Texasbluezman
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I was at band rehearsal Sunday. The other guitar player was running late, so he did not bring his rig. He used what was in the room. It was a Mesa Single Rec with a Diamond cab. About halfway through practice, the Mesa just shut down. No power. Fuse blew. I figured something went wrong with the head. So, I offered my other TSL for him to play. Hooked it all up, started jamming. Then it started cutting out. My buddy started checking cables. And, when he checked the speaker cable, the sound was going in and out.
(Now, this is where I f@#$ed up!)
He pulled the cable over the head, and said, "Look, it's not cutting out anymore". So, I said, "Let's jam". About, 10 seconds in the song, my TSL started making noise that sounded like a tornado was ripping it apart on the inside. Of course, I stopped everything. Upon further inspection, the jack was loose in the cab. It is a single input, 8 ohm cab. And yes, I had it plugged into the 8 ohm jack on the amp. I took apart the input plate and plugged a cable into the jack. The jack was not making good contact. He was using a very expensive, and heavy cable. So, I bent the jack back so it would make contact again. But, it wasn't used anymore for the rehearsal.
The Mesa shorted a tube. One of them was no longer silver on top also. It had a whitish color that was translucent. You could see through the top.
Basically, what I think happened. The cab's input had an open circuit, which in turn, shorted the fuse and a power tube. That's an easy fix.
My TSL was subjected to same open circuit, but did not blow a fuse, and all the power tubes are good, cause I tried them all in the Mesa. My TSL still gets sound, but it doesn't sound good. It does not make any tornado sounds when the tubes are not in.
Does anyone know what damage did occur? Thanks in advance.
(Now, this is where I f@#$ed up!)
He pulled the cable over the head, and said, "Look, it's not cutting out anymore". So, I said, "Let's jam". About, 10 seconds in the song, my TSL started making noise that sounded like a tornado was ripping it apart on the inside. Of course, I stopped everything. Upon further inspection, the jack was loose in the cab. It is a single input, 8 ohm cab. And yes, I had it plugged into the 8 ohm jack on the amp. I took apart the input plate and plugged a cable into the jack. The jack was not making good contact. He was using a very expensive, and heavy cable. So, I bent the jack back so it would make contact again. But, it wasn't used anymore for the rehearsal.
The Mesa shorted a tube. One of them was no longer silver on top also. It had a whitish color that was translucent. You could see through the top.
Basically, what I think happened. The cab's input had an open circuit, which in turn, shorted the fuse and a power tube. That's an easy fix.
My TSL was subjected to same open circuit, but did not blow a fuse, and all the power tubes are good, cause I tried them all in the Mesa. My TSL still gets sound, but it doesn't sound good. It does not make any tornado sounds when the tubes are not in.
Does anyone know what damage did occur? Thanks in advance.