"pop" sound from amp..normal?

[ciki]

whenever i switch on my amp,there is this 'pop' sound even though the volume is at 0. is it normal or i have to do the grounding(change to 3 pin?) or??

Btw its a single tube preamp amp...

 

[wayne1991]

hmm, how about ur eq or gain? are they 0 too?
just try turning all the knobs to 0..
hope this helps

 

[MadWerewolfBoy]

I don't think its normal. Try to change to 3-pin grounding 1st. Might not be the cause of the problem but I believe all amps should go through that.

 

[ciki]

thnks for the reply guys, had turn all the knobs to 0 but the prob. is still there.worse still i juz notice, though all the knobs are turn at 0,when i strum the strings hard,i can hear a slight sound coming from the amp,not very loud though..hardly can hear..again..is this normal with single preamp amps or what? haha.

 

[unholyernest]

hahaha...common problem..must be a laney amp..if not must be those whatever "hybrid" or "transtube" amp..where there's only a 12ax7 preamp tube inside right? its not even a proper tube amp..it will always have the problem...nothing u can fix..nothing u should worry about.

 

[Jiterator]

my AVT50 doesn't pop when i turn it on... but my Laney Hardcore Max used to pop real loud whenever it was turned on.. nothing to worry about imo..

 

[Faizalhacker]

Haiya my KUSTOM DART 10FX amp also like that le...NORMAL lar..don worry unless if got smoke coming out.....Psss s s

 

[van_halen]

i think it's pretty normal.. i have a brandless solid state amp that goes pop whenever i switch it off though, not when i turn it on like yours. strange!

 

[ciki]

ok thnx 4 the replys,was juz wondering cos it dosent happens to my s/s amp.juz curious, wat tubes u guys use 4 the preamp?

 

[MadWerewolfBoy]

Did u turn off the volume and plug out the jack before turning it off?

 

[unholyernest]

its not about the tubes or knobs in the amp..

those solid state amp..that sounds comes out straight away after u turn on..will have that pop sound..

for example..a vox amp valvetronix series..it takes a while to start up..like 2 seconds.. so u can't hear the pop sound cuz its too soft..

a laney solid state like HCM and LG series.. the guitar sound comes through once u turn it on..so the pop sound can be heard..

ITS FREAKING NORMAL!
its just like y your daddy start up the car got that engine sound..

turning the volume knob down might soften the pop sound..but won't totally remove it..
all those crap about what..amp will explode..its rubbish lah..

relax people..its just a normal start-up sound.. most solid state amp will have one..

as for the 3-pin thing..its used to control feedback.. only needed if u go clean but there's this humming sound coming out of the amp even when u turn your guitar volume knob to zero.. the 3-pin won't help in the pop sound..

 

[MadWerewolfBoy]

serious? my peavey envoy 110, full solid state has no pop sound when i turn it on or off! is it supposed to be abnormal like that?

idiot amp! why my amp abnormal, i want them to fix it! give me back my pop sound!

 

[cliffgod]

I have just read from a forum that it is the unshielded cable that you have used to conect the guitar and the amp. I have the same problem as yours and once I have unplugged the cable from the 1/4" jack, and then off the amp, the pop sound disappear. Maybe you wanna give it a try. And I learned that your cables can be shielded at one of the shops in Sim lim square. Hope it works for you. Cheers

 

[lightice]

What amp is it btw?

This is quite common on tube amps.

 

[marlonmm]

I have unplugged the cable from the 1/4" jack, and then off the amp, the pop sound disappear

Some amps like Laney required using a shielded cable. Blackheart recommends otherwise. I'm not sure why.

But is it the cable that's causing that popping sound? I need to try it myself.

 

[cliffgod]

Btw, I am using a Marshall VS265 amp.

 

[cliffgod]

Yah I think so. Now everytime after using the amp, I will plugged out the cable and then off the amp. No pop sound after that. I hope that works for you as well. Good luck

 

[superpotato_30]

its not about the tubes or knobs in the amp..

those solid state amp..that sounds comes out straight away after u turn on..will have that pop sound..

for example..a vox amp valvetronix series..it takes a while to start up..like 2 seconds.. so u can't hear the pop sound cuz its too soft..

a laney solid state like HCM and LG series.. the guitar sound comes through once u turn it on..so the pop sound can be heard..

ITS FREAKING NORMAL!
its just like y your daddy start up the car got that engine sound..

turning the volume knob down might soften the pop sound..but won't totally remove it..
all those crap about what..amp will explode..its rubbish lah..

relax people..its just a normal start-up sound.. most solid state amp will have one..

as for the 3-pin thing..its used to control feedback.. only needed if u go clean but there's this humming sound coming out of the amp even when u turn your guitar volume knob to zero.. the 3-pin won't help in the pop sound..

Plus one to this. Its normal.

My Marshall microstack has this pop sound too and according to Beez he says this pop sound is a good sign to show.. ( cant rmb the rest ).

But the point is its normal and ure amp will not explode

 

[Schon]

Bring the amp to a tech, ask em to replace the big capasitor.. Its ok for now, until one day, it ll keep eating your fuse...

 

[JustAnother1]

It's pretty normal, i always got a pop sound from my peavey blazer 158 whenever i turn it on.