Nice Guy Rich Posted April 13 Share Posted April 13 I took delivery of my new Squier Classic Vibe “60s Precision this week and I bloody love it but, when the guitar lead is plugged fully in there’s no sound, if I pull the jack back a fraction it kicks into life and sounds fine. I played it at rehearsal last night and it only fell silent once, a quick jiggle of the jack sorted it. What can I do to remedy this? I don’t want to play and worry if I’m going to suddenly fall silent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigguy2017 Posted April 13 Share Posted April 13 (edited) Replace the jack socket - with a genuine Switchcraft (or a Pure-Tone) mono socket Output Jacks – Northwest Guitars Pure Tone Multi-Contact 1/4" Output Jack – Armstrong Music Good for another twenty years... Also, check the existing jack with another cable? It could be a duff jack plug. Edited April 13 by Bigguy2017 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nice Guy Rich Posted April 13 Author Share Posted April 13 @Bigguy2017 I just checked the socket and it’s fine, I tried a few different leads and the results were surprising. Fender and Klotz leads when plugged in, the jack plug wobbles a bit and it feels slightly ‘too thin’ for the socket, both of these had intermittent output and the sound kept dropping out 🤔. D’Addario, Roland and Tourtech leads on the other hand, have jacks that fit nice and snug in the socket and, they didn’t have any problems at all. Turns out that different manufacturers leads have ever so slightly varying sizes of jack plug….who knew? 🤷🏻♂️ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauzero Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 It's been a long while since I had a P [1] but IIRC the jack socket is one of these: If so, you can gently bend the connector which goes to the tip inwards a bit so it presses more on the tip, which will also push the plug over a bit and make better contact with the sleeve. [1] Stop sniggering at the back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nice Guy Rich Posted April 16 Author Share Posted April 16 I used a Tourtech lead on Sunday and didn't have a single issue, I'm just going to use them from now on. I find it ironic that a Fender Squier bass doesn't like Fender leads 🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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