Raain Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 Hey guys, Not too long ago I've bought myself this amp. As a friend of mine had the older version and to me it sounded like a beast. Seeing it wasn't that expensive and that I was a beginner guitarist, I thought this to be a good deal. And it was, at the beginning... Now i'm not too sure anymore... Guitars: Epiphone les paul prophecy series (EMG pickups) Some cheap lollipop fender stratocaster copy Here's my issue: Clean is what it's supposed to be. A nice clean tone. When I switch to an overdriven channel - the heavier ones for that matter, high gain, metal, insane...- it sounds like there is some sort of wah/tremolo effect on whilest there is infact none of them turned on. This gets very annoying to say the least... It's not that it's THAT extreme, but it's definately noticable... I get this on both guitars... With the EMG's i've switched out the batteries to see if that was the case, which it wasnt... Another thing, now I think of it... I've borrowed a friends Satchurator a while ago, and for some reason, when plugged in and on clean channel, clean was clean, and with the satchurator on (with gain at the lowest possible level) it sounded SOOO overdriven it was ridiculous... I have no clue what i'm doing wrong... Am I doing something wrong, is there an issue with my guitar or the amp...? If anyone got some advice for me, that would be greatly appreciated as i'm on the point of selling this amp... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fflbrgst Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 Are you in manual mode when this happens or are you using preset patches? Have you tried a factory reset? Note that this will delete any custom patches you have set up in the User Patches. To do a factory reset, hold the A button in while turning on the amp power, holding it for about 8 seconds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raain Posted November 13, 2013 Author Share Posted November 13, 2013 (edited) Both manual and preset tbh. Will give the reset a go and let u know. Edit: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/26066124/Spraak%20001_001.3ga Here's a soundfile... So U can hear what i'm talking about... This was after the factory reset on the preset Metal.. Edited November 13, 2013 by Raain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raain Posted November 15, 2013 Author Share Posted November 15, 2013 So no one that could provide me with any information? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fflbrgst Posted November 19, 2013 Share Posted November 19, 2013 Sorry, I can't listen to sound files at work, will try to remember to listen at home this evening and let you know what I think. I can tell you with certain active EMGs people have had problems with the Spider amps - from what is described, the amp's input circuit gets overdriven by the voltage. The only solution I have read about is it use a stompbox (any kind that does not have 'true bypass') to condition the signal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fflbrgst Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 Sorry, I can't open the file - "3ga" format not sure what that is! Can you upload in MP3 or WAV? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raain Posted November 25, 2013 Author Share Posted November 25, 2013 Sorry, I haven't got any converter installed at the moment. Sound was recorded with my phone ... But, VLC media player seems to work fine with me. Anyways, I'm starting to think I need to have my guitar properly tuned... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MayQueen420 Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 My amp does the same thing. And on top of it having tremolo in my clean and crunch channels it will not factory reset. This seems to be a common problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a_deppe Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 What does mean it will not factory reset? Do you get a error message or does it simply not ract? I would try to reinstall the firmware, but most likely this is a case for the service. I guess the s-memory is faulty. If this is the case the reinstallation of the firmware will most likely also fail, but it's a try... cu Andreas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panteraman101 Posted November 7, 2016 Share Posted November 7, 2016 I am having an issue with my 150 combo after a minute or two my amp seems to drop the effect and sounds like it loses not only the effect but drags half dead . Is it because it the wiring is not right or will factory reset the thing to try for this. Or could moisture be a factor? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fflbrgst Posted November 7, 2016 Share Posted November 7, 2016 You should start our own thread, instead of tagging onto an old one. Is your amp still under warranty? A visit to a factory service center is probably in order, although you could certainly try a factory reset. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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