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Guitar cable was under the amp, i picked up the guitar and it pulled the jack. it picks up static but not sound

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The cable has a broken wire. If it's the type cable which allows unscrewing the jack, take it apart and look for a loose / broken connection. Repair would be to solder it back. If the jacks on the cord are the molded type, the most practical solution is to replace it.

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Crackling through amp occasionally

There are only a few things that could be responsible for your problem. Dirty volume knob on guitar or amp. Faulty ground on all affected parts; including cables. I suggest you plug into a different amp with a new chord, and see if the problem still exists. This way you can quickly eliminate compnents & focus on the actua lproblematic one. If it still exists..you can assume it'sin the pick-up.
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Static at louder volumes

All you need to confirm is to remove the connection to the guitar, remove the jack and cord to the guitar and now check if the noise is prevalent at higher volume, when the volume control is turned up. If so the fault is with the cord , the jack or the gutiar pick up insulation or internal connection or shielding.
Cross check with a seperate cord or another amplifier to confirm the case.
If the noise is from within the amplifier then it is possible there is fault in the preamplifier, fault with shielding of the inputs or the preamp, broken groung connection.
Compliments of the Season.
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Imput plug not picking up guitar and making fuzz noise

Inspect the jack for damage... including solder where it attaches to the circuit board. Common problem when someone trips over a guitar cable. Loop the cable through the handle of the amp to REDUCE the chance of this failure.
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Marshall mg100hdfx head. I get no sound whatsoever plugged into the guitar input but the controls seem to work as I can hear changes in the light ambient static. I will get sound however if I plug directly...

You MAY have a broken input jack. If you can hear changes from the overdrive gain control, that control is just one stage away from the input jack. Also there is a capacitor C60 that is for RF bypassing and if that shorts that will kill the audio. Yes, inout jacks get destroyed by tripping over guitar cables... that is why you run the cord through the amp handle before plugging it in. Of course verify your guitar and cable is good using another amp.
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Hi, I have an RBX 374 and I cannot get any sound from it. I have got the wiring scheme but the wiring looks O.K. Some say it might be the pre-amp. Does anyone know what could be the problem...

i dont' see where this model has active pickups (guessing this is what you mean by pre-ampped).
The issue can be in a few places.

1) the strings could be too far from the pickups and the instrument needs to be tuned.
2) the pickups are bad
3) your jack is bad
4) the cable is bad
5) your equilizers are not corrected
6) your volume control is turned down or damaged
7) your amp is damaged

this is a small list of the basic possibilities.
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I get a lot of scratchy electric interferance noise when I play my guitar, but it hasn't always been this way...just started

Unless something has suddenly happened to your guitar (like being dropped) start by eliminating as many external factors as possible.
  1. If you are using an effects pedal plug straight into your amp to see if that cures it.
  2. Turn off any other electrical equipment in the vicinity that could be causing interference.
  3. Try changing your guitar lead - it may be just poor screening or cracked insulation in the cable.
  4. Try switching back and forth between the different pick-ups and also fully rotate all the volume and tone control knobs quickly several times - the contacts may have got dirty over time.
  5. Pull the jack plug in and out several times to make sure it isn't dirty contacts in there too - if it is give it a little squirt of 'switch cleaner' spray - available from most electronics suppliers or online via Amazon E-Bay etc.
  6. Check the screw bezel (threaded ring-nut) that holds the jack socket in the body of the guitar. Sometimes these work loose over time and then the jack plug doesn't quite go in far enough resulting in poor electrical contacts.
  7. If your guitar has active circuitry pick-ups also replace the battery - use high quality batteries (Duracell Ultra or similar) never re-chargeables as they don't hold high enough voltages.
  8. Try a different guitar to see if the problem is in the amp. Stand or sit in a different position, move about, turn round 90 degrees to see if it is just interference between the guitars pick-ups and the power supply in your amp.
  9. If none of the above works then it is likely to be a problem with the guitar's electrics - don't tamper if it is still in warranty. Carefully remove the back plate to see if any wires have come loose - it might be a dry solder joint on the jack socket or one of the control knobs so may not be immediately obvious. If the screen wire (sleeve of the jack plug) has come off it may not stop the guitar working but it may cause the noise problem.
  10. Beyond that I can only suggest taking it to a qualified guitar technician who can fully check the electrics with a test meter.
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When i shake the guitar i hear static sound thru amp. sounds like a bad ground. how do you remove switch, jack and pots to check connections?

LIKELY this is a TYPICAL poor connection at the jack. It is not uncommon to have slight noise IF the plug moves as you shake it.

AS A test, restrain the plug so it can't move.

Another source is a FAILING instrument cable. Get ones with GOLD plated ends as they are less prone to oxidation.

ONLY open the guitar after you have exonerated the cable. The jacks do wear, but more commponly the cable is at fault. The connections inside are USUALLY solid and NOT a problem.

If you can access the jack, you could increase the spring tension.

First though, see if moving the plug where it plugs in creates noise.
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Static Noise from guitar amp.

I take it you have made sure that both the cable to the distortion box from the guitar and the cable to the amp are both good. From the description you give, it sounds like there is no signal getting to the pedal. If the cable is good, then the next likely suspect would be the input jack on the fuzz box. Try wiggling it a little with the guitar cable in place to see if it is loose. Some input jacks are unbelievably cheap and flimsy. A crackling sound (static like) is almost always a bad connection. If it was the output jack, I would think that the guitar signal would come through a least a little bit, but you might want to try wiggling that one, too, if the input jack isn't the culprit.

Another possibility to check is the battery, but this doesn't seem as likely. Some effects units devour batteries, especially units that use 9V batteries. I have a multi effect pedal that kills a 9V in about an hour.
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Getting Static noise when plugged in to amp

This is a very common problem that I have repaired for many friends. Sometimes the guitar jack becomes loose and gets rotated to the point where the wire breaks and/or touches the cord plug when it's inserted into the jack. You need to remove the access plate/panel at the back of the guitar body and see if the wire is broke or twisted. You may only have to loosen the jack retaining nut and rotate the jack to get the twist out or you may have to remove the jack and resolder the wire back in place. If its broke make sure to solder back on the proper terminal--the one with solder already on it and not the one that the cord plug touches when its inserted. Retighten the jack nut by firmly holding the jack from access side so it doesn't rotate again and cause that undesirable STATIC sound. Hope this helps.
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