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Old Gibson Mercury amp


Doug

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My friend has an old Gibson Mercury amp from I believe 1964. It has a speaker cab that it sits on with 15" and 10" speakers.

We got together and were playing a little bit and he touched the fretboard of my guitar, showing me a chord... and ZAP he got shocked pretty good.

Looking at the amp it doesn't have a ground prong on the plug. He said that isn't the first time it has happened to him and stopped using it. Does anybody know how to remedy this situation? Probably a stupid question, but I'm the guy that always asks stupid questions.

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He got poked for completing the circuit.  Get a new power cord installed with a proper ground.

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Ground plug.... for the love of all that is good.... Ground plug!!!

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Yes, that would be the first place I would start. Even a stooge like me could put on a new power cord.

Didn't know it was potentially deadly ... shocking!

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