Quote Originally Posted by DrNomis_44 View Post
You could try checking the instrument lead you're using to connect the guitar to the amp, if you hold the plug by it's sleeve and try touching the tip of the plug with the other end of the lead plugged into the amp, you should hear a noise in the speaker, if not it indicates that the lead is faulty.

My other thought is that there's a missing ground wire somewhere.
Heya doc, The test lead I'm using is my husbands daily one he uses, so it's def not faulty.