dab Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 hi all,could anyone help?basicly whilst playing im getting intermittant sound from the bass,ive checked the amp lead,so its not that and is the bass,has anyone had a similar probs in the past and can help,the bass is a washburn,xb400 bantom. thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffbyrne Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 Jack socket. Replace. That is all! (betcha it is). G. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_Stu Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 (edited) [quote name='geoffbyrne' post='1189439' date='Apr 5 2011, 06:28 PM']Jack socket. Replace. That is all! (betcha it is). G.[/quote] Yup! almost a certainty. They do sometimes just "go" after working for years. Worth a possible quick-fix if you can see the part of the jack that touches the tip of the jack plug when it's plugged in & bend it over a bit harder towards the middle. If it looks like one of these ..... [url="http://cdn.sigma.octopart.com/552667/image/Neutrik-NYS229.jpg"]http://cdn.sigma.octopart.com/552667/image...trik-NYS229.jpg[/url] If that don't work, or the socket looks more like a long tube then you're looking at a new socket, which is easy if you can handle a soldering iron or a dead simple fix for any half-decent guitar shop. Edited April 5, 2011 by Big_Stu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dab Posted April 5, 2011 Author Share Posted April 5, 2011 [quote name='geoffbyrne' post='1189439' date='Apr 5 2011, 06:28 PM']Jack socket. Replace. That is all! (betcha it is). G.[/quote] thanks are they easy to change,is there any soldering involved Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dab Posted April 5, 2011 Author Share Posted April 5, 2011 [quote name='Big_Stu' post='1189462' date='Apr 5 2011, 06:48 PM']Yup! almost a certainty. They do sometimes just "go" after working for years. Worth a possible quick-fix if you can see the part of the jack that touches the tip of the jack plug when it's plugged in & bend it over a bit harder towards the middle. If it looks like one of these ..... [url="http://cdn.sigma.octopart.com/552667/image/Neutrik-NYS229.jpg"]http://cdn.sigma.octopart.com/552667/image...trik-NYS229.jpg[/url] If that don't work, or the socket looks more like a long tube then you're looking at a new socket, which is easy if you can handle a soldering iron or a dead simple fix for any half-decent guitar shop.[/quote] thanks for your help, appreciated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icastle Posted April 6, 2011 Share Posted April 6, 2011 [quote name='dab' post='1189730' date='Apr 5 2011, 09:26 PM']thanks are they easy to change,is there any soldering involved[/quote] As the jack socket on the XB400 is on the bottom edge of the body (as opposed to being mounted on a scratchplate), the chances are it's going to be one of the long barrel sockets. They're easy to replace but it does involve a little bit of soldering - three wires in your case I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffbyrne Posted April 6, 2011 Share Posted April 6, 2011 [quote name='icastle' post='1189987' date='Apr 6 2011, 01:34 AM']As the jack socket on the XB400 is on the bottom edge of the body (as opposed to being mounted on a scratchplate), the chances are it's going to be one of the long barrel sockets. They're easy to replace but it does involve a little bit of soldering - three wires in your case I think........[/quote] .......and! .... you have to get the right wires in the right places otherwise your battery will quickly run flat. Hot to tip Ground to shaft Battery negative to ring. G. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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