Hi...i have a problem with my pedals. I'm using mxr distortion+ and recently bought Digitech Bad Monkey. Mxr worked with battery but bad monkey didn't work at all. I bought it from one guy and when i tried it there it worked with adapter. Today i bought adapter but the pedals don't work. The LED works but there is no sound. And now the mxr doesn't work with battery too. The LED works, there is clean sound from amp but there is no sound of the distortion...any ideas? I'm using Fender Mustang 1 amp...i know it's not a good amp for pedals but the pedals should work...
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Originally posted by JOHN FUZZY View PostHi...i have a problem with my pedals. I'm using mxr distortion+ and recently bought Digitech Bad Monkey. Mxr worked with battery but bad monkey didn't work at all. I bought it from one guy and when i tried it there it worked with adapter. Today i bought adapter but the pedals don't work. The LED works but there is no sound. And now the mxr doesn't work with battery too. The LED works, there is clean sound from amp but there is no sound of the distortion...any ideas? I'm using Fender Mustang 1 amp...i know it's not a good amp for pedals but the pedals should work...
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Originally posted by Gtrjunior View PostAre you sure you have the correct adapters (center+\-) and they are providing enough mA to power the pedals?
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I bought universal adapter. 9V, 1500 mA. Bad monkey worked with adapter when i tried it at that guys place, from who i bought it. I tried it at my home later with baterry and it didn't work. MXR worked with battery perfectly, and then Ibiught adapter. BM doesn't have sound at all. No clean amp sound, no overdrive, nothing. Only LED works. MXR doesn't work with adapter,also only LED, but with battery it has only clean amp sound but no distortion when i press it. I don't think it's cabels,then it wouldn't have clean sound at all...
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Check the polarity of the adapter. Since it's universal adapter it may be center + which is usual for many applications outside guitar pedals, which are center - mostly.
There's a chance of you pedal getting damaged, because of the wrong polarity.
EDIT: Since the LED works I still suspect your audio cables or jacks. Try move them around to see if you get a sound.Last edited by Jacew; 05-11-2019, 03:05 PM."So understand/Don't waste your time always searching for those wasted years/Face up, make your stand/And realize you're living in the golden years"
Iron Maiden - Wasted Years
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Originally posted by JOHN FUZZY View PostI bought universal adapter. 9V, 1500 mA. Bad monkey worked with adapter when i tried it at that guys place, from who i bought it. I tried it at my home later with baterry and it didn't work. MXR worked with battery perfectly, and then Ibiught adapter. BM doesn't have sound at all. No clean amp sound, no overdrive, nothing. Only LED works. MXR doesn't work with adapter,also only LED, but with battery it has only clean amp sound but no distortion when i press it. I don't think it's cabels,then it wouldn't have clean sound at all...
If so, the polarity is determined by which way the 2.1mm plug head is connected to the power cable. Hopefully, there is some polarity protection built into the pedals to protect them from what Jacew has mentioned. But it isn't always the case.
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Disconnect everything and try again. Just for the sake of it.
Then if you have multimeter, check the output of adapter. From the picture it should work.
Could the MXR be designed for unregulated adapters like Boss ACA? Then you would need 12v to power it, even though it says 9v.
But since the Bad Monkey doesn't work either, It may be the adapter itself is just dud."So understand/Don't waste your time always searching for those wasted years/Face up, make your stand/And realize you're living in the golden years"
Iron Maiden - Wasted Years
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Originally posted by Jacew View PostDisconnect everything and try again. Just for the sake of it.
Then if you have multimeter, check the output of adapter. From the picture it should work.
Could the MXR be designed for unregulated adapters like Boss ACA? Then you would need 12v to power it, even though it says 9v.
But since the Bad Monkey doesn't work either, It may be the adapter itself is just dud.
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