Rock0Spazztorius wrote: Fri Mar 08, 2024 3:41 pm
I've encountered this problem with a couple of distortion/fuzz pedals, recently with a beloved Boss MD-2. I've tried all the basic troubleshooting steps like checking cabling, batteries, and power supply. Is there something that I should look for if I open it up?
Do you have a multimeter?
check the simple things first, connections to jacks, the switch is working right (Especially on many pin multi pole switches), connections to pots. measure resistance on the pot and move it and see that they're DOING something, as a volume pot problem would do that. The most 'common' problems will be the things that get 'used' the most
the clipping diodes you should be able to check in-circuit, and if they fail short would take the sound out of it.