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¿why when I play with my amp for too long gets distorted?

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basically when i played for 1 or 2 ours the red light above my FENDER HOT ROD DE VILLE 2 decreases its intensity and the sound gets an ugly distorted fuzzy sound


EDIT: i used it for about 40 minutes and it dosent turn on, not even the light :(


i checked the socket from the two big tubes and they look fine to me



i dont know maybe it's the connection that goes to the speakers? there is only one input being used, i dont know nothing about amps or circuits

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@manuelturizo FENDER HOT ROD DE VILLE 2 as in 212? That is Tube amplifier and common issues with those are failing power tubes from the heating up during long sessions. That would also explain this "decreases its intensity". The power tubes on this one are the 2 TUBE 5881/6L6WGC
Of course, you do want to check the filter capacitors and depending on age, possibly recap your Amp. Check for loose or cracked tube sockets. Those can get pretty hot and that can essentially lead to solder joints to fail. Download the Fender HOT ROD DEVILLE 410_212 Combo Service Manual from the Documents tab on this page Guitar Amplifier and check if it will be useful to you.

If in doubt about anything, post some well focused pictures of the circuitry and the boards with your Question. That way we can see what you see and hopefully help you further. Adding images to an existing question

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omg thank you for your clear advices, i will check all you said and let you know if it worked or didnt :)

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hey i edited my question and added pictures if you want to check

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@manuelturizo nothing looking obviously wrong. You'd have to check the tubes after playing it for a while. Careful. Those pack a punch if you touch the wrong lines :-) It might be beneficial to see if you can get a replacement for a decent price.

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@oldturkey03 thank you, its just that when i was playing for about 30 minutes it shut down and dosent turn on

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