Members Eye_Of_The_Liger Posted June 6, 2006 Members Share Posted June 6, 2006 Lately the input jack on one of my guitars is making an unusually loud humming sound. If I fiddle around with the cable a little bit, it'll either go away completely, or just keep coming back sporadically until I finally get frustrated and just plug in another guitar. I looked inside the cavity and all the wiring and solder connections appear to be intact, so I can't figure out what the problem is. Anyone have any idea? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Duchy Posted June 6, 2006 Members Share Posted June 6, 2006 It sounds like some sort of grounding problem. If it's definitely not a bad solder joint, try cleaning the inside of the jack (I don't know how ), as it could be corroded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members PolyFmorf Posted June 6, 2006 Members Share Posted June 6, 2006 Try pushing the spring thingy (my technical term) in a tad. If it isn't that, the ground may need to be resoldered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Eye_Of_The_Liger Posted June 6, 2006 Author Members Share Posted June 6, 2006 I may just run out to ye 'ole Radio Shack and get some contact cleaner. I really hope that works. I'd hate to waste time and money getting it fixed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Prages Posted June 6, 2006 Members Share Posted June 6, 2006 It sounds like it's just dirty. Contact cleaner should help. If it doesn't get rid of the problem entirely, bend the 'spring thingy' a little bit. If that fails, you're only looking at a couple of bucks for a new jack and two wires to solder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Prages Posted June 6, 2006 Members Share Posted June 6, 2006 Originally posted by Eye_Of_The_Liger I may just run out to ye 'ole Radio Shack and get some contact cleaner. I really hope that works. I'd hate to waste time and money getting it fixed. A bottle of contact cleaner will probably cost as much as new jack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members thor653 Posted June 6, 2006 Members Share Posted June 6, 2006 I've had that happen too. I just took a piece of small grit sandpaper and rolled it up and twisted around a bit inside the jack. Problem was solved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Eye_Of_The_Liger Posted June 7, 2006 Author Members Share Posted June 7, 2006 Got some contact cleaner last night. Problem solved. Thank God, too. Worst case scenario, I would have had to send my guitar back to Carvin to have it fixed under warranty (thus forcing me to deal with their hit-or-miss customer service ); either that or drop some cash into having it fixed locally because my soldering skills = {censored}. What a waste of time/money all that would've been... But anyway, thanks dudes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Vendor Defendor Posted June 7, 2006 Members Share Posted June 7, 2006 Output jack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members walt0915 Posted June 7, 2006 Members Share Posted June 7, 2006 Rubbing alcahol on a Q-tip and plenty of work will usually clean up the contact points - also bending in the "springy thing". The sandpaper will work if the cleaning doesn't, but it will leave exposed brass, that will tarnish and need recleaning faster. At that point replace - unless this is a vintage something or other, in which case cleaning is the only solution (heh heh). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tlbonehead Posted June 7, 2006 Members Share Posted June 7, 2006 What kind of guitar has an input jack? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members k4df4l Posted June 8, 2006 Members Share Posted June 8, 2006 Originally posted by Eye_Of_The_Liger Got some contact cleaner last night. Problem solved. Thank God, too. Worst case scenario, I would have had to send my guitar back to Carvin to have it fixed under warranty (thus forcing me to deal with their hit-or-miss customer service ); either that or drop some cash into having it fixed locally because my soldering skills = {censored}. What a waste of time/money all that would've been... But anyway, thanks dudes. obviously what a local tech would charge to slap in a new 2 buck jack would have made a bit more sense than sending the guitar back to carvin, no?2 wires, a couple bucks and less time required than it takes to heat up the iron to replace...bam, done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Zen Posted June 8, 2006 Members Share Posted June 8, 2006 Originally posted by tlbonehead What kind of guitar has an input jack? A guitar with an FX loop :thu: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members fanuvbrak Posted June 8, 2006 Members Share Posted June 8, 2006 Go to the WalMart Gun section and get a barrel brush (I think it's the .357 size, you may have to buy a few to figure out which one it is) and give it a good scrubbing. I've used this for amps and guitars for a while and have actually "fixed" broken amps I found at pawnshops. It's pretty neat to find a decent amp at a pawnshop for hardly anything because it crackles and spits when you try it out and then you clean the input jack and it works great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members PolyFmorf Posted June 8, 2006 Members Share Posted June 8, 2006 Originally posted by tlbonehead What kind of guitar has an input jack? I sometimes catch myself saying that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Eye_Of_The_Liger Posted June 12, 2006 Author Members Share Posted June 12, 2006 Originally posted by tlbonehead What kind of guitar has an input jack? My guitar! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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