"So, I cut an access hole in the back behind the 1/4" jack. Lo and behold, one wire was completely off and the other was a cold solder joint. It looks like the builder thought more solder is gooder. I'll clean those two wires up tonight and…"
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Tom Caneschi aka TC replied to Ed Fowler's discussion Loose jack in the group Building a Cigar Box Guitar 101"Don't forget to check all wiring including the vol pot if you have one and the pick up device too."
Tom Caneschi aka TC left a comment for Ed Fowler"Welcome to 1 of the coolest sites on line Ed ... U can build anything guitar related with the help of this site and it's members !!!!"
Glenn Reither replied to Ed Fowler's discussion Loose jack in the group Building a Cigar Box Guitar 101"Open it up and fix it :)"
Thomas Petry replied to Ed Fowler's discussion Loose jack in the group Building a Cigar Box Guitar 101"Sounds like a broken connection somewhere. What MadGomer said, you'll need to open it up and fix the wiring."
MadGomer replied to Ed Fowler's discussion Loose jack in the group Building a Cigar Box Guitar 101"Ed, I'm guessing that one of the lead wires or solder joints failed due to the Jack movement. Hopefully there's an easy way to get your box open for a quick repair"
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Hi all,Bought my first cigar box guitar from a buddy. Still setting it up to what feels good to me. Anyway, when I plugged it in, the sound was cutting in and out. Found the 1/4in jack turning a bit. When I tightened it, now no sound.I must have pulled something off. Any ideas?Ed the newbSee More
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Welcome to 1 of the coolest sites on line Ed ... U can build anything guitar related with the help of this site and it's members !!!!
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