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Faulty Musicman Stingray 5


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Hi.

My Musicman Stingray 5 has stopped working. On my last gig I just about got it to work by pushing the jack plug one way and taping the instrument cable to hold it there!

My luthier suspects either a faulty input jack, faulty preamp or....?? The soldered joints on the input jack seem intact, and I put a fresh battery in.

Does anyone out there have any experience of malfunctioning Stingrays? Any tips would be most welcome!

Many thanks.

 

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That sounds like a jack problem.

If you're lucky, it might be dirt or corrosion on the contacts causing a poor connection. Best contact cleaner is Deoxit, expensive, but a small can will last a lifetime. If you don't have any cleaner, you could try some spirit on a Q-tip to disolve any gunk.

From your description, I'm guessing the contacts in the jack have probably weakened and are not making good contact with the plug. Being an active, the jack socket is probably in a tube so bending the contacts may be difficult. If you need to replace the socket, make sure it's good quality, something like a US built Switchcraft.

 

 

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