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Permalink Reply by JL on May 26, 2016 at 2:36am

I never tried that but if plugs work for headphones, microphones, PA systems, telephones, USB devices, network LAN cables, guitar-amp cables, I see no reason it shouldn't.  Just be sure you have good clean contact.

Commercial GITs just solder everything internally because its cheaper and its not expected to be disconnected daily.

"no rules means freedom to be creative and experiment..."

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Permalink Reply by Dan Sleep on May 26, 2016 at 2:49am

Go for it. As you pluck a string, most of the instrument is going to vibrate, so make sure the crimp is good and tight.

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Permalink Reply by Jon Leslie/Runaway Veal Music on May 26, 2016 at 9:32am

I only thought of it cause I had some tiny crimper ones laying around. It was being used on an amp jack with 0 problems for decades.
Off topic... can anyone recommend a soldering iron , gun , station that works well and offers replacement tips. I know that's a loaded question.

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Permalink Reply by darryl kernaghan on May 26, 2016 at 9:42am

you should be able to get a reasonably cheap 60 W iron Jon,soldering is reasonably simple,just slow the process down,and step by step,clean tip,tin all things being soldered before joining,then joining should just require a touch of the iron to sweat the 2 parts together,1 thing that helps enormously,is if you can work hands free,ie,parts held by little clips or similar,so you only have to control the iron and solder.Regarding crimp connectors,done well should not be a problem,but as you intend to solder the lug to the jack anyway,it makes little sense,you're only introducing another potential problem

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Permalink Reply by Jon Leslie/Runaway Veal Music on May 26, 2016 at 10:21am

True. Yes and I use helping hands also. Slowing down with a reasonable iron is a good idea.

I'm always using 3 dollar irons...I've only burnt 4 piezos and that was years ago. Lol. Still soldering is just plain tough for me.

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Permalink Reply by Jon Leslie/Runaway Veal Music on May 26, 2016 at 11:08am

Thanks so much Wayfinder!!!
Just what I was hoping for

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Permalink Reply by jeff weins on May 26, 2016 at 10:10am

I regularly crimp connections, at the jack I do it too, using a female connector over the the jack posts. I recently completed a guitar with 2 vol pots mounted thru a piece of a can that I grounded with a bolt connected to the jack ground, no soldering on the pots.

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Permalink Reply by Jon Leslie/Runaway Veal Music on May 26, 2016 at 10:23am

Very interesting ...thanks for showing this

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Permalink Reply by Jon Leslie/Runaway Veal Music on May 26, 2016 at 10:27am

Jeff
If you get a chance can you take more pics?
Conceptually I hear you. If not no biggie.

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Permalink Reply by Jon Leslie/Runaway Veal Music on May 26, 2016 at 10:28am

Never mind I see. Great!!!

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