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  #101243 Posted 2 Weeks ago
kcbuck
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My son has a Peavey ValveKing 212 100 Watt amp. When he turns it on it buzzzes awful, not useable. He has always had problems with it too. Anyone out there have a clue as to what the problem may be? Help me here as he is currently using my Princeton Reverb and he's 17.
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Last Edit: 2009/11/06 19:14 By kcbuck.
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  #101245 Posted 2 Weeks ago
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Hi KC Very few things are etched in stone as you know...However, this sounds like a classic tube problem:

Here is a little thing you can do: turn your gain/preamp volume way up, and slowly turn your master/poweramp volume down. If the noise stops when master is turned down, your in luck, preamp(s). If the noise persists, output tubes or worse. Hope that helps.

A ceramic coupling cap,may have blown, open her up, (Take care of course), look for any burnt (blackened) or dry joint ceramic caps, especially near the power amp tubes

Just In case you need it, here is where to go for a free Peavey Valve king manual download in PDF format.

http://www.peavey.com/assets/literature/manuals/ 00575730_10.pdf


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  #101247 Posted 1 Week, 6 Days ago
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Thanks FenderPhil I will try the below out with Mr. Levi tomorrow and if there is anything else you can think of please let me know.....
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kcbuck - non amp genious
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