The Last Bass Outpost

I bought one quite some time ago and still have it.  I swapped out the fundamental strings with flats and I like it better that way.
It's heavy.  I don't gig with it because my current band doesn't play "Jeremy"  I'm sure there are other uses for it, but it stays home.

I am using the amp this Friday with 2 x Aguilar GS112s.  We'll see if I can still use the Y cord.  I am pretty sure it'll be OK as long as the normal channel is kept below 9:00

No on Q 1. Did that on Q 2.

Yes, I agree.  I am pretty sure V1 shares the input from the Normal AND Bright channel --which in turn may have something to do with it.

 Embarrassingly enough, I was able to recreate the problem again. It was when both NORMAL AND BRIGHT channels were over 12 noon, even when I was not using a Y cord. Something about the 2 gains at the same time. When I used NORMAL or BRIGHT on their own, with the other input volume low or off, there was no issue. I probably wasted everyone's time AND my money blaming the amp when it was probably not even the tube socket at fault. It never occurred to me,(and I don't recall) the settings I used on the live gigs BEFORE when the "issue" occurred.
So in some way, I get resolution, knowing it was not the amp's (or Reeves') fault, nor was it mine, aside of missing the "conditions" that caused the issue.
I didn't get back to Bill with this because I discovered it just a few days ago and I felt that I bothered him enough.
Lesson Learned!!
BTW, this amp completely blows my mind- how good it sounds AND feels!

I just got the amp back from Bill Jansen (Reeves) and it's FIXED!!! I was so worried it was one of those "can't find it" situations. Apparently, it was a bad power tube socket. 

Well, I needed some knowledge to bring to my tech. I really like him, but I think he picks just the low hanging fruit first.  He agreed that When he gets done, I should bring my cab and play my style (hard).  I told him that "sure, if I was a light handed player, I could live with it" but this was an amp that plays the way I like and after 4 gigs, it started acting up on the second song. So it's not "me", it's the amp.

I told him that if he wants to take another swing at it, I want it remedied, no matter what.

PS, There is only one other amp tech in the area and he didn't return my call, so I really want this to work out with my current(no pun) one.

I got a reply from Bill at Reeves.  He said to check the preamp resistors and caps. He had a 400 with the same issue.  My tech was only looking at the power amp section.

The 2 x 1/4" speaker jacks made no difference after deoxit. I fiddled with the tone controls and the only improvement I could notice was channel volume almost max and master at 2ish. I agree, it is looking like the output stage.

This is the actual inside of my amp. The 1/4 jacks are the top right.  I'll get in there with a Q-tip and some deoxit.  Please note, this started mid song, after gigging 4 times without a hiccup.

If I do,  The amp will be playing obnoxiously loud and I'll set it ablaze!  It won't be out of sight where I won't see it......

Thanks for the offer on the Sunn. 

Link to video.



Compared to my Sunn 2000S

I gigged 4 times with the amp and no problems. Last gig after 2 songs in, I got a nasty crackling when I played hard. I doesn't sound like a typical distortion, more like a blown speaker. It is not the speaker, any of the preamp tubes ( I swapped them out 1 at a time).  Acts the same with active or passive, 3 DIFFERENT CABS, 4 & 8 Ohm.  I brought it to the local tube guru and when he tested it, the problem did not occur with him. ( I think he has only guitar stuff).Power tubes are OK. Resistors checked OK.

I'm at a  real loss here.   So discouraged!

I talked to Bill at Reeves and he remembers this amp going out with the TAD KT88s, so it does in fact have the original tubes- as the seller stated. Seller also stated it had zero miles on it.  Just a bedroom start up a few times.   Man, this sounds amazing, tone controls at noon, normal and bright channels jumped with Y cord.

Well the Reeves C225 passed with flying colors!  What a thick, strong voice with incredible definition. I was playing it through a pair of Aguilar GS 112s (1 with a DeltaLite II 2512. This gives the top box a more pronounced mid voice. The originals are more mid scooped, I believe because it was intended as a stand alone box. GS112 x 2 = more than GS112 x1 +1 (if you get the meaning)

It sounded so good,  I might dump my Bergantino NV 215.