Healing bench: cleaning pots on Fishman Loudbox Mini

Amp came with report of a scratchy gain pot on the mic channel. A bit of deoxit and elbow grease and it seems to be back to normal!

[tomnapoli]

Thanks Nat! This worked for me, even though I only used compressed air, as Fishman recommends. I hope it doesn't need it again soon.

[rafaelsyade]

Hello Nat, great video. Do you know how to open the speaker box? I want to sanding the wood parts and make a new natural wood finishing.

[hockley]

I need to do this. I’m having lots of issues

[CHUMPTYTRUMPTY]

What a goddamed pain in the ass.
When they're working, Fishmans sound great. Unfortunately, eventually they all have problems. Not only did my volume pots freak out, the skin cover rotted off in chunks. I have two of their problem children but would never buy another. The Henriksens are expensive but much more reliable.

[latinumbavariae]

I own an old Loudbox 100 (the grey one) and I get the feeling that they don't make them than like they used to. Mine is now 10 years old and all pots run smooth without any crackling or noises. And it got only few slight marks in the Tolex were it took a real beating.

[peshmadscientist]

That covering seems to wear off with minimal handling. Maybe another layer of stick-On crap to pretty it up.

[dat]

Why did you take off the knobs if you a spraying the pots from the rear ? Was it necessary? Okay perhaps just to wipe the front? I wished there was more talk Instruction & turning the area where the work was being performed. What spray was being used ?

[crazycat]

ya mine was a piece of shit too. went to a Marshall AS50D and have been very happy ever since.

[dat]

I called Fishman and I was told they didn't clean the pots n suggested not to open the amp . So on the master n gain on guitar impute I have dirty pots for the last year n half. Once I set the volume that's it . It's a small pain but do I chance opening the amp etc. ?

[gregpetre]

Had an 8 year old Fishman SA220, pulled it out of storage to sell only to find the master volume was crackly and there was generally speaking, all around static that I did not remember when I used it. I contacted Fishman tech support and they emailed me a PDF on how to disassemble and clean out the pots. When I told them my plan was to use compressed air, followed by DeoxIT style connective cleaner, they insisted I did not use anything but compressed air. Micheal from tech support told me, "the contact cleaner will dissolve the lubricant and ruin the pots."  So of course I left out the contact cleaner, but went over it twice with a can of compressed air and I am back up and running.  Not only is the crackle gone on the master volume, but the static is gone too.  It is very very quiet, like I just opened a new box from UPS.  I thought I would share this.

[leosustaita]

Hi, I open mine, after put in it back together no sound out of the speaker, any one with similar problem?

[jackcannata]

Hey man are there two speakers behind the screen on this amp? A woofer and a tweeter? My mini recently went sort of mute. It still works but it’s just not as full as it was. I’m wondering if it’s because one of those speakers is blown...any info would be helpful. Thanks.

[MurdaMetz]

My friend has a loud box and it has a hum that gets worse when using the di, since there is no ground lift, what option would he have to get rid of the hum ?

[LoveLightandBeyond]

After you unscrewed the outside. What did you detach to get the top off?

[Happyboymargarine]

Just but deoxit. U don’t have to take apart

[robertrojas]

Sounds like an episode of Benny Hill! Lol

[jasper_north]

Did you ever have to change the battery on the Fishman after a year or so? What mic do you recommend for singing with it? Thank you…