitar and a cable, and gradually add pedals (and patch cables) until you find the culprit.

 

[NegativeEase]

If you rule out all the sources going into the amp, I would start with powering off the amp, and reseating all of the tubes

 

[Ahpook]

I think I may have found the problem. I picked up a right angle adapter for my board when I purchased the amp. When I initially placed the adapter it had a bit of a solid click on the end of my cable. It wasn't as tight of a connection as I'd hoped, though. I just checked it and it has absolutely no click at all now. The adapter just falls off the end of the cable! Could that bad connection be the cause of this popping?

It this exact one at the link, and looks like others are having the same problem with them after reading the reviews.

https://www.guitarcenter.com/Livewi...Ntt=right angle guitar cable adapter&index=23

 

[GuitarDoc]

I would suspect your adapter to be the culprit.