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Alright, I'm fixing my singers Epiphone 335 copy. The problem was no out put. Pulled the guts out and the leads to the output jack had broken off. Easy enough, resodered it, and before stuffing the guts in, tested it through an amp. No dice. Resodered figuring cold joints, no dice. Did it again, and agian. No dice. The amp is good. I broke out a multimeter and I am finding the pickup resistanses from the jack, so the sodering should be good.

Any other ideas? Would accidentally switching the leads do this? (I can't remember for sure, but when I opened it up, I think I remember thinking that the leads were switched incorrectly for the plug.)


Originally Posted by proxyAlright, I'm fixing my singers Epiphone 335 copy. The problem was no out put. Pulled the guts out and the leads to the output jack had broken off. Easy enough, resodered it, and before stuffing the guts in, tested it through an amp. No dice. Resodered figuring cold joints, no dice. Did it again, and agian. No dice. The amp is good. I broke out a multimeter and I am finding the pickup resistanses from the jack, so the sodering should be good.

Any other ideas? Would accidentally switching the leads do this? (I can't remember for sure, but when I opened it up, I think I remember thinking that the leads were switched incorrectly for the plug.)

I sounds to me like you're going to get electricuted

I always butcher the spelling of solder haha, looking back at it.

Update, I got it working. I replaced the wire and jack, and bingo. So next question is... any good way to get the guts back in?

Dental floss. Feed dental floss thru each of the pot/switch/jack holes and tie it on to shafts of your 'guts'. Carefully position each one and pull them thru using the floss. I've found it's helpful to slip the washers and nuts over the floss before you start, too. One other thing, you'll have to find out which order to put everything back in, depending on how long your leads are. Just take your time and be patient, it can be done with a little trial and error.


Originally Posted by Captain TightpantsDental floss. Feed dental floss thru each of the pot/switch/jack holes and tie it on to shafts of your 'guts'. Carefully position each one and pull them thru using the floss. I've found it's helpful to slip the washers and nuts over the floss before you start, too. One other thing, you'll have to find out which order to put everything back in, depending on how long your leads are. Just take your time and be patient, it can be done with a little trial and error.

Brilliant. I just finished. Mucho gracias!


Originally Posted by Captain TightpantsDental floss...

Cinnamon or mint?


Originally Posted by proxyBrilliant. I just finished. Mucho gracias!

No problem! If you do alot of this kind of thing, get Dan Erlewine's Guitar Player Repair Manual, it's invaluable and full of great tips like this!

Oh, and I like Cinnamon, but Mint is easier to see !!

I use silicon tubing. You can slip this over the splines of the pot and it doesn't get tangled.

You can also use it to create a quot;noosequot; in some single core patch cable. The tubing sits inside the ring of the jack and the noose is put round the tip contact. this allows you to pull the jack through. Then you pull the silicon tubing out and the noose comes free. You do this after you've put the locking nut on, of course.