jack repair on a M.Miller J Bass

[tof2001]

Hi,
the jack ouput of my bass is noisy, particularly an impluse noise can be heard whenever I touch the jack plug or the cable.
It's not the cable (I've tried several cables); I guess I have to see what's wrong with the female jack... Do I have to remove the 4 knobs and then the plate? or do I just have to unscrew the jack nut?
many thanks for your help
JC

[mech]

Try tightening the nut on the jack first. Don't over tighten it. Just firm finger pressure with a nut driver.

It looks like the pickguard will need to be removed if there is a problem with the jack itself. I've not had a Marcus Miller apart but since it has a preamp, the jack may be soldered in to a printed circuit board and you will need to take it to a tech if you are not experienced at working on PCBs.

Someone who's familiar with the construction should be along to comment further.

mech

[tof2001]

Originally Posted by mech

Try tightening the nut on the jack first. Don't over tighten it. Just firm finger pressure with a nut driver.
mech

Hi mech,
many thanks for the tip. Sounds like properly tightening the nut with a spanner resolves the problem.
Best regards
JC

[mech]

Don't you love the easy ones?