Broken Jack?

[Elihu]

So i was at my Friday gig talking to the drummer and right before the first song my Stingray slips off the strap and hits the floor. Such a squealing i've never heard. After plugging it back in and checking the battery it would only give me a weak signal-like one half the volume of normal. I think it hit the carpeted stage right where the cable plugs in. The keyboard player thinks my jack needs to be fixed-he says i've lost the ground. Do y'all think he is right?

 

[faust23]

i say get some strap locks and it wouldnt have happened

 

[line6man]

Depending on the type of jack you have on the bass, you would likely be looking at a trip to RadioShack and a couple of bucks to replace the jack, provided that you have basic soldering skills, and an iron and solder handy.

 

[Elihu]

you know, i've done it before with speakers in my old Fender guitar amps, but never with anything smaller. Don't you need special solder and a soldering pen or something?

 

[line6man]

you know, i've done it before with speakers in my old Fender guitar amps, but never with anything smaller. Don't you need special solder and a soldering pen or something?

60/40 Rosin core solder and a 30 watt iron will do the job.

 

[depalm]

60/40 Rosin core solder and a 30 watt iron will do the job.

And don't forget the straplocks.

 

[Elihu]

My problem was that after plugging in the jack position gave the bass three sounds-normal, weak and an electronic squeal. So i took it all apart to see if i could tell what was wrong. After removing the jack plate i had to take off the 4 knobs (volume and EQ) and that plate. After getting in there and some careful manipulation i could not see a loose or disconnected wire among the 4 wires attached to the jack. Resigned, i put it all back together and started planning a trip to the tech. I plugged it in once more and it worked! Maybe the impact pushed the jack assembly to where it was shorting out and i moved it back? Anyway i'm one happy bassplayer. Then i immediately went to the Ernie Ball website and ordered some nickle straplocks.