Noisy Input Jack

[Bathead]

Yesterday I was playing my bass through my amp, it was perfectly fine. Then this morning I go ahead and plug it in, it was really nose... and then I noticed that the cable could be pushed in more and then the sound would die, but either way if I turn up the volume... no sound goes through my amp.

What could be wrong and is it repairable? (costs?)

Thanks,

-Bathead

 

[jimbilly]

Output jacks go bad pretty commonly. You can try to take a look inside, if it's a 'strat style' where you can see and get at the connection points, you can manually bend the pieces so that they get a better connection. If its a LP style (closed/sealed barrel) there's not much you can do, except try cleaning it, a little rubbing alcohol on a q-tip works fine.
If it needs replacement, the part is typically about $10, I imagine a tech would have to charge $30 or so for labor, but if you or a friend are at all handy with a soldering iron it is about the easiest job in the realm of bass repair.

 

[excane]

Yes, very simple to fix if you have basic soldering skills (assuming it needs soldering)

Try as said above, just gently bending the pieces with pliers.

It might just need a touch of spray cleaner which you can buy at RadioShack or similar electronics stores.