OT: amp caught fire

[phatduckk]

so i get a voicemail from my band's drummer last night... his other band was in the studio practicing (they borrow my rig) and in the middle of a song my GK caught fire... not just smoke, actual flames were visible.

sucks. theyre good guys so they didnt try to pawn off the blame or anything like that. but my rig was just fine at my gig on saturday and now, poof. I cruised by to check out what happened and they had it all connected properly - nothing funky going on, so i have no reason to say "you did xyz which killed it".

sucks - they feel bad and are gonna chip in for repairs or whatever but its just a pain in the arse. bleh

If my stuff's gonna catch fire at least it should be at a time where i can see it.

 

[ptg]

That really stinks! Hope it works out for you!

 

[midopa]

Aw man that sucks. It's good to hear they're all being responsible about it tho. Was anyone hurt?









time for markbass

 

[adouglas]

OUCH! That bites the big one.

If my stuff's gonna catch fire at least it should be at a time where i can see it.

Correction: If your stuff's gonna catch fire it should be at a time when a big audience can see it and be duly entertained by it!

 

[MingusBASS]

*cough*markbass*cough*

Wait...don't you have a littlemark II? I think it's time to move little mark up to gig amp status.

 

[Andy V.]

Sorry to hear that.

On the bright side, it's a good excuse to invest in a new amp.

 

[Beth]

I know that if one of our basses spontaneously burst into flames, people would be beating down the door looking for a warranty repair on it... Couldn't hurt to ask.

 

[phatduckk]

I know that if one of our basses spontaneously burst into flames, people would be beating down the door looking for a warranty repair on it... Couldn't hurt to ask.

well im gonna call and tell em the truth and see if its covered. it was used properly n stuff, so hopefully its covered.

i do have a little mark 2 which i use w/ my other rig so he'll temporarily fill in. if i like it, it stays, if not ill see what i do.

nobody was hurt and im not too pissed - its just annoying ya know. bleh

 

[Motojunkie]

i do have a little mark 2 which i use w/ my other rig so he'll temporarily fill in. if i like it, it stays, if not ill see what i do.

Let me know if you need a loaner. I'm not currently with a band, so I can loan you my 1001RBII.

 

[Aussie Mark]

It doesn't come more punk than that.

 

[Musicman Nut]

so i get a voicemail from my band's drummer last night... his other band was in the studio practicing (they borrow my rig) and in the middle of a song my GK caught fire... not just smoke, actual flames were visible.

sucks. theyre good guys so they didnt try to pawn off the blame or anything like that. but my rig was just fine at my gig on saturday and now, poof. I cruised by to check out what happened and they had it all connected properly - nothing funky going on, so i have no reason to say "you did xyz which killed it".

sucks - they feel bad and are gonna chip in for repairs or whatever but its just a pain in the arse. bleh

If my stuff's gonna catch fire at least it should be at a time where i can see it.

GK has Great Customer Service, if its fairly New or within a few years old, Just call GK and they will fix it up or replace it, I've had that experience myself with GK, They're Great.
Dave

 

[phatduckk]

It doesn't come more punk than that.

maybe - but now i need a new head.

GK has Great Customer Service, if its fairly New or within a few years old, Just call GK and they will fix it up or replace it, I've had that experience myself with GK, They're Great.
Dave

good to know. Randy was telling me the same =)

 

[AnthonyD]

So the bass player in your drummer's other band plays a Bongo!?

 

[SteveB]

I feel for ya, Arin. My bass player smoked two amps at a single gig.. both on the same song! At least it was the last song in our final set!

 

[roburado]

WTF?!? How the heck did that happen?

 

[Disquieter]

I've smoked my share of guitar amps. All mesa's.

my mesa bass gear, rock solid, new guitar stuff? not so much.

 

[tkarter]

That other bass player must have been playing the Devil's music there phatty.

Sorry your amp caught fire.


tk

 

[Dr Stankface]

Arin, your 1001 (IIRC) isn't as old as mine so yours should be covered by the warranty. If not, i'm sure the guys will hook you up. Call GK customer service and ask to speak to Gene. He's the best guy you can talk to.

 

[dlb1001]

I assume that only your rig caught on fire, no one else had a problem. Could be one of the power FET's could have shorted and cause a ground short, which will cause a huge amount of current to be drawn. The fuse in the amp should have prevented this from occuring or at least, the breaker should have tripped.
Oh well, good reason to buy a bigger rig!

 

[WillPlay4Food]

Arin, your 1001 (IIRC) isn't as old as mine so yours should be covered by the warranty. If not, i'm sure the guys will hook you up. Call GK customer service and ask to speak to Gene. He's the best guy you can talk to.

I had to send my 1001RB (not an mkII) to GK for repairs a couple months ago. He was great to deal with. They even put mkII components in when they did the repair so now I have a GK 1001RB mkII in a 1001RB mkI box.