tm486 Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 Hi, I have a Bass Collection SB310 from 1995. I bought it about 4 years ago as my first bass guitar and it has had this problem pretty much since I bought it. I never did anything about it as it was only ever used for practice. Having finally joined a band, I would like to repair it as losing signal and producing loud crackling might not go down too well. The problem is that the bass doesn't always produce a signal. I have to fiddle with the cable position to get a signal and this produces lots of crackling. I found that tucking the cable behind the strap helped a little bit, but it doesn't eliminate it. Taking the back plate off reveals solid soldering and no loose connections. I have used 3 different cables with it but the problem remains. Thanks in advance, Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
escholl Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 It sounds to me like the jack socket itself it dirty, loose, or both -- sometimes happens with age. Is it an open back jack socket inside? Sometimes you can just bend the connector bits back into shape, and whilst you're at it give them a bit of a clean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tm486 Posted July 15, 2011 Author Share Posted July 15, 2011 [quote name='escholl' post='1305272' date='Jul 15 2011, 10:19 PM']Is it an open back jack socket inside? Sometimes you can just bend the connector bits back into shape, and whilst you're at it give them a bit of a clean.[/quote] Its a barrel type jack. I think i'll try replacing that then. Cheers Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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