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Permalink Reply by eric gittins on May 13, 2013 at 7:40pm

what kind of amp? we talking transistor or valve?

Permalink Reply by Bill Keller on May 14, 2013 at 2:10am

Yes, the jack doesn't have high voltage on it (or should I say shouldn't if the amp is working properly otherwise). You don't get "zapped" when touching your input cable on the guitar end do you (bare metal parts, no guitar connected)?  If it's an open type jack, you can just bend the contacts around for better contact. If you are not comfortable, at least read a book on the subject, or take it to a technician.  It's kind of hard to teach electrical safety on a forum.  Do you know what the caps are by looking inside?  You can make a cap discharge tool.....google is also your friend.

Permalink Reply by Damon on May 14, 2013 at 5:59am

It is a Johnson standard 15 from 2001.

I can identify capacitors, I just wanted to see what y'all had to say.

I am glad you mentioned bending the end of the input lead, sounds much easier than soldering a new one.

Hopefully that will stick my cable a bit better.
Between that and a good cleaning of the potentiometers I think I should be able to eliminate the noise problems and get this little monster to sing.

Thanks for the knowledge gang.

Now it's time for me to head down to the basement.