'77 Les Paul Jack - STRANGE!

[Joe Dorcia]

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?




Cheers

Joe

[martinw]

Could you just cut the wire and solder on a new, normal type, jack socket?

[Philly Q]

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?

[FELINEGUITARS]

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

[Joe Dorcia]

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

[hunter]

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 :?

[Philly Q]

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...  :(

[hunter]

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

[Philly Q]

That's a relief!  :)