Blues Jr. reverb gone, I need help!

mojito · December 16th, 2004, 09:45 AM

I lent out my Blues Jr. to friend and when I got it back the reverb no longer works. I checked the leads and they all are connected to the pan and up to the circuit boards. Any other suggestions what to do from there. I have no experience working with amps although I want to learn and am fairly handy. I have a voltmeter/continuity meter.
Any ideas or help will be appreciated.

Wild Rice Chris · December 16th, 2004, 11:11 AM

Try measuring continuity between the reverb pan and the amp chassis. My Blues Jr's reverb died, and I fixed it by running a ground wire from the chassis (I loosened the screws on the side, stuck 1/8" of wire in between the cab and chassis, and retightened the screws) to the reberb pan (twisted the other end through the small hole where the spring mounts). This fixed it for me two years ago, and it still works.

Good Luck!

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Wild Rice Chris Friend of Leo's Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Rice Custom Dungeon Posts: 2,884 27 Photos	Try measuring continuity between the reverb pan and the amp chassis. My Blues Jr's reverb died, and I fixed it by running a ground wire from the chassis (I loosened the screws on the side, stuck 1/8" of wire in between the cab and chassis, and retightened the screws) to the reberb pan (twisted the other end through the small hole where the spring mounts). This fixed it for me two years ago, and it still works. Good Luck! __________________ "The children need to learn how to build their own environment and make their own music that is inspired by their roots."--Eugene Hütz "All music turns out to be ethnic music."--Steve Reich Enjoy, and please visit my homepage.