V1141 Beatle Fuzz Effect Volume Level

[fessmess]

I recently acquired V1141 Beatle amp. It sounds good, all channels and effects work fine, but when I engage the fuzz effect with the footswitch the fuzz works but the volume level drops dramatically and I have to use lots of drive from my guitar pickups to get sound. Is this normal? I would have expected engaging the fuzz effect would just add distortion to the existing volume level and guitar pickup drive I was using. Just wanted to hear from other Beatle amp owners to see if this is normal operation or if my amp has a problem I need to get repaired. Any help is appreciated.
Many Thanks!

[52 Bill]

Originally Posted by fessmess

I recently acquired V1141 Beatle amp. It sounds good, all channels and effects work fine, but when I engage the fuzz effect with the footswitch the fuzz works but the volume level drops dramatically and I have to use lots of drive from my guitar pickups to get sound. Is this normal?

In my experience, turning on the fuzz will increase the overall volume level of the channel, so I don't think that your amp is normal.

The fuzz circuit is very similar to the Tone Bender/Fuzz Face circuit. There may be a few bad caps that need to be replaced.

[fessmess]

Thanks!