Bare Knuckle Pickups Forum
Forum Ringside => Tech => Topic started by: Joe Dorcia on August 16, 2008, 10:56:36 AM
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Hey fellas, its been a long time since posting but now I have an interesting q for ya techies
A 1977 Les Paul Custom came in for a setup and such the other day and unfortunately (for me) the jack socket has started to go, so i need to replace it. However, the Customs of yester year had some funky shielding around the jack socket (see picture) which I can't get off! It looks like it should just pull off but its bloody well stuck. Anyone had to remove one of these before? Any tricks?
(http://i38.tinypic.com/28wo0n7.jpg)
(http://i37.tinypic.com/2ep2f03.jpg)
Cheers
Joe
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Could you just cut the wire and solder on a new, normal type, jack socket?
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I suppose it depends how original the owner wants to keep it.
Have you tried a bit of oil around the cap of the can, to see if it'll loosen it?
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Unsolder that wire from the guitar and see if you have an easier time of it off the guitar
A 5mm allen key will go into the jack - may be used for gentle leverage - especially as replacing the jack anyway
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Cheers fellas, I didn't get a chance to try anything out at work so I'll have another go on saturday. I want to keep it original cos its a loverly guitar, and It should be kept reet good like :-)
I'll let you know if i get it open or not
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The more I look at this thread the more I like the looks of that guitar. Hmmmmm, I do have the same guitar in white actually (Edwards), ...... should I should I :?
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The more I look at this thread the more I like the looks of that guitar. Hmmmmm, I do have the same guitar in white actually (Edwards), ...... should I should I :?
What, strip it? :o
Thing is, you don't know how many pieces of wood your Edwards is made of, or what the grain matching will be like - probably not too careful, since it's a solid colour. It could turn out really, really bad... :(
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The more I look at this thread the more I like the looks of that guitar. Hmmmmm, I do have the same guitar in white actually (Edwards), ...... should I should I :?
What, strip it? :o
Thing is, you don't know how many pieces of wood your Edwards is made of, or what the grain matching will be like - probably not too careful, since it's a solid colour. It could turn out really, really bad... :(
yeah well, I wasn't too serious. The Edwards paint job is spot on and nitro cellulose lacquer, so I shall not touch it :D
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That's a relief! :)