IF YOU READ NOTHING ELSE, READ THIS!

[FractalAudio]

If you are one of those who refuses to read manuals or search for information at least read this:

99% OF THE TIME THE PROBLEM IS A CABLE OR CONNECTOR.

I used to have this on a sign in my office at my old job. Whenever a salesman or tech would come into my office all panicked I would point to the sign.

One day a sales technician came into my office and said "The System 5000 down at NOAA has failed. You gotta fly down there and fix it". I pointed to the sign. He says "No, they checked all the cables and connectors and they're sure something failed. They're getting telemetry errors". I pointed to the sign again.

A couple hours he comes back all sheepish and says "Uh, yeah, turns out someone ran over the deck cable with a forklift and didn't tell anyone. They replaced the cable and it's working fine now".

 

[tfodor]

I'm a professional sound designer currently working at a big 5 tech company on cutting edge audio technology. As an expert, I can say that things sound best when the speakers are turned on.

Thanks Cliff! Golden rule for sure.

 

[bdrepko]

As an expert, I can say that things sound best when the speakers are turned on.

Thanks Cliff! Golden rule for sure.

I have heard a few guitar players that will make you think twice on that rule.

 

[Chad Beattie]

You know how many times I start jamming and can’t figure out why I have no sound only to realize the guitar cable is laying on the floor unplugged. #1 cause of all networking problems too

 

[iaresee]

Also: your wah is on. Your amp didn't suddenly get thin sounding.

 

[Morphine]

 

[jefferski]

Another one: Your tone control is rolled off.

 

[ZipGun68]

Batteries gone in guitars with active electronics.

 

[NeoSound]

If you are one of those who refuses to read manuals or search for information at least read this:

99% OF THE TIME THE PROBLEM IS A CABLE OR CONNECTOR.

I used to have this on a sign in my office at my old job. Whenever a salesman or tech would come into my office all panicked I would point to the sign.

One day a sales technician came into my office and said "The System 5000 down at NOAA has failed. You gotta fly down there and fix it". I pointed to the sign. He says "No, they checked all the cables and connectors and they're sure something failed. They're getting telemetry errors". I pointed to the sign again.

A couple hours he comes back all sheepish and says "Uh, yeah, turns out someone ran over the deck cable with a forklift and didn't tell anyone. They replaced the cable and it's working fine now".

if we had a picture on the cover of the manual we probably wouldn't have to read it. remember the golden rule.... pictures for him, words for her

 

[axedude]

If you are one of those who refuses to read manuals or search for information at least read this:

99% OF THE TIME THE PROBLEM IS A CABLE OR CONNECTOR.

I used to have this on a sign in my office at my old job. Whenever a salesman or tech would come into my office all panicked I would point to the sign.

One day a sales technician came into my office and said "The System 5000 down at NOAA has failed. You gotta fly down there and fix it". I pointed to the sign. He says "No, they checked all the cables and connectors and they're sure something failed. They're getting telemetry errors". I pointed to the sign again.

A couple hours he comes back all sheepish and says "Uh, yeah, turns out someone ran over the deck cable with a forklift and didn't tell anyone. They replaced the cable and it's working fine now".

LOVE IT !!! So funny I used to do something very similar in my office. Except when they walked in, before they would say anything, I would just say it's pilot error. And would they look at me with a really crazy look. What do you mean pilot error? Another words it was ALWAYS something they did or didn't do, or a broken or missing cable. Always something so simple to solve if the JUST READ once in a while !!

 

[Stewart]

And since we are all using computers now in some form or another; Reboot, sometimes even if you don’t have to (and backups, backups of backups)

 

[GotMetalBoy]

With my Axe-Fx III I've reversed my MIDI In & Out cables more than I'd like to admit. I was spoiled with the Axe-Fx II 5pin all in one MIDI In/Out port.

Feature request for the Axe-Fx III+ or Axe-Fx IV, please make the text on the back glow in the dark

 

[unix-guy]

Always good to be reminded of Homestar Runner!

 

[GuitarDojo]

Raise your hand if:

You just sat in front of your computer and stared at a black screen.

Cursed the computer for not booting up fast enough........

Then realized...you never hit the power button.

 

[EdgE]

I have my axe and a Marshall set up next to each other, sometimes can't get the tuner to work and realize I'm plugged into the marshall and vice versa . I have my hand raised

 

[VegasGuitar]

Impedance mismatch ...... plug all the damn cables in!

 

[jefferski]

When the Axe boots up, it should display: "RTFM !!!" and then ask a couple of questions you have to answer correctly before you can use it... ;-)

Raise your hand if:

You just sat in front of your computer and stared at a black screen.

Cursed the computer for not booting up fast enough........

I've done that and then realized that I turned the screen brightness all the way off.

 

[Endy]

I remember when I once worked at a firm on the night shift someone called out the maintainance engineer because a machine wasn't working, when he arrived he found that someone had unplugged it to plug the radio in

 

[DougB415]

Back in the day when I had to do CS (I had been hired as a DBA), the #1 response to any problem was, ”Please unplug it, wait for a minute, plug it back in and tell me what happens.” They’d usually reply, “That worked!” Yup.

 

[FractalAudio]

One of my techs used to work in the Army. He told me a story about how he got a radio to repair one day and the tag read "Does not work in OFF mode".