JoryNad Posted October 9, 2004 Report Posted October 9, 2004 k so iv i want my output jack on the front of the guitar, ie. the top how would i do this on a solid body one piece?? Quote
westhemann Posted October 10, 2004 Report Posted October 10, 2004 http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Electronics,_p...ack_Plates.html Quote
albertop Posted October 10, 2004 Report Posted October 10, 2004 Many kinds of guitars have the jack in the front, like the SG´s and some hollowbodies like the ES335. I think you´ll need a 5/32" or 4mm depth in that area so you can screw the jack directly to the body. Also I assume you´re not using a pickguard, right? Quote
JoryNad Posted October 11, 2004 Author Report Posted October 11, 2004 (edited) Many kinds of guitars have the jack in the front, like the SG´s and some hollowbodies like the ES335. I think you´ll need a 5/32" or 4mm depth in that area so you can screw the jack directly to the body. Also I assume you´re not using a pickguard, right? u assume correctly oh and wes your wrong i meant like an sg not a strat but thanks anyways Edited October 11, 2004 by JoryNad Quote
westhemann Posted October 11, 2004 Report Posted October 11, 2004 i am not wrong.... it is a good option and is what i myself use.but if you want your jack sticking straight out of the front you should have said so.but why would you go through the extra effort to say "oh well your wrong!"? people like me just provide options.it is up to YOU to pick which one you want but i will remember this before trying to help you again Quote
truerussian558 Posted October 11, 2004 Report Posted October 11, 2004 and please please please please please don't spell like your the age of 7 and high on sugar, it would really help raise your maturity meter. Quote
JoryNad Posted October 11, 2004 Author Report Posted October 11, 2004 haha very well i shall use correct spelling, and to my best effort, grammar. I have already been scolded for punctuation, what is up with you guys give a man a break! yea sorry wes if i offended you i meant that what you suggested was not what i was looking for, i over reacted and i am sorry Quote
crafty Posted October 12, 2004 Report Posted October 12, 2004 You just have to have enough body thickness to be able to have a vertical jack in there. Any output jack will work, you just have to have the thickness. However, IMHO, jack locations on the front of the guitar, except for the Strat style, are just asking for trouble. You're either going to eventually crack the wood or the pickguard if you drop it, and there's going to be a bunch of scratches all around it from the tip of the cable. Not my fave design, indeed. Quote
frank falbo Posted October 12, 2004 Report Posted October 12, 2004 If you can, use something like a forstner bit inside the electronics cavity to make the recess to accept the output jack, and then leave a donut of thicker wood all the way around it for reinforcement. And try to find one with the longest thread section so you don't have to go as thin. If it were me, I would route the electronics cavity to 75% thickness and then use the router to finish the recess for the jack. You could even use a rounded bit for that part so all around the jack would be coved. Then, if it's mahogany or any other porous wood you can soak it with thin CA around there. It will be indestructable. Quote
JoryNad Posted October 13, 2004 Author Report Posted October 13, 2004 thanks for the tip, i will have to decide if it is absolutly neccesary that i have my jack on the top, thanks tho Quote
Curtis P Posted October 13, 2004 Report Posted October 13, 2004 ok, just for the sake of me knowing, since I am planning on putting the jack on top of my Les Paul If i take a forstner bit and drill the jack hole i should leave wood around it for strength? Curtis Quote
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