Noisy Jack socket

[Nicko]

I'm getting a lot of noise from the jack socket of my Peavey BXP Cirrus. I had the jack replaced a while back, and now the noise is back.

Originally I thought I might have damaged the socket by using a straight plug and putting too much strain on the plug when the guitar was on its stand but now I'm not so sure cos I hardly play the thing and very rarely is it plugged in and stood up these days. Sounds like it might be a dry joint butt - it just cracks and pops a lot. Its definitely the guitar as I never get the same problem with my main bass.

My soldering skill level is pretty low, and I'm not keen on spending more money getting it done if the fault will come back. Any ideas what might be causing the problem and/or how to gat a permanent fix?

[mikeydee]

I'd say jacks give rustling noise when they are dirty or the metal has been distorted in some way.

If you are getting pops I think I would be looking at the battery connection (assuming that it is an active instrument) and that includes the jack connector which is usually used to switch the battery out of circuit when not in use.

Hope of some help.

[KiOgon]

Is it a barrel type like this? https://www.dropbox.com/s/n2gwl64uztp48vf/2015-09-02%2015.00.19.jpg?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/7b0oe1qkqv0zbic/2015-09-02%2015.00.53.jpg?dl=0

They are not known for long life, but if you haven't used it much - check the soldering. BTW Switchcraft ones are best, you can check if it has the writing as in the photo'.

Edited September 2, 2015 by KiOgon

[Grangur]

Are your jack plugs clean and is the connection in the lead good?
It might be worth trying another lead.

If all this seems ok, try some switch cleaner on the jack and use it on a cotton bud to clean inside the socket.

[Phil Starr]

Jack plugs are often a bit temperamental. The contacts get dirty, the spring arms bend and jack plugs actually vary quite a lot in size so some plugs and sockets won't work well together. If you've had the socket replaced it isn't impossible it wasn't a duff one or that it wasn't soldered in properly anyway. You've nothing to lose by cleaning the socket, I've even done this with a jack sized roll of 600g wet and dry gently rotated but it sounds like you need to get someone to at least check the soldering, if they are going to resolder it might well be worth replacing the socket anyway as the cost will be mainly labour so a new socket will only add a few quid.