If it failed once and it fails again following the same scheme:
A lot of ancient/recent FX/boutique amp designs use an unprotected TL072 or similar as input stage.
Often the poor input transistor gate is hard-tied to the phone tip without any protection. Suggestion: Insert a series resistor of 4k7 or 10k between Tip and OpAmp, connect two antiserial Zener diodes 2,7V from OpAmp input to GND.
From now on spikes or DC thumps from connecting DC ring-switched active basses/guitars are swallowed by resistor and zener. The gate junction stays alive a bit longer. And once somebody starts to unsolder an OpAmp: A socket is always handy.
One fine day you may want to swap a TL052 in. Or what ever crosses your mind...