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Comment by Timothy Wayne Groves on March 26, 2013 at 4:23pm

Here is what the insides look like.

Comment by Timothy Wayne Groves on March 26, 2013 at 4:21pm

I just tried this with a radio I got from e-bay for .99 cents. This one is an old sears am-fm-afc. It is powered by 3 C-cell flashlight batteries.  Using smojo's video and info from these comments here I got it done. It sounds like s#!t. There's no overdrive at all. It sounds ok with my Yamaha electric plugged in, but I can barely hear my Cigar Box in it. I have to put my ear right up to the speaker, it's very weak.

Comment by smojo on February 26, 2013 at 9:55pm

Once you've identified the correct lug, cut the wire that is already connected. Make a not of it then if you get it wrong you can solder it back.

Comment by gregory on February 26, 2013 at 7:40am

How do I know what to chop?

Comment by smojo on February 24, 2013 at 9:29pm

Volume pot is the place. There's three lugs on it. One will go to ground so the ground on your jack socket needs to be wired to that. The "hot" or tip of your jack socket goes to one of the others, usually the centre. Connect to it then try a guitar plugged in and see if the volume pot still works properly. If the sound level doesn't change then move the wire to the other end lug and try again. You usually need to chop the feed that goes to that to stop the radio signal coming through.

Comment by gregory on February 24, 2013 at 6:03am

I have an old airline that I can figure out where to hack into. The volume pot? The tone pot? Please help

Comment by Caleb on January 27, 2012 at 4:09am

I was trying to do this just a couple of days ago and couldn't figure out where to put the input. I guess I'll try again.

Comment by smojo on January 26, 2012 at 9:44pm

Thanks guys, The guitar is an old Kay, I traded it with a converted cassette player amp and some cash. Yeah I like it too. BJ you only need a very simple signal/tone generator, just a simple flip flop oscialltor should do it. They can be made quite cheaply. I'll see if I can track down a diagram and post it.

Comment by Mike Willmouth on January 26, 2012 at 5:11pm

You can get a tone generator at Harbor Freight, Lowes, or Home Depot. Or you could use a tape deck, mp3 player, etc., by using a mono ear piece that has been cut off exposing the wires and using them test with.

Comment by 3 String Blues on January 26, 2012 at 3:19pm

after watching this 2 times, I know for a fact i NEED a signal generator!

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