Help! No sound from acoustic when plugged in.

[lateralus]

This has me a bit stumped at the moment.

My acoustic (an Ovation 1778T) has been working fine, through amplifiers, DI boxes and PA systems.

However right now, when I plug it in, I get a crackling/hissing noise with no response when I play. BUT, if I activate the tuner, all of sudden it works fine. The problem is, the tuner turns itself off after 30 seconds and the guitar cuts out again.

I'm plugging in through a standard instrument cable, I've tried straight in to 3 amps, a PA and a USB soundcard, all the same problem. I've also tried three different brand new batteries.

Can anyone shed some light on the situation? I'm probably missing something obvious...

 

[Demanic]

Re: Help! No sound from acoustic when plugged in.

One of the leads from the pre-amp to the jack has worked itself loose. The tuner acts as a bypass when you activate it.

 

[DrNewcenstein]

Re: Help! No sound from acoustic when plugged in.

I'm assuming the electric portion is what's going out, and not that it's losing its acoustic properties? Cuz that'd be like, I dunno, time to eat a bullet :lol: