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Jacking my 330/12 pg
Posted: Wed Feb 28, 2007 7:05 am
by jdogric12
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
Posted: Wed Feb 28, 2007 11:40 am
by dale_fortune
The bad part is the pickguard plastic is very brittle and it will crack/break easily.
Posted: Wed Feb 28, 2007 12:07 pm
by johnhall
He started in '54 as I recall.
Posted: Wed Feb 28, 2007 12:43 pm
by beatlefreak
Huh?
Posted: Wed Feb 28, 2007 1:25 pm
by sloop_john_b
I think he means Roger Rossmeisel, but posted it in the wrong thread?
Posted: Wed Feb 28, 2007 2:06 pm
by johnhall
I think you're right, but wonder how that happened?
Posted: Wed Feb 28, 2007 2:20 pm
by jdogric12
It's a pretty cool non-sequitur, though.
Posted: Wed Feb 28, 2007 2:48 pm
by beatlefreak
They just want to see if we're on our toes.
Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2007 6:07 am
by robbo63
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!
Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2007 6:08 am
by rickfan60
Yeah, so much for just-in-time-inventory!
Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2007 7:27 pm
by doctorwho
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.
Posted: Sat Mar 10, 2007 3:32 am
by BobKat
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.