Sheraton Problem - help needed

[Schtang]

A bit of a problem with my Sheraton Input Jack (I think). When I plug in a lead I get no sound except for humming, the humming gets louder when i touch the strings. Could this be a loose wire to the jack that needs soldiering? It's a real pain to get to the input jack to check. Is the wiring long enough on the input jack that i can pull it outside the f-hole to re-soldier? or could it be the selector switch. Any help would be much appreciated. Cheers.

 

this is the one- first problem encounted

[jcwillow777]

It really could be any of a number of things, a bad part or solder joint. Not probably what you were wanting to hear, but without pulling the jack out it is hard to tell. If there is no sound on any positioin of the switch it probably is the jack, but again that is just speculation. Is this the original wiring and pickups? If so, there should be enough wire on the jack to fish it out of the f-hole. If I remember right, the origial wiring harness on my Sheraton had a shielded wire from the switch to the jack, so it should feed through the f-hole.

[Schtang]

yeah no sound just a loud hum when I touch the strings. When I tap the PUs there is no sound. Guitar is original and stock, so good to hear that there will be enough wire to get it out thru the f-hole. I hope it is just the jack- I have never work on a semis just strats and Lps - It seems a real pain working on the circuits in Semis without a removable plate on the back.

[Bender 4 Life]

ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRG !!!!!!!

all these pics of your beautiful VS Sheratons are REALLY stsrting to make me G.A.S. for 1=p~

to go with my Ebony!!!!!!!

 

Curse you Red Baron!!!!!

[EpiSheriMan]

ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRG !!!!!!!

all these pics of your beautiful VS Sheratons are REALLY stsrting to make me G.A.S. for 1=p~

to go with my Ebony!!!!!!!

 

Curse you Red Baron!!!!!

 

Heheeeeeeee,...she really is beauty,....congrats man!!

[charlie brown]

Schtang, I had a Gretsch do that....it was the input jack. Replaced it, and all is well. However, it could (very well) be the

switch, too. Unfortunately, Epi's are somewhat notorious, for having short lived 3-ways selector switches. But, usually

when they go, there's NO sound...at least in my (limited) experience, with that problem. So....I'd check the jack or the

connections to it, first.

 

CB

[TWANG]

I don't believe you can get the output jack out by itself. It would be really close and most likely mess up something else worse, trying.

Sorry to say that.

 

the switch can come out on it's own.. at least mine would and I know that you don't need string to get it back in, so you could

take the nut off, push it through the hole and see if it will slip out the F hole, too.. with no worry unless you force something.

 

And usually you find the switch can twist a bit from use.. and that stresses the connections.. I think I fixed my original switch that way

a few times just due to the lousy solder points having problems holding the wire..

a slight angle and you put too much stress on those goofy box switches.

TWANG

[snookelputz]

Since it recently happened to me, have you tried a different patch cord? The hot wire broke in mine, so I still got that ground hum change but no sound -- unless I moved the plug to where the broken tag end shorted out completely.

[Schtang]

Since it recently happened to me' date=' have you tried a different patch cord? The hot wire broke in mine, so I still got that ground hum change but no sound -- unless I moved the plug to where the broken tag end shorted out completely.

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excuse my ignorance - but what is the patch cord? and hotwire.

[charlie brown]

 

excuse my ignorance - but what is the patch cord? and hotwire.

 

The cord between guitar and amp!

 

CB

[valriver40]

hi schtang. we in canada call them guitar cables.

[Schtang]

ok - we call them guitar leads (cord or cable) in Australia - I have never heard the term patch cord to refer to guitar leads. So yes I did use different leads to check if the guitar cord was the problem.

[snookelputz]

Sorry for the confusion, but I was hoping for as quick a cure for your problem.

[charlie brown]

Schtang, have you tried loosening the nut on the input jack, and just wiggling the jack a bit? Sometimes that

will be enough, to show you if it's shorting out (causing the big "hum"), etc. That's actually how I traced my

Gretsch problem. Didn't have to remove the jack, just loosened the nut enough to move it back and forth

slightly, and I found the problem. My try it, if you haven't, already?

 

CB

[Schtang]

Schtang' date=' have you tried loosening the nut on the input jack, and just wiggling the jack a bit? Sometimes that

will be enough, to show you if it's shorting out (causing the big "hum"), etc. That's actually how I traced my

Gretsch problem. Didn't have to remove the jack, just loosened the nut enough to move it back and forth

slightly, and I found the problem. My try it, if you haven't, already?

 

CB[/quote']

 

all fixed - I was able to get the jack out thru the f-hole. A wire was unattached. Just soldered it back on and everything is fine. BUT what a pain in the *** getting the jack out to solder it, and then place the jack back into position (give me a Strat or LP any day when it comes to repairs). This was the first time I have ever had to repair a 335 type guitar without compartments. Anyway cheers everyone for all your advice - much appreciated.

[charlie brown]

Good, glad you got it fixed! The hassle of trying to fix things, in a 335 type guitar, is why I love the fact that

my Gibby "Lucille" (Epi's version, too) has that rear access panel, and that makes those type repairs a

"breeze" by comparison. The ES-333's had those access panels, too.

 

CB