I have an electric Fender Stratocaster that I bought a few years ago. It has been very well taken care of and I have been learning to play on it for the last year. Well just now, I went to put the cord into the jack on it and I guess it went in at a funny angle because two little rings popped off. One was the nut that goes on the outside but I don't know what the other one is. Well I know that it's not going to work electronically because I can't even get the cord in now. What happened and how much do you estimate it's going to cost to get fixed?
2006-07-17 03:54:32 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Consumer Electronics ➔ Other - Electronics
The one without grooves in it is a washer. Put it back on, then the one with grooves on it will screw on. Tighten it with your fingers first, then use needle-nosed plyers and tighten securely. It really doesn't sound serious enough to take to a guitar repair shop.
2006-07-17 04:00:35 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
The other ring is a washer that goes behind the nut.
You can fix this yourself. I assume when you said you couldn't get the cord in, that the jack has fallen inside the guitar.
There are two phillips-head screws that hold the jack plate to the surface of the guitar. Remove them and pull the jack plate up. You will find the jack inside the cavity under the plate. There will be two wires attached to it, going into a hole in the wood. You can carefully pull on those wires a little bit to get an inch or so of slack if you need it. Without stretching or bending the wires, carefully push the threaded end of the jack through the hole on the jack plate, put the washer back on, thread the nut on, and tighten it with a socket wrench or a pair of long pliers. Then put the jack plate back in place and replace the screws.
2006-07-17 04:02:30 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It sounds like you just need a new input jack. Shouldn't cost too much, take it to a music store and get a quote. You might even be able to do it yourself.
It is a very common for input jacks to get loose on guitars. I don't know about those rings, but in either situation the solution is to replace the input jack (however if it just falls out/gets loose, many people just use tape).
2006-07-17 03:59:08 · answer #3 · answered by Jeff 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You could " ..... use needle-nosed plyers and tighten securely" or you could use the correct tool for the jpb.
A pair of pliers is a holding tool.
A spanner is a nut tightening tool.
If you use the wrong tool you risk damage to both the work piece and the tool.
2006-07-17 07:54:54 · answer #4 · answered by dmb06851 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's an extremely common problem. Take it to a music store and they can repair it easily.
2006-07-17 03:59:37 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋