I've deferred starting this thread hoping to find an answer somewhere online and while it seems to be a common problem, I could find no suggestions that made a difference. Here is what I know:
All of this seems to point to a reverb recovery problem but I'm at a loss on what to do. It sounds like a ground problem. There is a wire coming off the board with the RCA jacks on it that goes to ground but it doesn't seem to make a difference whether it's grounded or not.
- This is a brand new Fender '68 Custom Twin Reverb
- It has a low level hum (more like a buzz) that is only affected by the reverb pot.
- Removing V4 eliminates the hum.
- Replacing V4 with another tube does not make a difference.
- The wires coming off of Anode 1 & 2, and Grid 1 (pins 1,6 and 7) on V4 are microphonic.
- R26 is slightly microphonic.
- The wire leading to the + of the white RCA jack (output from reverb tank) is microphonic.
- Hum persists whether reverb tank is connected or not.
- Clicking the reverb off with the footswitch does not eliminate the hum but makes it not respond to the reverb pot anymore.
All of this seems to point to a reverb recovery problem but I'm at a loss on what to do. It sounds like a ground problem. There is a wire coming off the board with the RCA jacks on it that goes to ground but it doesn't seem to make a difference whether it's grounded or not.
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