DIY: How to Wire a Guitar Output Jack

[@alanpettibone]

I have the same soldering iron. It’s a beast. Got tired of the frustration of cheap irons. Temperature adjustment is a must. Great video and I hope it inspires people to work on their own guitars. Best way to know your instrument.

[@AndreaAustoni]

You got the iron with the worst temp adjustment system ever.

[@alanpettibone]

@@AndreaAustoni How is that? Seems pretty simple and accurate.

[@AndreaAustoni]

@@alanpettibone It's overly complicated to set the temperature with the Hakko FX888D

[@toddplager8676]

Yeah, my Iron came with a computer tool pack. The tip is destroyed, yet it can still melt solder... In chunks LOL!! I need temp control bad!! lol He had one that crappy one LOL!!

[@BrentGodwin]

I cannot thank you enough for this video. It is surprisingly hard to find good videos here about soldering for guitar. This helps me so much.

[@forceforgood4669]

Very helpful indeed. A new B I just discovered when my guitar refused to sound. I opened it up to see what was the trouble there it was both red and white disconnected. I am a rock guy, I can find you the metals of the earth, but I don't have a clue what you do with them. I will be taking it to a good guy like you.

[@MarkMaysey]

You explained this very well. I will be replacing an endpin jack on a high dollar arch top guitar to accommodate a strap and will review this again before proceeding. Thanks for posting and you've got a new subscriber.

[@spencersguitarcovers]

Awesome lesson! I'm picking up some tools to rewire a cheap guitar with better quality pots etc.

[@premierguitar]

Have fun!

[@PaulC39]

Got a Weller 60 watt Soldering Iron to replace the 35 watt one I had since I found out it wouldn’t be hot enough. Much better result thanks to your input. I replaced the output jack on my Blue Jackson JS22 Guitar so it’s different than the Strat on the body. For someone like me that can build a custom Desktop PC it took some precision and good eyes. Steady hands. I nipped that in the bud.

[@kingofkleen1]

Good lesson. I'm installing a pick up in my acoustic and the wiring for the output jack had me stumped.

[@gregmckone]

Great advice on repair techniques as well as explaining the repair itself. Thank you

[@grtchldy6561]

Thank you. I have a guitar that had a cheep jack that just kept spinning. After re-soldering it three times I finally but a SwitchCraft in and not a problem. But if it does go out on me I’m getting this new type of jack. Cool.

[@roberttelthorster6924]

Sometimes when you don't give up, and keep looking, you find one of the better presentations -- like this one about wiring a guitar output jack. Thank you, first of all. I have just ordered the PureTone jack as suggested, but I might still have a problem. I offered to attend to my brothers 1967 Fender Mustang guitar that was in pretty bad shape, with switches wrong and buzzing and honking from the output jack. But the thing that has me baffled is WHERE and HOW to ground the new jack. The current jack doesn't have a ground wire connected to it. It seems to somehow rely on the shielding (which is only placed on the bottom of the pickups and controls cut-outs); either that, or by having a very thin wire clamped under one of the screws to the control plate and also attached to the bridge plate. I'm too much of a novice for this situation, and would surely appreciate some direction.

[@SEKr609]

Very nice, thanks. I'm helping a friend fix his and the heat shrink tubing was something I didn't know about.

[@corycourtney8923]

You can also use the upper part of the soldering pencil to heat the shrink tube as well.

[@sparkpoi]

Thank you so much! Literally was putting off this project for months cause it felt scary 😂

[@premierguitar]

Glad I could help!

[@tSxO44]

Great i just bought a 25 watt back 2 the Home Depot i go...thank yoU so much sir Dave such a good explanation & helpful video🎸

[@premierguitar]

Glad to help

[@Stsanchman]

Would you wire the jack differently if you have an active EQ

[@starcastleLomitas]

This is one of the DIY videos that confirmed it's to hard LOL

[@cmanpatrick]

So, i have an acoustic pickup. The output jack needs re-soldering, but inside there are 4 wires. i can see of the 3 pins, only 2 had prior solder. there are basically 4 wires. 2 central ones adjacent to one another (white and black cables - one has has black or burn wires). these central 2 are the ones not attached to anything. Then i have 2 wires which are woven around the central 2. Bronze + silver, no casing of their own. These two are together woven onto one of the pins, which is obviously fine. All of this contained in an outer casing/wrap/cable. All this to say: can i assume that the 2 central wires were together soldered to the other pin with evidence of prior solder?

[@dougmishoe1336]

Perfect timing! I just ordered a pre-wired HSS guard for my Strat, but plan to install it myself which basically means soldering the output jack. I’ve never soldered before, but hey first time for everything. Can a poorly soldered connection impact tone? I get that it could impact staying attached, but could I get a weak signal due to the soldered connection if not done well?

[@rooster8925]

Sir can we directly mount (conect) a pickups into jack I mean without any volume pot or tone pot

[@zicowilco60]

Thanks very much ..I learned quite a bit ...subscribed 😂

[@RobertLofrano]

I have a very simple question, I am putting a pre wired pick guard on my strat style guitar I have two black wires and one white wire. I don't have a red wire , since one of the black wires is a ground to the trem the remaining black wire is the ground? And the white wire is the hot wire?

[@michaelsouther7308]

My daughter and friends removed the outputs jack. So i got a replacement. Ready to solder white to ground and black to hot side? Im not sure if they thrashed the Amp yet

[@LeftoversLover]

My Strat only has one yellow wire I split the red from the loose metal strands twisted up as the black and now attempting to solder it back on

[@waynegram8907]

It would have been nice to go over what types of metals used in various jacks because the metal materials is what makes better connectivity to ground and to the Tip. What would you recommending using to measure connectivity of various guitar jacks?

[@chandlermason1796]

A multimeter is nice to test conductivity and resistance

[@waynegram8907]

@@chandlermason1796 DVM won't tell you the conductivity UNITS. That is the problem I'm mentioning

[@joekimberlin264]

nice work, thanks!

[@double-0-soul936]

Good stuff Dave thank you !

[@rareform6747]

Good post ! Still that Jack Plate rides the cable high ?

[@Lahdo]

Thank you for your video.☝🏻

[@p25h76l]

Thank you, Sir.

[@martinhmh7]

I appear to have only one wire connecting to my input jack connecting to ground and tip. Is that even possible? There is no other loose wire inside the guitar.

[@ej1_drew]

thank you very helpful

[@theRodofwar]

question. would it be OK to twist the red and white wires together for NOISE CANCELLATION ??????? Asking for a friend !!!!! LOL !!!!!!!!!!!!

[@kenturftechnologysolutions3381]

My bass guitar has 3 wores red white and yellow. Can you help me where the yellow cable should go

[@seeya205]

You need a stereo jack. He used a mono jack.

[@Phdintheory]

My electric also has three. One single strand wire and one two strand wire.

[@officialpoa3171]

*You forgot to tell them to ALWAYS WEAR EYE COVER! Because the solder can and will pop, from time to time!*

[@justinaskins2156]

I think that's probably most of my problem is a cheap soldering iron

[@creationinspired200]

What about the lead and ground wires where do they go not very helpful

[@dr_3vo]

are we talking degrees fahrenheight or celsius here 09:30?

[@ramon4545]

lol pretty sure it’s Fahrenheit

[@officialpoa3171]

*ALSO, you forgot to tell them to ALWAYS HAVE proper ventilation!!!! Use a slow running fan at least to make sure the solder smoke, blows AWAY FROM your face! Inhaling solder smoke will give you severe sinus, respiratory and even brain damage!*

[@masterlangley3869]

Too far away. Can't see what your doing.

[@samuelwynn737]

Skill issue

[@DelldingerTV]

@@samuelwynn737😂

[@SuitedCorvid]

if only you could zoom in a video... oh, wait...

[@frostyorb]

Sit closer

[@ryansaper]

It's exactly what happened to me lol

[@manuelpachuca4222]

♍️📐🤘🕊️

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[@ryanc2465]

This is the worst instructional video on KZbin

[@yousocrazy1199]

the worst tutorial video, not a single thing understand all guess work lol