We even solder the output jack...

GuitarMonkey

... so the whole [thing] is ready to drop-in. 

Deluxe Pre-Wired Stratocaster Strat Wiring Kit 

 Well good luck with that.

Cirrus

What's the problem?

frankus

Fools!! the customer will never find out the nut on the jack has been pre-treated with loctite, now.

ICBM

lol

JookyChap

Brilliant plan that

Cirrus

I still don't get it. Someone help out the slow guy.  :-/

impmann

Think about where the output is on a strat, and how you would install the socket with the wire passing through the body if it were soldered to the socket...

Cirrus

Wouldn't you just unscrew the nut/ washer from the socket, feed the socket down the inside of the guitar until it pokes out the jack hole, then reattach the washer and nut to secure it?

Man I feel thick right now. 

)

ICBM

For what it's worth it looks like they've used a crap output jack too, so the simplest plan is to just cut the wires as close as you can to it, throw it away, buy a Switchcraft and do the job properly…

JookyChap

Cirrus said:

Wouldn't you just unscrew the nut/ washer from the socket, feed the socket down the inside of the guitar until it pokes out the jack hole, then reattach the washer and nut to secure it?

Man I feel thick right now. 

)

You could if the hole between the two cavities hadn't been drilled just wide enough for the  wire to go thru...

ThePrettyDamned

It'd work fine on a Tele...

Nope, it's still just ridiculous.

GuitarMonkey

ICBM said:

For what it's worth it looks like they've used a crap output jack too, so the simplest plan is to just cut the wires as close as you can to it, throw it away, buy a Switchcraft and do the job properly…

The correct answer.

benmurray85

what the.............how the fu.......

how is that even a thing????

Cirrus

JookyChap said:

Cirrus said:

Wouldn't you just unscrew the nut/ washer from the socket, feed the socket down the inside of the guitar until it pokes out the jack hole, then reattach the washer and nut to secure it?

Man I feel thick right now. 

)

You could if the hole between the two cavities hadn't been drilled just wide enough for the  wire to go thru...

Alright, I'm on board the wtf train now! Thanks Jooky. )

randomhandclaps

Why's everyone knocking it?  It seems a great solution for someone who doesn't have a soldering iron but does have a 16mm wood bit.

streethawk

'we need something to get the edge on our competitors'

'I GOT IT!'

No, no you do not.

ICBM

randomhandclaps said:

Why's everyone knocking it?  It seems a great solution for someone who doesn't have a soldering iron but does have a 16mm wood bit.

22mm, more like!

I'd be very doubtful if you could get the angle to get it through actually. Yes I have spent far too much time trying to think about this seriously .

usedtobe

You could always run the wire to the jack on the outside of the guitar.. That'd look pretty cool..

Deadman

usedtobe;165359" said:

You could always run the wire to the jack on the outside of the guitar.. That'd look pretty cool..

I might try that with my DVD player and sky box cables that connect to my tv. Too cool for school, man.

FelineGuitars

Doh!

They should have just soldered the wires to the jack, trimmed them to a good length to work with and tinned the other ends and the back of the pot (and not soldered them to the pot) . 

Then the player has just 2 solder joints to make which is about the least work that you would have to do

viz

Or supplied the guitar too