Piers_Williamson Posted March 10, 2024 Posted March 10, 2024 I have a pre-EB Musicman which has developed a horrible shorting like noise when I plug it in with certain jack-leads. I recall from another thread recently a basschatter talking about very slightly diffent sized jack plugs. Looking at what seems to make a difference with mine, using old leads where the jack-head has been screwed tightly into the plastic retainer causes the jack to sit very slightly further out (and does not short). Having taken the control unit off the Musicman, the whole jack socket assembly is an old sealed unit that I really don't want to muck about with. Has anyone else experienced his and/or what advice would you have? Ta Quote
Baloney Balderdash Posted March 10, 2024 Posted March 10, 2024 (edited) 1 hour ago, Piers_Williamson said: I have a pre-EB Musicman which has developed a horrible shorting like noise when I plug it in with certain jack-leads. I recall from another thread recently a basschatter talking about very slightly diffent sized jack plugs. Looking at what seems to make a difference with mine, using old leads where the jack-head has been screwed tightly into the plastic retainer causes the jack to sit very slightly further out (and does not short). Having taken the control unit off the Musicman, the whole jack socket assembly is an old sealed unit that I really don't want to muck about with. Has anyone else experienced his and/or what advice would you have? Ta Pull out the old enclosed jack socket and replace it for a quality regular open jack socket (stereo I believe, as I assume the bass for an active preamp). Edited March 10, 2024 by Baloney Balderdash Quote
Piers_Williamson Posted March 10, 2024 Author Posted March 10, 2024 13 minutes ago, Baloney Balderdash said: Pull out the old enclosed jack socket and replace it for a quality regular open jack socket (stereo I believe, as I assume the bass for an active preamp). Thanks. I do want a functioning bass, but won't that impact the value of the bass to the obsessively 'is it original' brigade? 1 Quote
PaulThePlug Posted March 10, 2024 Posted March 10, 2024 (edited) The Pure Tone Multi Contact Sockets have a quality feel and connection... PTT1 Mono, PTT2 Stereo Edited March 10, 2024 by PaulThePlug Quote
BigRedX Posted March 10, 2024 Posted March 10, 2024 Which is more valuable/useful? A slightly non-original bass that works properly, or an all-original one that is unreliable? 2 1 Quote
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