Amps I think my Amp died. Help

[CaptainMoto]

I haven't followed all the input on this but, I got this in email today.
Maybe something in this article will help.
https://www.premierguitar.com/artic...&utm_campaign=PGN - 012018&utm_term=PG Weekly

 

[PapaBear]

Some good tips in that article for sure

 

[KAS2]

Update. I found a place literally 2 miles from home, Acorn Amplifiers they make some sweet boutique tube amps but also do repairs. They don’t charge a bench fee, so they will go over the amp find the issue & then provide a quote to fix it. So this way I can find out the issue without dishing out any cash and then evaluate if it’s worth repairing.

 

[CapnDenny1]

that sounds great man! Let us know what they find?

 

[KAS2]

Will do. It’s in their que so I won’t know anything for a few days.

 

[KAS2]

This amp is dead to me. It’s basically the same cost to just buy a new one as it is to fix it. Apparently there’s a little chip on the power board that is too tiny/delicate to remove manually that is bad. So the whole board would need to be replaced, which the tech said that Vox is charging them almost $200, plus their labor so $300ish total. I think I paid $285 for the amp. Little disappointing, but now I get to go new amp shopping....I think Vox will be scratched from my list.....might be joining the Monoprice gang.

 

[PapaBear]

Probably that surface mount crap

 

[CapnDenny1]

If you can send me the board, I could try to replace the part. Can they give you a part number that needs to be replaced. The techs in our lab can probably replace it. They put tiny stuff on all the time using microscopes. see if your repair shop can give you a copy of the schematic and parts list?

 

[KAS2]

I’ll pick it up tomorrow or Friday and get the info from them.

 

[sdbrit68]

This amp is dead to me. It’s basically the same cost to just buy a new one as it is to fix it. Apparently there’s a little chip on the power board that is too tiny/delicate to remove manually that is bad. So the whole board would need to be replaced, which the tech said that Vox is charging them almost $200, plus their labor so $300ish total. I think I paid $285 for the amp. Little disappointing, but now I get to go new amp shopping....I think Vox will be scratched from my list.....might be joining the Monoprice gang.

One word for ya Bugerra........top notch customer service, and I have never been able to kill one, no matter how stupidly I tried. Some great prices on small home, full tube units