When I was in a store looking at basses, I turned on an old Gibson Skylark. Once it warmed up it hummed, even with the volume turned down. Is this normal for such amps? Could it be fixed?
"Things may get a whole lot worse/ Before suddenly falling apart"
Steely Dan
"Look at me coyote, don't let a little road dust put you off" Knopfler
my first amp was a Gibson Skylark. I was fourteen and it was 1965. I was playing a Fender Mustang.
that Skylark was a P O S.
pass on it.
I agree with Dog - steer clear of that amp!
the reverb in it was cool. Id reach around and hit it for that surf sound.
otherwise, a very under powered amp for guitar.
could work for an emcee.
never noticed any hum.
A bad hum in an older amp often means the electrolytic filter capacitors in the power supply are in need of replacement. They're of limited lifespan, and that's expected maintenance after a few years.
"A cheerful heart is good medicine."
Hence the expression, 'recapped'? I think I'm starting to understand...
"Things may get a whole lot worse/ Before suddenly falling apart"
Steely Dan
"Look at me coyote, don't let a little road dust put you off" Knopfler
Yep!
"A cheerful heart is good medicine."
