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I've tried my cords individually and they seem to work fine, I've tried two different functioning guitars, my amp doesn't seem to have any issues, but when I plug into my pedals lately I get nothing. I've tried replacing batteries (power lights work).

What could the problem be?

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Have you tried each pedal individually?
I've got a couple of Boss pedals in my chain, and after moving them around, realized I had one plugged into the wrong jack. (a couple of them have mono/stereo options, and the tuner has a bypass jack I've accidentally plugged into....)

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Try to isolate the problem - plug straight into your amp with no pedals (does it work properly?), then try one pedal at a time and figure out how many of your pedals don't seem to be working. Let me know which ones.

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I've done that Mirby. Well not every pedal yet. I get frustrated that a couple won't work so I just play without them.

I know for sure that my DOD Classic Fuzz doesn't work although the light does and the MKII wasn't working either (although I haven't changed that one's battery now that I think about it)

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If it is the MKII, make sure you are unplugging the cable from the input of the pedal when not in use. If you leave a cable plugged into the input on that MKII clone, the power will drain. If you're careful to remember to unplug when not in use, battery should last LONG time.

Also, if it is the MKII that is causing trouble (aka- not working properly) I'll gladly fix it if you send it to me.

But you must isolate the problem. Try one pedal at a time until you determine which are not working. Then we can start trying to figure out why.

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Right, I always remember to do that. I still haven't tried all my pedals but I'll mess with it some more and report back.

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The other thing you might check is that you are plugging all of your pedals with the correct input/output. Some go different directions.

Just a thought. We're brainstorming.

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Thing is I'm doing everything the same as I've always done. This didn't start happening until I got my Airline but it does it with other guitars as well. It's late and I can't plug in now maybe I can experiment more and report back but I'll be away from home for a couple of days to go see the Dead Weather.

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forgot about this thread. Tried them individually. No pedal is working. My compressor and clean boost get sounds when they are plugged in but bypassed.

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WTF

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Have you changed/added any cables, lately?

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Yeah test your cables. You basically need to start with your guitar and amp only. Does that work? If not, it must be one of those 3 items (guitar, amp, cable). If it DOES work then try one pedal in there. If that doesn't work it could be the cable that you just added in order to put a pedal in your path, or it could be the pedal/battery.

Get sober, take your time, use your head, you should be able to figure out which gear is not working.

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