In my experience the high battery usage is a sign that some time soon the electronics will die completely. Majesty guitars have a huge failure rate electronics wise. Good news is that once you pull out all the stock electronics and rewire them as normal passive guitars they sound way better - way more character and soul (and treble).
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beej
Moderator
"Majesty guitars have a huge failure rate electronics wise" - this is based on, you know, real data? Or just something you're saying?
stevescar2
New member
I own a copper fire majesty 6 and never had a issue with the batteries or electronics nor have I seen on any forms anything about a high failure rate on any majesty's. Unplug your active guitars after playing and the batteries will last a long time. I have the same batteries in my majesty for 6 months and they are fine.
Lax
Well-known member
Honestly it feels like you moderators have a mission to dismiss the topic asap.
We do not know how many v1 preamp majesties have been sold and it must be a lot, so chances are that the number of failing electronics is low.
But still, at times of internet, when something fails, people say it and rather fast, and they usually don't talk much when everything is fine because they are busy playing.
So, after all the posts here, plus facebook etc, I think it's OK to assume that the v1 preamp with all those fragile point to point solders is flawed and prone to fail, as catastrophic for a company to say that, we, regular readers, aren't dumb.
Apparently there are nearly no issue with the v2 and that's great.
DrKev
Moderator
The rumor comes up every so often but I am not aware of any factual evidence that there is a large failure rate. Economically, it makes no sense because warranties exist. In many parts of the world warranties are legally required to last a minimum of two years, with repair at no cost to the customer, and it would simply cost too much money to repair problematic electronics. But also the rumor just doesn't actually make any sense technically either. Those guitars use the same circuit board technology used in millions of products all over the world. There is no good reason why they should have a higher failure rate than a pedal or amplifier and we all know that failure rate in those things are usually due to old caps and valves failing or mechanical issue e.g. pots or jack soldering points, none of which apply to the majesty circuit board.
beej
Moderator
I'm sorry you feel that way. I don't think that we dismiss the topic. We go out of our way to help when we can, looping in MM employees that can help.
But when people make sweeping generalizations, it's our job to help dispel misinformation and keep discussions on track. I think it's fair that we call it like we see it.
Keep in mind that we're not MM employees. We're customers. I have all kinds of MM guitars, some of which have had issues that required support.
But when people make sweeping generalizations, it's our job to help dispel misinformation and keep discussions on track. I think it's fair that we call it like we see it.
Keep in mind that we're not MM employees. We're customers. I have all kinds of MM guitars, some of which have had issues that required support.
Rod Trussbroken
Moderator
Apologies if I've missed something but has anyone checked with "Bedazzle" who raised the issue of abnormal battery life in the first place. Interesting to see if he took the advice of EBMM (WillyD) and checked the jack? If power lasts for a "week if im lucky" then, IMO, the problem is a short circuit. The main culprit would be the jack.
Lax
Well-known member
Thanks for your honest responses, I don't think our message is "most of v1 majesties fails" but rather "it can fail and replacing electronics may be the only solution".
Warranty works easily the first years, especially in the US, but we are talking about guitars that are 5 to 9 years old already, and in case of second hand or any other reason, shipping and install are costly in any case, could it be free or paid v2 preamp.
Once again and I'll try not to come back on this topic, I believe the failing rate is low, just it's not an easy fix.
Warranty works easily the first years, especially in the US, but we are talking about guitars that are 5 to 9 years old already, and in case of second hand or any other reason, shipping and install are costly in any case, could it be free or paid v2 preamp.
Once again and I'll try not to come back on this topic, I believe the failing rate is low, just it's not an easy fix.
