Last month, I bought a guitar (set), it came with a Fender guitar, an amp, and some more stuff, including the cord to plug the guitar to the amp.
Not to long ago, I was playing my guitar with my friend, the volume was all the way up on both the guitar and amp since we were in the school cafeteria and it's noisy in there.
It's a Fender Squier SP-10 guitar amp, and when I was at least halfway through a song, it started to sound more distorted than usual. Now, a day or two later, it still sounds really distorted, even when the settings aren't on it.
I have a feeling that I blew the speaker or something, but I'm not sure. It's not the guitar, because I tried it on my friend's amp, and it sounded fine.
Does anyone know what's wrong with it and if I could fix it?
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It sounds like you've blown the speaker. The amps that come in those kits aren't designed to be turned up all the way, and even folks with higher end gear generally won't turn theirs up to anywhere near full volume. It can be fixed by replacing the speaker, but you're probably better off buying a new amp. Some of the lower-watt Marshall amps are real nice, and I think you'd be happy with one.
I'd also like to mention that if you're starting out with electric guitars, a good rule of thumb is to always have your guitar's volume set to full and do your actual adjusting on the amp itself. This is because your guitar uses passive electronics (magnets behind the pickups) that react differently than the amp's active electronics. You'll notice that if your guitar's volume is set low, it's very difficult to get a nice overdrive/distortion.
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Last month, I bought a guitar (set), it came with a Fender guitar, an amp, and some more stuff, including the cord to plug the guitar to the amp.
Not to long ago, I was playing my guitar with my friend, the volume was all the way up on both the guitar and amp since we were in the school cafeteria...
Unplug the amp, take the back off, and check for any physical damage. If it's damaged, just replace it with the same size 4 or 8 ohm speaker. If the speaker looks OK, try plugging in some earphones. If the earphones sound distorted the problem is in the circuit board and is probably not fixable.
You might be able to get it replaced through the store where you bought it.
Or look for another cheap amp on Craigslist.
Depends on how much it costs ... I bought by first electric guitar/amp package from a friend of mine in the early 90's for $150. Your first guitar package most likely won't 'last' for more than a year or so, but you don't want to spend too much money up-front! Many people don't realize how much time, effort, and work it really takes to learn how to play the guitar. I would suggest that you spend as little as possible at first, and decide whether you really want to devote the time to learn the guitar. And take lessons!!!! You will progress much faster if you do this than trying to 'learn on your own'.
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