Good day good people
I need some advice/direction regarding my amp.
I have an Orange Tiny Terror Combo 15w. Its a full valve amp and my 1st one hence the inexperience. The issue I have is that sometimes the amp hums really loud and during this time the actual guitar sound/output is also diminished/softer. It just happens out of the blue while playing. Most of the time it plays perfect but sometimes this occurs. When this happens I switch the amp off and on and after doing that a few times, the hum stops and the amp plays fine.
I bough it about 9 months ago so its not that old, but I also dont know how long it has been in the music shop, being demoed, etc.
I know that I should change the valves, which I am working on but I just need to know from any of you experienced amp'ers if this is normal behavior for faulty or failing valves. My thinking is that if the valves are faulty it should always hum every time when ever use it instead of this occuring intermittently. Should I be worried that it could be something else.
It has 2x ECC83 12AX7 and 2X EL84's, if it is the tubes that are failing which of these will most likely cause the issue, or will it be both.
Apologies for the noob questions
I need some advice/direction regarding my amp.
I have an Orange Tiny Terror Combo 15w. Its a full valve amp and my 1st one hence the inexperience. The issue I have is that sometimes the amp hums really loud and during this time the actual guitar sound/output is also diminished/softer. It just happens out of the blue while playing. Most of the time it plays perfect but sometimes this occurs. When this happens I switch the amp off and on and after doing that a few times, the hum stops and the amp plays fine.
I bough it about 9 months ago so its not that old, but I also dont know how long it has been in the music shop, being demoed, etc.
I know that I should change the valves, which I am working on but I just need to know from any of you experienced amp'ers if this is normal behavior for faulty or failing valves. My thinking is that if the valves are faulty it should always hum every time when ever use it instead of this occuring intermittently. Should I be worried that it could be something else.
It has 2x ECC83 12AX7 and 2X EL84's, if it is the tubes that are failing which of these will most likely cause the issue, or will it be both.
Apologies for the noob questions
