pedal troubleshooting

[idunna]

A week or two ago I bought a guitar pedal for my electric violin. It was working great until today. Now it's not distorting the sound and the little red "on" light isn't turning on. I've tried four different batteries, but it still won't turn on. Does anyone have any other ideas? The pedal is a Boss MT-2 Metal Zone.

Comments

[pstscrpt]

Plug it in? I've had a Metal Zone for 13 years, but I haven't played it on batteries since about the first month.

[idunna]

I thought about getting an adapter, but I wasn't sure if it would be worth it at the time. I guess I'll go back and take a second look now. Thanks!

[jasonfifi]

there's an mt-2 in my basement. one of my guitarists uses it as a backup for shows...

they eat batteries compared to more efficient distortion pedals. mainly because of the active boost equalizers. plugging it in is a good idea, but try some brand-new batteries, and if they don't work, you should take it back to where-ever you bought it, and ask them to replace it.