Beta Bass Issue

[nyarlathotep]

I just bought a Beta Bass. It sounds awesome, but sometimes when I turn it on, it very quiet and tinny sounding. To fix it, I turn the master volume up pretty high, quickly, and it pops back on to where it should be. And sometimes while I'm playing it'll crap out And I can't always fix it.

The pot itself is very scratchy too, and I can hear the amp 'try' to sounds like its supposed to when turning the master vol. So is the problem just the pot (all the pots are a little scratchy, BTW), and how hard is it to replace?


thanks

[52 Bill]

Welcome to the place.

The problem could be the pots, or it could be something loose on the PC board. I doubt that you need to replace the pot, it probably just needs to be cleaned. When it happens, can you "fix" it by giving the amp a whack with your fist?

I would suggest starting out by cleaning all of the pots with some DeoxIt spray cleaner. If this doesn't cure the problem, then more investigation will be needed to find the problem area.

[nyarlathotep]

Thanks, man.

I've been told to try Deoxit many places, so I'll give it a shot