Anyone Know How To Fix My E.guitar?
DarkATi
Revelation 22:17 Join Date: 2003-06-20 Member: 17532Members, Reinforced - Shadow
Revelation 22:17 Join Date: 2003-06-20 Member: 17532Members, Reinforced - Shadow
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When I plug in nothing comes out the amp or my computer, when I turn or mess with the cable inside the jack I can sometimes get a small signal but it isn't working like normal... anyone know what's wrong here?
It isn't my amp, it isn't my cable, it must be the jack.
~ DarkATi
It isn't my amp, it isn't my cable, it must be the jack.
~ DarkATi
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I'd imagine there's some filters in there or at least an on/off switch, volume controll or something. If solder on one of the components came loose it might produce the same kind of annoying glitch that a broken jack would. Worse yet, it's not allways apparent that the solder has come lose because it often sits very close to it's original position with just a thin airgap so it's hard to tell just looking at the component.
Solder often comes lose due to heat expansion/contraction when components repetedly are heated and cooled during use, which they won't be in this case since where just dealing with the tiny currents from the pickups(right?). The volume controll is a potentiometer or something with a knob on it, so it would be soldered and might have come lose during use.
When a jack is busted you will usually get some noise or at least some pops and cracks when you jiggle it, if the volume controll or something is broke then you might try and see if you get any crackling if you jiggle it.
I'd imagine there's some filters in there or at least an on/off switch, volume controll or something. If solder on one of the components came loose it might produce the same kind of annoying glitch that a broken jack would. Worse yet, it's not allways apparent that the solder has come lose because it often sits very close to it's original position with just a thin airgap so it's hard to tell just looking at the component.
Solder often comes lose due to heat expansion/contraction when components repetedly are heated and cooled during use, which they won't be in this case since where just dealing with the tiny currents from the pickups(right?). The volume controll is a potentiometer or something with a knob on it, so it would be soldered and might have come lose during use.
When a jack is busted you will usually get some noise or at least some pops and cracks when you jiggle it, if the volume controll or something is broke then you might try and see if you get any crackling if you jiggle it. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
I do get pops when I jiggle it in the jack, nothing when I mess with my volume knob. :\
I don't care too much, this is my old crappy guitar... I'm getting a Gibson G400 next month anyway...
<b>EDIT: Bwahaha, I found the problem, a broken wire inside the jack compartment, the black one is soldered on still but the white one is completely off, when I manually connect it I get sound but I can't figure out how to get it to stay on without soldering it. (Which would be hard since I don't own a Soldering iron / gun. ) </b>
Any Ideas?
~ DarkATi