daddy cool
Posted by long hair and guitars on June 14, 2003 at 15:26:31: Previous Next
yo, although I do have long hair this strictly isn't a long haired question or problem. I just figured that there would be a load of people on here who would know how to solve this problem...
i removed the jack socket on my electric guitar. there is a black wire attached to nothing and a white wire attached to the stuff under the jack socket. the amp just gives a loud buzzing noise as a result and i can hear nothing more.
what do i have to do?
I have a soldering iron and assume it has something to do with soldering the black wire somewhere. I have searched the net but have found nothing but companies trying to sell me books or expensive repair guides. please help.
Re: daddy cool
Posted by Gibson Guy on June 14, 2003 at 16:04:42: Previous Next
In Reply to: daddy cool posted by long hair and guitars on June 14, 2003 at 15:26:31:
What kind of guitar is it? If it's a Gibson I could probably tell you if I thought about it long enough. It's been a LONG time since I've had to install a jack, so I can't really tell you off the top of my head. Go to www.guitar.com and ask someone in the electric guitar forum. I'm sure someone there can tell you for sure where it goes.
Re: daddy cool
Posted by Victor on June 14, 2003 at 21:29:56: Previous Next
In Reply to: daddy cool posted by long hair and guitars on June 14, 2003 at 15:26:31:
A mono jack will have two wires. A stereo jack will have three wires. The jack itself in the mono situation contains two components. If you look at the jack you will see a ring separating the tip from the shaft. The tip connects to one wire, and the shaft connects to the other wire. Sometimes the shaft wire is the same as the housing of the jack (kind of like ground on a car).
But wait a minute! Are you talking about the female end on your guitar or a male end? I guess you meant the female plug on your guitar, so ignore most of what I said. What you need to do really depends upon the jack design. There are several at http://www.guitarelectronics.com/jacks.html for example.
The hum probably comes from the ground not being connected to your amp ground. Do a google search for guitar wiring, and you'll find plenty of information.
Re: daddy cool
Posted by dg on June 15, 2003 at 12:53:07: Previous Next
In Reply to: daddy cool posted by long hair and guitars on June 14, 2003 at 15:26:31:
you might want to check out www, lynx.net/~jc/ for some cool mods
: yo, although I do have long hair this strictly isn't a long haired question or problem. I just figured that there would be a load of people on here who would know how to solve this problem...
: i removed the jack socket on my electric guitar. there is a black wire attached to nothing and a white wire attached to the stuff under the jack socket. the amp just gives a loud buzzing noise as a result and i can hear nothing more.
: what do i have to do?
: I have a soldering iron and assume it has something to do with soldering the black wire somewhere. I have searched the net but have found nothing but companies trying to sell me books or expensive repair guides. please help.