glorifiedg84

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.

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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.

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.

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

Wich screww is it? if its a screw for  astrap buttom a few ppl have suggested fill the hole with wood glue adn a toothpick and that allows for  enough  grip.  If it is for a cavity cover you may be able to get away with just fillign the hole with a lil glue letting it dry them putting the screw right back in....i would suggest super glue for thisitll harden the surrounding wood so you wont have this probelm agian.

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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