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  • Marshall VS100 Head...DEAD!?

    I have a marshall VS100 head that has never let me down for years now, until yesterday. Unfortunately, it seems that someone (whom I will deal with later) stepped on the cord right near the base of the amp. I went to plug in last night and found the cord on the floor and the jack slightly twisted...the cord (which was brand new) has a slight tear in it right by the plug...I would guess that when the cord was stepped on, it ripped out of the head and twisted the jack. I'm just hoping the head didn't fall off the cabinet onto the floor...i don't know...I'm going to find out though...someone has some explaining to do...Anyways, the head powers up no problem, and all the channel switches and volumes seem to work on it, but the footswitch is totally dead and I can't get ANY SOUND out of the head...when I plug into the input jack, I hear it making some contact, but can't get sound...maybe a bad ground? Are the jacks soldered right to the board on these? It seems that when I have it on with a patch cord plugged in, if I hold the other end of the cord with my left hand and touch the brass faceplate of the head with my right hand, I get some sort of buzzing (quiet, but noticable)...is this a sign of a grounding problem? If so, I would think the input jack is damaged, but they why is the footswitch completely dead? No power to the footswitch at all. Also, could it be a tube? Maybe a tube broke when it fell to the floor (if it did)...I'm just looking for some help...that thing is my baby! It's all I have...I can't believe this happened...I was so mad last night I was shaking! Someone's gunna get an earfull! I just hope to god that I can fix this thing...

    Please Help! Thank You.

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    Open it up and look inside, then you will have a better idea what is going on.

    Stepping on cords is a common repair we see, especially in smaller amps, and with less experienced players. Your jacks probably are soldered to the main board, I forget on that particular one. If the jack is not sprung I'd be surprised - meaning you need to replace the jack. Jacks can get sprung, strip, break, or jusy come off the board.

    COuld other damage have happened? Sure, but we won;t know until we look.
    Education is what you're left with after you have forgotten what you have learned.

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    • #3
      Thanks so much for the advice. That was my plan, to take it apart (which I have done before) and take a look. It wasn't my inexperience that caused the damage. I got to the bottom of it last night. Turns out my father (who has had several strokes and has bad balance now) knocked the entire half-stack over onto the floor. The head landed on the input jack which is why the cord was damaged and the jack was damaged. I am a full-time engineering student and have lots to keep me busy this week, but hopefully this weekend I will open it up and take a look. I will let you know what I find. I'm just hoping that it's only the input jack...but then why would the footswitch be dead? Hopefully we can figure it out. Thanks again.

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