Jacking my 330/12 pg

jdogric12 · Post by **jdogric12** » Wed Feb 28, 2007 7:05 am

Hey gang. Got my stereo 330/12 back. I would like to put a hole in the pickguard for the second jack. 1) Will there be enough depth in the body to accomodate the plugged in cable? and 2) what is the best way to put the hole in the pg? Thanks, J

dale_fortune · Post by **dale_fortune** » Wed Feb 28, 2007 11:40 am

The bad part is the pickguard plastic is very brittle and it will crack/break easily.

johnhall · Post by **johnhall** » Wed Feb 28, 2007 12:07 pm

He started in '54 as I recall.

beatlefreak · Post by **beatlefreak** » Wed Feb 28, 2007 12:43 pm

sloop_john_b · Post by **sloop_john_b** » Wed Feb 28, 2007 1:25 pm

I think he means Roger Rossmeisel, but posted it in the wrong thread?

johnhall · Post by **johnhall** » Wed Feb 28, 2007 2:06 pm

I think you're right, but wonder how that happened?

jdogric12 · Post by **jdogric12** » Wed Feb 28, 2007 2:20 pm

It's a pretty cool non-sequitur, though.

beatlefreak · Post by **beatlefreak** » Wed Feb 28, 2007 2:48 pm

They just want to see if we're on our toes.

robbo63 · Post by **robbo63** » Thu Mar 01, 2007 6:07 am

I thought he meant they started cutting the jack hole in the pickguard in '54, since it's so brittle you really have to take it slowly!

rickfan60 · Post by **rickfan60** » Thu Mar 01, 2007 6:08 am

Yeah, so much for just-in-time-inventory!

doctorwho · Post by **doctorwho** » Tue Mar 06, 2007 7:27 pm

It is important to use a 90° angle plug in such a jack. One of the Hall Of Shames I saw on eBay was one of the 400 series v63 limited run reissues; the guitar had a substantial hole in the pickguard near the jack, and the seller included a picture of him playing it with a straight plug. I don't think that my 1967 Gibson ES335TDC has nany (if any) stress cracks around the jack (top of body location) because I nearly always used an angled plug, not a straight one.

BobKat · Post by **BobKat** » Sat Mar 10, 2007 3:32 am

JDog, I may be guilty of sacrilege here but I would rout for a second hole and add a stereo jackplate in the "normal" position. Not every guitar can remain stock, and it's a clean mod.