If you buy pedals of any sort, eventually you'll have a problem or two with a pedal at some point in time, it's inevitable. The good thing is that many times a pedal problem is actually a problem that's a simple oversight somewhere. Here's our normal FAQ/Troubleshooting guide: TROUBLESHOOTING SUGGESTIONS & FAQ: First, unplug from everything and plug directly into your amp. If this sounds normal go to the next step. A few questions: Are you using a power adapter made for guitar audio? If it’s an ordinary adapter purchased outside of a music store and it “multi-purpose” or “Multi-use” then you will need to use a different power adapter. However, as long as there is a battery connection in the pedal, we can use this to test it first. You won’t be able to do this test with our “mini” pedals, as there is no battery connection inside those. Also, with pedals such as the Tumnus Deluxe, it increase the voltage internally. Therefore, a new Duracell battery. Why Duracell? Because the cheaper batteries do not deliver enough current. Next, let’s isolate the pedal. You’ll want to run the guitar directly into the pedal and then in the amp. This is CRITICAL. For this test, remove the pedal from any pedalboard, do not have any other pedals connected in series with it, and do not have the power daisy chained to it. Go to the store and BUY a brand new 9v battery. Don’t borrow one from another device or pedal, this test will not work if you do that. You’ll also want to wiggle the cable ends a bit and if there is any sort of pop or crackle you’ll want to use different cables. Note that this fixes 95% of all problems that pedals have. Make sure you are using the pedal on the clean channel of the amp. Turn amp off, wait 5 minutes, turn it back on and start at the first step of plugging directly into the amp. Has the amp been moved recently? For example, if an amp is on a 15 amp circuit and there are many other things on that circuit or even depending what else is on the circuit itself, the amplifier can act differently or have various noise issues. Fluorescent lights, for example, are notorious for creating noise problems in audio equipment. Does the pedal still have the same problem? If so, reply back to the email and we will send you a return form. IMPORTANT: Wampler reserves the right to charge a repair fee and shipping cost to the customer if the pedal is sent for repair and the problem is determined that the only problem is that the battery is low, and therefore not getting sufficient power. FAQ: Noise problem with gain pedal: Keep in mind, any gain pedal is going to have some degree of hiss to it, just by the nature of adding gain. It’s no different than turning up a high gain distortion channel, any noise whatsoever there get’s amplified. Pedal cuts in/out -check cables. Are they plugged in all the way? Try a different set of cables. Pedal sounds different than normal -Do you have a sag control on your power supply? Make sure it’s turned up/off so there is no drop in voltage. Replace with BRAND NEW battery (fresh out of the package). Do not reuse old battery from a different device. One of the pots is scratchy/noisy? -Buy Deoxit electrical cleaner and spray it into the pots. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/adqDopN5r7jXfWw.html “The LED just flashes whenever I turn the pedal on” -This means that the pedal is not getting adequate voltage, or current draw. This means that the chain of pedals is trying to draw more current than what the power supply/battery is capable of, or that the battery voltage is not high enough to turn the pedal on. This is common in circuits that increase the voltage internally, such as our Tumnus Deluxe pedal. Should I disconnect my battery if I’m using a power supply? If you use a power supply it won’t hurt the pedal to have a battery connected at the same time, as the power jack will disconnect the battery internally. However, batteries can and do leak a bit, corroding and causing a nasty mess on the inside of the pedal. For this reason, if you plan on using a power supply with the pedal it is recommended to remove the battery. The battery keeps running down even when the pedal is not turned on. This is because power is supplied to the pedal via the battery, even when turned “off”, any time the input cable is plugged into it. Of course, if you have a power adaptor plugged into it, it disconnects the battery inside (as mentioned above) and in this instance the battery will not run down outside of normal battery decay. If at this point it's still not working, then yes now it's time to get it to the manufacturer for repair. Most repairs are generally switches. This is because most often the on/off switch is a mechanical part that simply wears out. Music on this video provided by KZfaq channel "My darn jam tracks". Check them out here: - kzfaq.info/love/55xyo8HvJMuTROnqpPgG5Q Track used kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bZ-Je6RirNeZmYE.html

Pedal Dysfunction, otherwise known as PD, is a common problem. If you're experiencing a pedal that "isn't working," then you should know you're not alone. If symptoms persist for four hours or longer, see someone who is licensed to diagnose and treat PD.

Thanks a million for this thoughtful and comprehensive introduction to the “ins and outs” of pedals! I learned everything I needed to know.

I am really surprised that this hasn't been covered before! This was a very helpful episode! Now you can link to this when people have pedal problems! Well Done!

This and That Pedal Show are the most informative guitar channels on KZfaq

Thank you! Isolating the pedal showed that it wasn't the pedal that was broken, but probably a patch cable. So thanks for posting this video!

Had an issue with one of the pots and the switch on my several years old Ego. Got it fixed a couple years ago by Wampler and customer service was amazing. I hadn't used the pedal in a while and got it back out and sure enough, it was having issues again. I got annoyed thinking I'd have to send it back again. However, even knowing most of these things in this video, it's always good to be reminded! Sure enough, I forgot the obvious to completely isolate it, and the pedal was working great! Turns out it was a bad power cable I was using with my PP2. I don't think I can ever get rid of this pedal now. We've been through so much. Thanks from Nashville Bryan, as always!

When I first started modifying and building pedals, then later on repairing them I did really well repairing pedals (especially Boss) that the other used the wrong power supply and blew. It happened with an old DD-2 digital delay that someone plugged the wrong power supply into. Interestingly enough, I was told what probably happened and how to fix it by my rep at Dunlop. I hadn't even contacted him about that, but about one of the DC bricks that had blown a few of the output ports. I mentioned the DD2 in passing. He emailed me about the Brick and said I probably blew the Zener diode. He told me how to check it out and that if I replaced it the pedal would work, it did. A week later I put an odd online asking offering to buy blown pedals. I was paying between $10-30/40 depending on the pedal and how it went bad. I swear that within a month I had a couple dozen OD pedals and a dozen various other effects. So, if you can solder; if you've plugged the wrong power supply in (usually the wrong polarity) and it stops working, open the pedal up (unplugging the power supply and removing any battery). The Zener diode is essentially used as a fuse. If you use the wrong power supply, it's designed to blow so that the rest of the circuit DOESN'T blow. It'll be located very close to power Jack on the pedal. Most that have blown are pretty obvious when they do; it'll have a scorched diode and the board itself may seem burned. Just find out what diode you need to use, take out the bad one and replace with a new one; it's fixed. (If you REALLY need to use the pedal for something like a gig or something, you CAN jerry-rig it to work without the diode; just run a piece of wire where the diode goes. Its like using a penny in a fuse box; but it presents the same DANGER as using a penny instead of a fuse, which if you plug the wrong power supply again, you WILL BLOW THE PEDAL, so you should really replace the diode). RE: Dunlop DC bricks, I used to buy these for $20-25 a piece too. The main problem with the Brick, besides not being isolated like the Voodoo Labs pedal power supply, it's a daisy chain (essentially a higher end One-Spot, and certain pedals will make the rest noisy, especially vintage ones). They blow outputs CONSTANTLY!. I swear the over I had, that came with like 9- 9V and 3-18V outputs had like 3 or 4 that were working within a few months. This is because the resistors used with each other are rated with too low wattage. Off the top of my head, I can't remember what they are. I THINK they're 2.7K & 1/4W each. When you unplug them before turning off the power to the Brick, you'll blow that output. It happens almost EVERY TIME. When I was fixing it, I showed someone how quickly and easily they blow, it's amazing they let these go out like that. Anyway, all you need to do is replace each of the resistors with the same voltage, but double the wattage, so if it is 2.7V & 1/4 W(?), then you need to replace it with 2.7V @ 1/2W. After doing that, the output will work and not blow all the time afterwards. Another thing to know is that you can essentially change the amperage that the Brick puts out by using a different power supply (to the Brick) and what the 3 higher output jacks put out. Using a higher amperage to the Brick will increase the amperage put out. Changing the Voltage of the supply will change what the 3 higher output ports do. The standard is 18V, so that's what they put out. If you use a 12V, then the Brick will put out 12V @ the 3, using 9V or 12V will change them to 9v or 12V. ***The 9 x 9V outputs will still always put out 9V, they will not change.

Favorite channel on KZfaq. As always, great video man!

Awesome tips! Learned a lot and I love keeping my pedals tip top shape. Thanks man, More like this please!

Man I just love your videos !! Keep up the good work !

Divide and conquer has always been the most effective approach to troubleshooting. As for power, the Cioks DC7 works great for me. Dead silent, versatile, slender size, and solid construction. 🤙

This was helpful for me. I likely have a contact issue and have the de-oxidizer on the way. I also didn't cable up correctly after and when my looper didn't work, it reminded me of the portion where you have to check that too....

3:00 thanks Brian... Headphones are working. Great videos. Keep on!!

I followed pretty much the process you provided in the video. I have a Origin Effects Cali76 (which I love BTW) with an unbelievable buzz when there is no guitar signal. Tried it at 18 then 9 volts on my VooDoo Mondo PS. Nothing I tried could get rid of the buzz. Finally substituted an Ego Compressor in there and it works great and the Ego is dead silent with no guitar signal present. The brute force, high cost, troubleshooting method to use when all else fails I guess. I have several of your pedals and love them! Your hardware helps me obscure the lack of talent in my hands!

Jokes on you Brian. Imma start a country core band where we chicken puck, sing about Fords and Bud Light, then have some brutal breakdowns and polyrhythms.

Im a dumbass, i just mixed up the input and output

BRIAN!!!!!!!!!!!You are so on point with this it's amazing. Yesterday, yes.....YESTERDAY I had an issue (2nd time actually) where one pedal would abruptly shut off for "no reason" lol...but anyway I of course just tried to replug it in yada yada and it worked? ok....so I assumed a power prob of some sort and wiggled the power cable at the pedal itself and BAM!!! I went for a much better cable (Truetone "plug" here ha ha) and so far so good. I hope all is well now. A nice snug fitting power cable is a must! Thanks for your hard work bud.

Haha, very very happy to see Brian performing "The Wiggle Test" Its a necessity in many industries! :D Very informative info on this video.

Awesome bro!! It’s like you read my mind! I was having problems these days and you talk about solutions! Haha this is great! Thanks 🙏 Bro! 🎸🎶🔥🤘🏻😎

Insanely helpful! Wish I had known all this 15 years ago when I started playing electric guitars, but better late than never. Not all heroes wear capes Many thanks!

Thank you so much! I kept having an issue with a Donner pedal and I plugged it in to it owns power source and bingo it’s working!

great vid,I feel better now that others have the same problems.

switched from a 9v batt to a power supply and boom got sound again. Thanks man!

Bought a Truetone 1 Spot for like $30 15 years ago. Still one of the best bang-for-buck guitar purchases I've ever made.

thanks buddy! you saved me a trip to guitar center, to exchange a perfectly functioning Boss rc3 loop station. bad cable. thanks man.

A good method of locating a trouble spot in a pedal board is divide and conquer. Whatever the issue (no sound, noise, etc), remove the cable from the input of the first pedal in your chain and plug it straight into the amp. If it's good, back up to halfway between your pedals. If it's bad there, go halfway back towards the amp. If not, go halfway back towards the beginning of the chain. And so on and so forth. Saves a lot of time compared to going one by one.

I just got my first pedal today, i put in the battery and i play for a bit, then i turn off my amp and back on and no sound? please help i'm very worried that its now broken

11:20, the dumbest one of those I've ever done was that I changed the speaker in my cab and it was sounding horribly nasal and I just couldn't figure out what was going on. I was going crazy trying to figure out if I'd somehow broken the new speaker or something. After about an hour of faffing about, I finally looked realised my wah was on and cocked fully up. Oops.

Follow-up to previous comment: De-oxidizer did the trick! Thank you again for this.

Another thing I learned from watching these videos is to cover your battery connection with tape when putting pedals on a board. Moving boards around moves things inside a pedal and you COULD cause your own short. Save your pedal and time by eliminating that maybe problem 1st. Unless you use batteries which I wouldn't understand cause you would have to disconnect all the cables every time you were done.

Excellent video, thank you sir. Blessings.

Duuuude I've had this crybaby since I was a kid and it never worked. I just got a power supply and saw this video, plugged that baby in and it works great!! Thank you so much 👍👍🤟

Thank you very much, it was very helpful!

Oh my gosh I've had that exact hum forever and thought it was a grounding thing but couldn't get rid of it for the life of me. Been daisychaining my pedal board

I just got my Tumnus Deluxe. Played a Friday night jam. It sounds fantastic. I can't say enough about the sound I get out it . Love it. There's one thing IT EATS BATTERIES LIKE A FAT MAN EATING PANCAKES. So today it becomes a new member on my board. The only reason why I'm wasting anyone's time posting this is - I looked all over the friggin internet for the answer. Does the T deluxe eat batteries? Ironically nothing until I stumbled across this trouble shooting video.Thank you thank you thank you. I have two other friends that bought this pedal because I bought one and they were just so blown away by it. It was going to be my secret weapon / go to pedal but I'll try something else. If you read this please let folks know. Thanks. 😎

Now I want to hear Djent(ed) country...Keep up the cool videos!

Great video thanks

Good video .. finally purchase my 1st 2 pedals and install cheap new batteries and walla big nothing .. getting Duracell’s tomorrow!

Great video.

I was hoping you’d tell me how to fix my first pinnacle, I loved that pedal, can’t throw it away for some reason. It has an intermitente problem. Great video, I learned a lot.

I have a vintage TS808 that doesn't have a power supply jack at all. I had to find a pigtail that went from my power cord to the head of the 9V plug inside the pedal. It works but I had to "engineer" a relief route for the cord.

Tumnus is my favorite pedal... and I have a LOT of pedals!

Like all of your video's, this was excellent. I watch them all the time. I unfortunately have a SD-1 modded (vintage) that works sometimes, but most times just gives me a crackling noise from the amp (Fender Princeton Reverb). I've gone thru all of your suggested trouble shooting including switching from ACA. D6 is a 3mm led, D4 a 1N4001, Cap 2 .047, Cap 6 removed and R16 470 ohm. I get power and pass thru when the pedal is off. Very frustrating. I purchased additional items to do the Wampler mod next. Hey, latest update? It works today when I opened it up. Wanted to check for ground issues. The light though in D6 remains on even after I click the pedal switch to off. Any idea's?

I’m not sure if you’ve done this before but could you do a video on the different voicings of all your overdrive pedals and different applications for each please?

I've never had a pedal problem with any brand I've used. I don't stomp on them though, they're on a table, I mainly do studio work. I just ordered a Sovereign Distortion, it should be here in a few days.

Holy smokes....been using the same power supply for years and my dl8 delay started shutting off last week. (Looper works). But all effects works fine with a battery. This answered my question. I need better power supply!

Is there a way to fix a guitar pedal that just mutes everything once I turn it on ?

I had a weird noise with some of my drives and after checking everything (cables, power etc…), I finally found that it was the buffer of my digital flanger placed before those drives that screwed them. Beware the buffers.

Thank you for this!!!! every gigging musicians nightmare!!! solo time, you stike a post ... step on the pedal and ***silence***

Hey buddy. I also found another litty issue where I put a buffer before a wah pedal and......later that same evening.....ha ha but really it wasn't pretty. All kinds of noises and oscillating wierdness. I put the wah FIRST and lo and behold...sweet sounding tone again! Later .....again.

I second the power supply thing. I had a problem with a blinking light on a pedal and felt like distortion was on all the time even when all my pedals were off. Turns out it was one plug in a daisy chain I had that had gone bad. I replaced it with a new power supply and boom! The problem went away.

Hey Brian, I live in a old house that has voltage issues. The voltage goes from 120v down to 111. Is this bad for tube amps? Also can you recommend a realistic solution for this problem?

I was just upgrading my small rig here, got a Joyo compression pedal two weeks ago, works fine on battery thus far, but my older Tubescreamer in chain with it, for some reason worked fine on a new battery for a week, now it's not turning on, not sure why. My cables are fine, some are brand new. I also got a Zoom G1 FX processor, that's also working just fine on battery for now. Can a pedal like an older TS drain a new battery? I guess it's time go buy a good power bus rack for the better pedals I have. I don't plan on using a huge rack of pedals, just play at home for fun, I intend to end up with this: compressor, Tube Screamer or OD (I have three), fuzz pedal, and maybe a metal pedal and/or tuner pedal. Nevermind: I just realized I hadn't unplugged input cable after use, that might be why the TS drained out. Although, I plugged in another OD pedal and used a new battery, and that wasn't working now, either.

Legend!

if a peddal doesn't light up with mains or a new battery. what could the problem be?

Just fixed my pedal with deoxxxxx stuff! THANKS!!!

Hey sir, please respond but i have an issue with my pedal. I have a 9v battery inside, and also a 9V adapter cable. When i turn on the pedal, the light indicating it works shows but the pedal is dead and doesnt produce the sound. Earlier,I plugged a faulty 9V adapter to it so I was wondering that had to do with anything and please if possible, how to fix

I have a pedal where the LED starts to fade then it just goes off (the pedal still works correctly)! Do I just need to reflow solder on the LED?

thank you,,, on mine it turned out to be the little rubber contact was not touching when i try to turn on, i did a duct tape fix lol pedal is digitech delay (digidelay) thank you for all the useful info :)

I have a 2 month old Ibanez tube screamer. From one day to the next, it stopped working. When I hit the pedal and the red light comes on, the guitar sounds like it wasn't plugged in to the amp at all. The amp has still power but it is not amplifying the guitar. When I turn the pedal off, the guitar is amplified again on whatever setting the amp is set.

Great video. A couple questions : 1. Have you ever seen a quartz movement wrist watch cause noise when using a high gain pedal? 2. I am about to try and rehab an 83-84 Ibanez Sonic Distortion pedal... first pedal I bought when I was a kid. The battery puked all over the inside... but it still works EXCEPT that I have to stomp on it a few times to get it to turn on. If you don't think Deoxit will do much... do you have any recommendations on addressing this? Thanks!

Have you done an episode on carbon zinc batteries vs alkaline?

I have 2 Wampler pedals and I had no idea they came with a battery. When I get a new pedal I plug into my 1spot. I just took the batteries out. Thanks for this video. I feel so lame. A long time ago I ruined a pedal by leaving a battery in and the acid destroyed the inside. I wished I had kept it because it was a 70s MXR distortion...maybe it was repairable? Btw I had a led light go out and the Wampler Customer Service was awesome. Shipped the pedal and they repaired it at no charge. When is the Equater coming out?

My pedal doesn't turn on!! I left it on, walked out of the room, came back, and the pedal was off! I discovered that I had been using the wrong power supply! (9V AC but it needs 9V DC...) I opened the pedal after this terrible discovery, and I couldn't find anything that screamed broken.. but the pedal still doesn't work (Using proper power at this point).. any idea what I need to replace internally so that my pedal (Ibanez Analog Delay Mini) will turn on again?

Hi thanks for the advices. Nothing worked on my DD Boss which contistently fails to switch on when only using the 500ms and 800ms with a trutone power supply. Still when i push on the pedal it does lits up. Cable is working and using another did not fix. Sometimes unplugging fixes...

Thank you thank you! You have saved me hours of research. One question for you, how does a weak battery affect the pedal function? Let’s say a 9V battery read 5.2V or even 7V, at what point will the pedal stop working or be affected?

my metalcore boss pedal doesnt work. i put a working power supply with it and sound came out of the amp still but the pedal didnt light up and it didnt work but the battery was perfectly fine

Sorta unrelated but the original tumnus looks to be a different enclosure with a clear led and a black washer on the switch-is that because it’s a mechanical switch instead of the relay? Also, what was the reason for refining the enclosure? Is there any other differences in the circuits or otherwise?

I have a behringer delay and when I turn it on with the feedback knob off all the way it still sounds as it was on. I have to turn off the delay volume down for it to go away.

My amp signal works from the amp to my guitar but when I plug it into my pedalboard and then my pedalboard into my guitar the signal is gone. What is that?

I just got a marshall half stack, a wah pedal, a fuzz face and a Mxr uni vibe and none of my pedals r working yet when they're all hooked up I still get sound out of my amp and when I click them on they turn off the volume of my amp and then turn it back on. Idk what the problem is I tried everything I could think of. It's annoying me lol.

Great video. I'm my case, my pedal lights up and is clearly "on" (it unfortunately creates a lot of feedback through the amplifier)... However, it's not working at all. 😞 I've hooked it up correctly, to the best of my knowledge, but besides the feedback I mentioned, there's no sound coming from the pedal. If I turn the pedal off, my amplifier works perfectly. Any suggestions?

I think it's one of the BBD's. Darn Memory Man

I’m going nuts trying to figure something out. 2 boss pedals working fine (one of them is 1 month old). One spot power supply combo powering them, also 1 month old. One day it just stopped working! I checked cables just like you outlined, they are fine. I ditched the one spot thinking perhaps it was the problem. Brand new Duracell batteries and still they don’t turn on when connected up and switched on, (Not chaining them just trying each separately). Go figure?!! Maybe it’s a switch but in BOTH pedals going out at the same time? Anything else I can try?!

My pedal works with battery but when i plug psu in it it stopps working ???

I used a 12v adaptor on my 9v chorus pedal and then used it without any power supply and I think it’s either because the 12v adaptor fried the pedal or my batteries just died because me leaving the input jack plugged in.

Here's one for you! Is there a way to stop a pedal from turning on as soon as you turn on your external power supply? It seems to happen a lot on Boss pedals, Behringer, Joyo any Ideas why they do? Thanks!

Hi there. I bought a flamma modulation pedal and when I power on my board it does not work. Then I take out the power plug from the pedal and put it again and it starts to work perfectly. Any ideas of what is happening? Thanks.

I have 5 donner pedals but if I put 3 or more in a chain theres no sound. I've isolated all of them and they all work and switched the order. I bought a new power supply and even tested on other amps and same problem. I'd appreciate any advice.

What about a pop sound when I touch the pedal? I'm also using a Voodoo 4x4 iso supply.

Ever since I've had my Ego Comp the operation LED has been intermittently failing. How do i solve this problem without sending it back to the states?

Janglebox only works when completely isolated from any other pedal. When I run it to a loop switch or in a dais chain it only gives half volume. Es I’ve tried cables, made sure my polarity was correct (+ tip), but it won’t work in a chain and they won’t respond to my e-mails. Need help.

I have 2 mxr pedals, I lost my power supply and one day I tried to use them, both batteries were dead so I grabbed the first supply I seen not realizing it was a 12 volt, now I can't get either to work at all, can u fry a pedal with those couple extra volts?

Hey I have a nine volt amplifier will that effect the pedal

Quick question because I just bought a boss ds1 and it stopped working, I'm new to pedals but I plugged it in and it had already a 9v battery which I replaced and worked for a bit then stopped working, so I don't know if its something I'm doing wrong or maybe gave it too much power i bought a power supply with it at the store which they said was the correct one???

My pedal won’t play anything but one sound, when it is supposed to play a number of different guitar outputs. And tips?

Thanks for the video...I'm having a problem that isn't covered in this. Anyone got a tip? When I plug my Shallow Water into the FX loop of my vibrolux, the signal is attenuated by like 99%. When I engage the pedal's true bypass, the signal is loud and clear, so I know it's plugged up right. Did I get a bunk power supply or something?

Perhaps I'm not far enough into the video and you answer this (5:06) but how do you diagnose a bad cable vs a bad guitar jack ? I always assumed wiggling would test my jack till now

What patch cables are you using in this vid?

I have a rogue analog chorus that just mutes my sound when I switch it on, would that be because of the power supply because it’s the 1 spot 9v or would be the battery dying ?

So I got a boss distortion pedal recently. And I tried it out the other day and it worked. But today I tried it and the pedal didn’t turn on. I used every piece of equipment that I used when it worked. I have a battery powered boss katana amp, could that be a problem?

I have an old multifex guitar pedal which I won't part with cuz it was my first pedal. But the output jacks the right left, the little pins that go into the circuit board or wiggling around in a shorts out. If I drop a little bit of solder on each one of those pins will that stop it from shorting out. Do you think I would appreciate to know what you think

I have a boss sd1 it turns on with a battery or adaptor but when turned on there is no sound . my cable are good what should i chek ?

My pedal works with a 9v battery but when I put in the 9v DC adapter it just doesn't put any sound through

i have a problem with my looper bedal. When i plug it in, its working it give sound. When i start a loop, its recording but when i want to play its play it for a second then its just chuging.

What’s happening to me is.. I have good batteries and everything but when I put in the battery.. everything’s plugged in correctly the right way it doesn’t turn on but I tried switch them around ( I switch the cables the wrong way) and then it turned on but no sound

I need help my pedal for my bass the problem is that whenever I turn it on the bass dosent make sound but when i turn it off it makes sound do i need to buy a new pedal?

My distortion (Dark Matter-TC electronic) does turn on but there is no distortion sound in my amp unless I turn the overdrive on too. The sound in my amp is also bad, there is barely any guitar sound and it keeps buzzing.

My problem is a little different my pedals come on fine but I don't get a guitar signal through my amp when they are cut on. So when they're up let you know that the pedals and used I don't get a guitar sound, but when I cut the pedal off use my guitar sound comes right back on again. Could I be a cable issue it is not just one of my pedals it's like all my pedals now and it hasn't been that way in years. I'm only using two pedals and that's a Reverb in the delay anyway working fine like two or three days ago that I let my dad borrow my guitar cables for him to play a show and after that and it stopped working