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Original message:88 days 5 hours 19 minutes ago

Member: Pissed, goddamnit

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I just bought an ESP/LTD Alexi Laiho signature guitar (Alexi-600). I went to go play it through my Roland Cube 30X amp. No distortion comes out. Just a barely distorted sound comes out.

Here are the specs of the guitar:

Alexi-600

Neck-Thru Body/25.5" Scale
Alder Body
Maple Neck w/ Ebony Fingerboard
Locking Nut w/ 42mm Neck Width
Thin U Neck Shape
24 XJ Frets
Black Nickel Hardware
Grover Tuners
Floyd Rose Bridge
Seymour Duncan Blackout Active p.u
Finish: BLK w/ Yellow Pinstripe

Does anyone have any ideas as to why there's no distortion?

Reply:88 days 4 hours 14 minutes ago
Member: Alex Koepp

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For one distortion is run by your amp, the guitar doesn't matter. Your amp may not have distortion? Also, active pickups I believe require a battery to run them, install or replace that battery

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Reply:88 days 2 hours 5 minutes ago
Member: inablackout

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agree replace the battery. does the amp make noise when you play clean.

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Reply:88 days 28 minutes ago
Member: Chris Uber

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My Jackson uses EMG Active pickups. Try replacing the battery. If that doesn't work, then it sounds like a short in the amp. I had a problem with a small practice marshall amp that had a shorted out input jack. I had to wiggle the chord around a bit/pull it a bit out for it to work correctly.

If the guitar is new, then I doubt its the guitar. If its used or had those pickups put in by someone else, check to see if they are wired up correctly.

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