tegs07 Posted April 29, 2021 Share Posted April 29, 2021 (edited) I have nearly completed a new project but am having issues with the output jack. I get sound from the pickups but only when the lead is partially inserted into the jack. The body of the bass is an ‘83 Fender Elite and has a hole that will accommodate a barrel type jack usually seen on semi-acoustic instruments. Can anyone confirm how to identify the R, T and S on these barrel type jacks as I can only think I have soldered incorrectly? Stereo jack with EMG active Pickups. Note the EMG Pickup wires to jack have been soldered (clip removed). Cheers Edited April 29, 2021 by tegs07 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itu Posted April 29, 2021 Share Posted April 29, 2021 There's a picture and conversation about this same topic somewhere here. I do not remember the exact headline, but I am sure you can find it in a breeze. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tegs07 Posted April 29, 2021 Author Share Posted April 29, 2021 Cheers had a search but didn’t find anything- lots of jack cassidy bass threads though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt P Posted April 29, 2021 Share Posted April 29, 2021 all of the sockets of this type that i have come across have the same connections, there is an outside connection (sometimes including strain relief for a cable), this is the sleeve connection(usually this will be a wider tab), then there are 2 tabs that are more in the middle section, the shorter one is the tip and the other the ring. usually the switching is done between the ring and the sleeve (which are bridged when a mono jack is inserted.) Hope this helps Matt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Cribbin Posted April 29, 2021 Share Posted April 29, 2021 Don't ignore the option that the socket could be faulty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt P Posted April 29, 2021 Share Posted April 29, 2021 19 minutes ago, John Cribbin said: Don't ignore the option that the socket could be faulty. very much this! this particular design of output jack is very prone to failure, the Switchcraft ones are the most reliable in my experience and are worth the few extra quid. Matt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tegs07 Posted April 29, 2021 Author Share Posted April 29, 2021 Thanks all got it sorted… 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Killed_by_Death Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 That photo perplexes me, because every other photo I've seen of the pinout shows the shortest straw is the Tip: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassBunny Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 I would never rely on a photo. Always test with a meter. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killed_by_Death Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 I do wonder why Pure Tone decided to do it backwards from everyone else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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