Hi all,
My 4yr old grandmeister 40 died about a month ago. I had noticed the volume cutting across all channels a couple of times and simply switching on and off seemed to immediately fix the issue.
However, while playing it completely died, all lights on and no errors showing but no sound at all.
Brought it to an authorised amp repair in south U.K. they diagnosed problem as faulty PCB board ( not the first they have seen with HK either).
They contacted HK for replacement part only to be told that the part it is no longer manufactured and hence the amp is not supported for repair with that fault. In fact they have no PCB boards left so I assume no new grandmeister 40s being made either.
They have not offered the repair shop (note this is an authorised amp repair dealer) any alternative either so that is it at the moment.
Very disappointing service from HK, love my amp and the 2x12 HK cab but looks as though it was an expensive waste of money.
I would love to hear of any suggestions anybody might have about how to salvage the amp. If not it will end up for sale as parts I suppose.
Thanks for any help and advice on this.
Philip
My 4yr old grandmeister 40 died about a month ago. I had noticed the volume cutting across all channels a couple of times and simply switching on and off seemed to immediately fix the issue.
However, while playing it completely died, all lights on and no errors showing but no sound at all.
Brought it to an authorised amp repair in south U.K. they diagnosed problem as faulty PCB board ( not the first they have seen with HK either).
They contacted HK for replacement part only to be told that the part it is no longer manufactured and hence the amp is not supported for repair with that fault. In fact they have no PCB boards left so I assume no new grandmeister 40s being made either.
They have not offered the repair shop (note this is an authorised amp repair dealer) any alternative either so that is it at the moment.
Very disappointing service from HK, love my amp and the 2x12 HK cab but looks as though it was an expensive waste of money.
I would love to hear of any suggestions anybody might have about how to salvage the amp. If not it will end up for sale as parts I suppose.
Thanks for any help and advice on this.
Philip