Today I was working on a Fender Hotrod Deluxe,,,power was dropping-out…and a few loud bass notes were causing a crackling sound. These amps (really all amps!) can act-up in mysterious ways. After investigating for a while I found two bad connections that were causing the problem.

Debugging electronics is lke being a detective trying to solve a crime. You come up with possible theories, and make experiments to see if the theory holds together. When you finally get to the bottom of it it is quite a gratifying moment. Eureka!