glorifiedg84 Posted February 4, 2005 Report Share Posted February 4, 2005 What do I do when the sound from my guitar cuts out every once in a while? It's not the cable. I tried it on another guitar and it was fine. The amp is fine. whenever I move the 1/4 inch jack in certain positions or wiggle it a little, the signal seems to cut out or crackle then cut out. Any recomendations? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Sorbera Posted February 4, 2005 Report Share Posted February 4, 2005 open her up and wiggle all the connections until you fins osmething wrong. It could be your volume pot. Does it do this in all pickup posistions? Does it do it with your volume or tone turned down some? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclej Posted February 5, 2005 Report Share Posted February 5, 2005 you've got about a 99% chance that one of the wires soldered to your output jack is coming loose. pull the jack out and i'll bet that you'll see which one. just re-solder it and your problem should be solved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedoctor Posted February 5, 2005 Report Share Posted February 5, 2005 A lot of jacks have a problem that causes them to feel loose about 1/8" before completely inserted. In other words, they feel good and tight until they are pushed that last 1/8" in. Then they wiggle and swivel very easily. If dats da case, pull the jack out and bend the tallest finger of the jack towards the center until it is just a little bit of a bitch ALL THE WAY in and out. ElectroCraft makes a jack that doesn't have this problem but it's not really an issue 95% of the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glorifiedg84 Posted February 5, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2005 A lot of jacks have a problem that causes them to feel loose about 1/8" before completely inserted. In other words, they feel good and tight until they are pushed that last 1/8" in. Then they wiggle and swivel very easily. If dats da case, pull the jack out and bend the tallest finger of the jack towards the center until it is just a little bit of a bitch ALL THE WAY in and out. ElectroCraft makes a jack that doesn't have this problem but it's not really an issue 95% of the time. ← I'm gonna open her up and try everything everyone here just recomended. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glorifiedg84 Posted February 5, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2005 (edited) Ok. I opened up the back and jiggled the wires while playing the guitar. No crackles. I then wiggled the 1/4 inch and it crackled when I moved it in a certain direction. So, then I unscrewed the jack plate and checked out the wires connected to the jack. The wires looked tightly hooked on. I wiggled them while playing the guitar too. Nothing happened, so I took the 1/4 inch out and bent the long prong of the jack inward so it could make better contact with the 1/4 inch. I then plugged in the 1/4 inch and wiggled it in the same direction that had caused the crackling. Nothing happened. So, for now the guitar seems fine. I played it for a little while and it was fine. Is it at all possible that the inside of the jack has to be cleaned so that the 1/4 inch and prong make full, uninterupted contact? I ask this because I had a tech solder the jack connections last year and I remember bending the prong inward like 2 months ago. Edited February 5, 2005 by glorifiedg84 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedoctor Posted February 6, 2005 Report Share Posted February 6, 2005 Well, since that little fix took care of it, you may be one of the 5% that could actually benefit from one of those Electrocraft multi-point jacks. You have already had the finger bent in twice to solve this problem and I ASSUME you keep things nice and clean so look for one of these multipoint jacks(around $12.00). Glad you're making progress. If you have a TECH put this in, make sure she cleans all all the drawing oil off the contact fingers when she is done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted February 6, 2005 Report Share Posted February 6, 2005 If you have a TECH put this in, make sure she cleans all all the drawing oil off the contact fingers when she is done. because all techs are female? sorry.just strange wording...most people would say "they" rather than "she",being more neutral in gender about an unknown party... but i guess i am guilty of the same thing,since i assumed you were male because of the "doctor" moniker(a little bit sexist of me,is it not?)and now i assume you are female,from that choice of gender assignment. hmm...funny how the mind works,is it not? off topic much? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedoctor Posted February 7, 2005 Report Share Posted February 7, 2005 Wes, I hate to say this but you have made another assumption that is incorrect. I am of the male persuasion but I am training my granddaughter and one of her girlfriends to setup and repair so from now on I will refer to techs as "she" in their honor. Just like a ship in the Navy? Really, those two girls have shown me how wrong I have always thought about what women did and were interested in. It's just a "guy" thing and we are all guilty of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted February 7, 2005 Report Share Posted February 7, 2005 Wes, I hate to say this but you have made another assumption that is incorrect. I am of the male persuasion but I am training my granddaughter and one of her girlfriends to setup and repair so from now on I will refer to techs as "she" in their honor. Just like a ship in the Navy? Really, those two girls have shown me how wrong I have always thought about what women did and were interested in. It's just a "guy" thing and we are all guilty of it. ← that's a great explanation...i knew i was probably wrong,because your writing style is not feminine at all...but i was curious,because the nuances of human behavior fascinate me. it is interesting to find out why people choose to speak the way they do...gender assignment is usually very telling but to keep you honest...i ony made one incorrect assumption. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glorifiedg84 Posted February 7, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2005 (edited) Well, since that little fix took care of it, you may be one of the 5% that could actually benefit from one of those Electrocraft multi-point jacks. You have already had the finger bent in twice to solve this problem and I ASSUME you keep things nice and clean so look for one of these multipoint jacks(around $12.00). Glad you're making progress. If you have a TECH put this in, make sure she cleans all all the drawing oil off the contact fingers when she is done. ← So you're saying I should get a new jack and clean the one I have?? I"m a little confused by your wording. by the way I also would've referred to a guitar tech as "he". And I too thought that Doctor was a female because he referred to the tech as "she". Just adding my $ .02 Edited February 7, 2005 by glorifiedg84 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedoctor Posted February 7, 2005 Report Share Posted February 7, 2005 Boy, have I got everyone confused! If your JACK works well when cleaned and bent, your plug works well when cleaned, no problem. I should have added that cheap cables have cheap PLUGS that can need cleaning with a ScotchBrite once in a while. 5% of the people out there COULD benefit from one of those ElectroCraft double-contact JACKS but I don't know if you are one of them. The people I have in mind who need those are like Sting who pulls on his cord constantly and THE BOSS who walks on them all the time. He unplugs himself on a regular basis. Hate to be HIS tech!! NOT!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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