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Crackling Noise Whenever Cable Moves in Input Jack
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It's a good idea to clean the connector ends on your cord also, if your output jack was dirty your connector ends on your cables probably are also. I clean my connector ends about once a month or so, deoxit or rubbing alcohol on a clean rag and wipe them off works good
Yeah re soldered it a little while ago because the wires were almost hanging by a thread
I don’t know for sure, but I think you have a barrel type jack; 1.5 or so inches long that goes through the wood at the edge of the body. If so, and the ‘93 Foundation has been used a lot, the cleaning might be a temporary fix.
Barrel jacks are kinda average when they are new. The spring terminal that snaps into the recessed area around the tip of your cable connector when you plug it in is not a very robust on most barrel jacks. There’s not enough room inside the jack to build it beefy. Some are better than others, and the best one you can acquire is the one to get if you have to replace one.
If your bass has a chrome plate on the edge of the body with a jack mounted in that plate, you can get a much better quality jack to replace it.
Barrel jacks are kinda average when they are new. The spring terminal that snaps into the recessed area around the tip of your cable connector when you plug it in is not a very robust on most barrel jacks. There’s not enough room inside the jack to build it beefy. Some are better than others, and the best one you can acquire is the one to get if you have to replace one.
If your bass has a chrome plate on the edge of the body with a jack mounted in that plate, you can get a much better quality jack to replace it.
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Interesting comments about Mogami. I have Mogami cables that are a decade old and get daily use that have no problems at all.
I’ve had (and may still have) a few cables with the Mogami name on the cable itself. But pretty much any cable that comes into my possession gets Neutrik 1/4” connectors. So I have no experience with whatever 1/4” connectors Mogami uses on their cables.
And I’ve had no issues with the Mogami-branded wire.
