Problem with input jacks need advice

[jeremy]

Re: Problem with input jacks need advice

me either. i dont usually have jack issues unless its the enclosed barrel type which i have given up on and replace with a normal one if at all possible

[ehdwuld]

Re: Problem with input jacks need advice

I have several barrel jacks in my Ibanez guitars
They seem just fine right now

The only time I have had the trouble the op describes is like I said in my first post
Stepping on the cable
Resting it on a chair or propped against an amp
Someone else may be playing your new axe when you ain't looking

My daughter's friends would do this when I was at work

[texred]

Re: Problem with input jacks need advice

Children are evil

[texred]

Re: Problem with input jacks need advice

I have started using Pure Tone Jack's
They have two contact points for the tip
Opposite each other

If your new one is doing the same thing
Be mindful of how you are setting it down

If you are setting it upright in a chair or one the sofa
Your guitar could be resting on the jack
Causing it to bend the contact inside

Normal wear and tear wouldn't be the culprit after a few weeks
It has to be unintentional abuse

You are wrapping it that's good
Wall hanger or guitar stand that's good
Are you playing it while seated?
It could be hitting the cushion or armrest

You are always right on time! Now I have something to look at besides cat hair on the Epi jack.

[KNUCKLHEAD]

Re: Problem with input jacks need advice

use a mono Switchcraft ( U.S.A ) Jack ~ End of story ( at $4.00 the whatever is probably overseas which isn't worth ' jacking ' with

Switchcraft isn't made from beer-can metal

[GuitarDoc]

Re: Problem with input jacks need advice

In over 60 years of playing I have never had the problem you describe. I have always wrapped the cord between the neck strap and strap button as you have said you do. If you actually do that, there is no way the cord can just fall out. There is something else going on that you have not told us.

[GuitarDoc]

Re: Problem with input jacks need advice

Maybe it's because you're using an "input jack" instead of an output jack.

[beaubrummels]

Problem with input jacks need advice

The only time I experienced this is when the cable end didn’t actually seat all the way in. The tip clicked, but the body was putting resistance on the outer strain relief portion of the cable and dislodging the cable with a little movement. The tab inside wasn’t actually bending at all. Changing to a cable with a narrower strain relief barrel or a slightly longer tip solved it for me.

If you’re using a 90 degree end, the body could be pushing the cable out by the strain relief portion.

[Chistopher]

Re: Problem with input jacks need advice

In before someone whines about semantics.

Maybe it's because you're using an "input jack" instead of an output jack.

Post #4, called it.

[InbredJunk]

Re: Problem with input jacks need advice

Try rotating the output jack 180°, see if that does the trick.

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[KNUCKLHEAD]

Re: Problem with input jacks need advice

I had a guitar once that I hadn't changed the Jack to switchcraft yet and had it start doing that . come to find out ~ the hot/Tip connector was kicking against the wood weirdly ( when made-up ) I holesawed the hole a bit larger inside and put in the switchcraft + No problem after 10 yrs. thereafter . <-- Not referring to Alvin Lee ( although He would've loved to change the world : ) R.I.P

[GuitarDoc]

Re: Problem with input jacks need advice

10 yrs. thereafter . <-- Not referring to Alvin Lee ( although He would've loved to change the world : ) R.I.P

Too bad. I loved 10 yrs After, Alvin was an amazing guitarist.

[KNUCKLHEAD]

Re: Problem with input jacks need advice

Too bad. I loved 10 yrs After, Alvin was an amazing guitarist.

Indeed Doc , Played with alot more substance than the overrated even back then ( meaning like , 1st time seeing him at Long beach Arena ~ early - Mid 70's . thought Maybe Rory Gallagher played that Show as well ?

[beaubrummels]

Re: Problem with input jacks need advice

Indeed Doc , Played with alot more substance than the overrated even back then ( meaning like , 1st time seeing him at Long beach Arena ~ early - Mid 70's . thought Maybe Rory Gallagher played that Show as well ?

Now that would have been a guitar hero face off. Wonder if there is a recording?

[KNUCKLHEAD]

Re: Problem with input jacks need advice

Now that would have been a guitar hero face off. Wonder if there is a recording?

if there were any , it wouldn't be from cuttin' heads ~ just documentation of the performances ( I doubt it unless locked away in the archives like Many, Many others ) I would assume . those were some of my early guitar foundation guys from vinyl along with the others I always mention ( like George Lynch, Keef , Johnny W., Hendrix , Chuck Berry , Eddie , M Schenker , G Tipton / K K Downing , etc. Also , Other Local Guys I grew up Around as Lynch (already mentioned) , Gary Turner , Alan Mirikitani ( B.B. Chung King) , Russ Miller , Bob Bennet + Larry , Joshua Periah , etc.