Members KATMAN Posted August 5, 2006 Members Share Posted August 5, 2006 What make a guitar do this? I'm thinking a loose wire in the input jack,or a loose wire in pickup. I have a Yamaha APX-5NA classical A/E. It has a killer sound when I plug into my little bass amp. It's not the amp,because I play my Tele and bass thru it all the time. I am right about a loose wire? What else do you think it could be? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members fifteen90 Posted August 5, 2006 Members Share Posted August 5, 2006 yeah check the jack. my amp made cracking noises til i discovered some gunk (bits of packaging tape?) on the 1/4" plug. maybe gunk or loose wiring for yours Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members StratAttackJack Posted August 5, 2006 Members Share Posted August 5, 2006 could be static Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitarist21 Posted August 5, 2006 Members Share Posted August 5, 2006 It could be a loose wire, it could be a shorted wire, it could be a completely disconnected wire. I don't know what kind of pickup you've got in there, but what I usually do is get inside the guitar and check everything out, making sure that everything that looks like it should be connected is. If its not, I usually bust out the soldering iron, or if its minor, electrical tape should do the trick.Good luck! Ellen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members KATMAN Posted August 5, 2006 Author Members Share Posted August 5, 2006 Thanks. I'll take it to the guitar store and let them fix it. I can't even put strings on a classical,much less do my own work. I'd ruin it for sure. Maybe I'll check out the jack,I could probably fix that,if that is the problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sweb Posted August 5, 2006 Members Share Posted August 5, 2006 Silly problem I had was a loose cord end-jack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Terry Allan Hall Posted August 5, 2006 Members Share Posted August 5, 2006 Turn on your amp and plug in the cable...Wiggle the cable when it's not plugged in and see if any crackle occurs...if none, then wiggle the cable when plugged into the guitar...if you get a crackle, it's most likely a bad solder joint or a very slightly bent terminal on the "hot" lug (the part that comes in contact w/ the cable's tip) that's not making good contact. Either is a very easy fix...either reheat all solder joints on the input jack (just to be on the safe side), or bend the hot lug inward to make better contact. Feel free to send the $25 or so I just saved you to a good charity...I like NORML Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members zeke27 Posted August 9, 2006 Members Share Posted August 9, 2006 while you're at it, check your cable. switch out what you have with another one to see if it still pops. cables break all the time at the plug ends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tommypc Posted April 30, 2015 Members Share Posted April 30, 2015 Moisture in your attenuator pots can bind to dirt and dust that gets in through your jack and reek havoc on your sound. I found something you may want to check out. It is a new product that addresses that very problem. It's on KickStarter. I will put a link here for you to check it out. It's called the Jack Guardian. Here's the link http://kck.st/1zaxG2K Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Idunno Posted April 30, 2015 Members Share Posted April 30, 2015 Yo, fretfiend, you're up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DeepEnd Posted May 1, 2015 Members Share Posted May 1, 2015 Yo' date=' fretfiend, you're up.[/quote'] I thought we weren't supposed to say anything about zombie posts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Idunno Posted May 1, 2015 Members Share Posted May 1, 2015 You're right, of course. I was out of line there. tommyc, thanks for the tip. KATMAN probably got it sorted out soon after he posted but your reply is no less valid now than it would have been 9 years ago when he first asked for help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Emory Posted May 1, 2015 Members Share Posted May 1, 2015 I regularly use some contact cleaner on a Qtip to clean surfaces inside jack, besides wipe downs on both ends of cables. I live in Thailand and seems everything that can get gunked up and/or corroded does. Could try a different cable..... Oh, also wipe off contacts for battery if has a preamp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DeepEnd Posted May 1, 2015 Members Share Posted May 1, 2015 Moisture in your attenuator pots can bind to dirt and dust that gets in through your jack and reek havoc on your sound. I found something you may want to check out. It is a new product that addresses that very problem. It's on KickStarter. I will put a link here for you to check it out. It's called the Jack Guardian. Here's the link http://kck.st/1zaxG2K A link to a Kickstarter campaign for his first and only post. Methinks I smelleth a rodent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members recordingtrack1 Posted May 1, 2015 Members Share Posted May 1, 2015 A link to a Kickstarter campaign for his first and only post. Methinks I smelleth a rodent. Me thinks you are correct sir. A zombie rodent SPAM-eth the forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Idunno Posted May 2, 2015 Members Share Posted May 2, 2015 Oh, welleth, you'll haveth that. $22K? Hungry varmint, too. There was a similar campaign for some new fangled finger picks that I thought were a great idea. But, I never saw them commercially available so I guess someone didn't get enough financing together (for the new Beemer, that is). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MENTALLY DISTURBED Posted December 31, 2020 Members Share Posted December 31, 2020 I got a problem with my amp, when I play the amp makes loud pops out of nowhere to the point that the guitar sound doesn’t come out, then when I turn it off then back on it works. Could it be because the amp is old or because my jack that goes from the head to the guitar is bent? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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