glorifiedg84

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

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.

I'm gonna open her up and try everything everyone here just recomended.

The loose screws are on the output jack plate and some are on the panel on the back of the guitar where you access the output jack from.

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?

What do I do when a screw on my Les Paul won't tighten anymore and just keeps spinning? It feels like it will fall out at any time. Should I take the screw out, just coat it with wood glue and screw it back in? Thanks