Epi LP 100, major buzzing

fguihen

I keep my first ever guitar, an Epi LP-100 in my parents house for when im back home.

I was home at xmas and plugged it in but it give major buzzing, clicking and banging through the amp, as if the lead jack is busted.

I had a look and it looks ok to my eyes. just to be sure, I sprayed it with electrical cleaning comound but still no joy

where can i get a replacment jack for this, and any thoughts if it could be a more serious problem than a faulty jack?

Its an old guitar, not the best, but it has centimental value so I dont want to let it go to ruin.

Is it possible to buy a full wiring setup for this that wouldnt be too expensive but would be better than the stock pickups, pots etc thats in it at present?

Squirrel

Did you try a different lead with it? Or maybe try a different guitar through the amp, or the guitar through a different amp? Might not be the jack

fguihen

tried a different lead. no difference.
the amp works fine with other electric guitars.

Squirrel

fguihen wrote: »

tried a different lead. no difference.
the amp works fine with other electric guitars.

Are all the soldered joints still right? All simple checks but could save you replacing a part. And that's about the extent of my electronic knowledge, doctor j is usually good at telling people solutions to stuff like that, him, or most other people here will be able to sort ya out. Good luck

Alanstrainor

Sounds like a connection gone/going in the input jack. Should be quick and easy to check out and repair if that is whats at fault.

Paolo_M

Are you able to through up a few photo's of the body cavity where all the wiring is including the jack cavity?

fguihen

not presently unfortunately. its back home and im back in Dublin for the next few weeks. I was looking for suggestions, giving time to order parts before i go home again, should they be required.

Il bring it to dublin with me the next time so its on hand and I can upload images as required.

regarding the solder, i looked at all the joints i could see, i.e where wires are soldered to jack, pots, etc and can find none of them any way loose.

Paolo_M

fguihen wrote: »

not presently unfortunately. its back home and im back in Dublin for the next few weeks. I was looking for suggestions, giving time to order parts before i go home again, should they be required.

Il bring it to dublin with me the next time so its on hand and I can upload images as required.

regarding the solder, i looked at all the joints i could see, i.e where wires are soldered to jack, pots, etc and can find none of them any way loose.

Do you have a multi meter? You can pick one up like the one below for about a €10 in Maplin and they're very handy for fault finding. There are more pricy ones but this one would be fine for what you need.



With it you'll be able to test if each solder joint is making a solid < 1 ohm connection and will quickly find faulty joints and wiring errors if there are any.

fguihen

Actually, I know that my dad has a multimeter. thanks for the Idea. Il give that a go. thanks.