Vox AD60VT - I volunteered to help friend fix amp and am now stuck with just hum

[Zipslack]

I've had many repairs that consisted of just re-flowing cracked solder joints (especially Fender stuff). Once had a customer complain about paying $60 (1 hour minimum bench fee) just for re-soldering some connections. Besides the time to dis-assemble/re-assemble, I pointed out that he wasn't paying so much for the solder work as for the knowledge of finding and properly fixing the problem. Soldering is easy....doing it correctly and in the right places is the trick.

[Leo_Gnardo]

Once had a customer complain about paying $60 (1 hour minimum bench fee) just for re-soldering some connections. Besides the time to dis-assemble/re-assemble, I pointed out that he wasn't paying so much for the solder work as for the knowledge of finding and properly fixing the problem. Soldering is easy....doing it correctly and in the right places is the trick.

One of our correspondents has the byline: "That's $1 for the chalk mark, and $49,999 for knowing where to put it."

Applies to amp repair as well as surgeons, riggers, surveyors, etc.

Hope this doesn't encourage amp owners with problems to rip apart their broken prizes in an effort to save some labor cost.

[patlaw]

I've had many repairs that consisted of just re-flowing cracked solder joints (especially Fender stuff). Once had a customer complain about paying $60 (1 hour minimum bench fee) just for re-soldering some connections. Besides the time to dis-assemble/re-assemble, I pointed out that he wasn't paying so much for the solder work as for the knowledge of finding and properly fixing the problem. Soldering is easy....doing it correctly and in the right places is the trick.

When this happens, my response is, "Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't know you were going to fix this yourself. Why did you bring it to me?" They step in it every time.

[Zipslack]

When this happens, my response is, "Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't know you were going to fix this yourself. Why did you bring it to me?" They step in it every time.

Or "Give me 30 minutes to undo everything...."

[jean-marc]

Hello all; My first post ! : Just acquired a Vox AD60VT first generation (blue cloth ) On the pedals switch selection ,left side of controls amp, when i use the DRIVE potentiometer it is acting strange : lets say for simple : select Fuzz pedal , Level control full CW :If the Drive pot is not near full CW there is no pedal effect, only plain sound without effect; If I turn the Drive full CW the effect (fuzz for example ) comes on only when the pot is almost at full CW ;like almost an on-off situation .. Maybe a dirty potentiometer but I wonder ...I am not sure the pot will act like this if it was in need of cleaning, but maybe .. This is independant of LEVEL control which is fine . Anyone did recall a problem like this ? Thanks for your help . J-Marc

[The Dude]

Welcome to the place! I suggest you start a new thread for your amp. This thread is from 2015.