MarkG3 Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 (edited) Hello, Just got a Fender P in a trade and it plays well apart from when I plugged it in the bass cuts in and out with a load of static noise when you wiggle the lead. I changed the leads and it still did it and tried the leads with another bass and it was fine. I have taken the scratch plate off and the soldering looks ok, but I may of worked out whats wrong I just don't know how to fix it. Basically I noticed that when it is plugged in the lead comes back out by about 1mm and when pressed back in it works fine? I tried bending the metal connector in the input so it has more resistance when plugging in but that didn't seem to do anything? I have contacted the other person in the trade to see if they know how to fix it but thought I would start a thread as well to see if I can get it repaired without having to take it to a tech. Thanks Edited May 24, 2013 by OBT1000_S12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icastle Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 If bending the contacts doesn't work then it's time to get a new one fitted. It's a quick DIY job if you can solder or a relatively cheap job to get a tech to do it for you (about £1 for a replacement socket plus about 30 mins labour). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkG3 Posted May 24, 2013 Author Share Posted May 24, 2013 Thanks! I was about to swap the inputs with another bass and noticed a nut was loose under the input, so tightened that and bent the hook bit a bit more and it now seems to of sorted it's self out! So no need for any new inputs it seems Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icastle Posted May 25, 2013 Share Posted May 25, 2013 Well done. Take note though: the 'bending the contact' trick only buys you time, it'll fail again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted May 26, 2013 Share Posted May 26, 2013 It's an output. Sorry for the pedantry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Count Bassy Posted May 27, 2013 Share Posted May 27, 2013 [quote name='neepheid' timestamp='1369555438' post='2090315'] It's an output. Sorry for the pedantry. [/quote] +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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