AllParts Guitar Jack Tightener
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A common complaint from fellow guitarists is that over time, due to constantly inserting and removing guitar leads, jacks and the nuts around them can become loose.
Because of the position of guitar jacks and the fact that they are often recessed into the body, they can be very difficult to tighten.
In the past it has been the case that a guitarist would need to undo the screws that hold the jack plate in place, remove the jack plate iteself, thus exposing the wiring, and tighten the jack with a wrench or other such tool whilst all the time taking special care not to damage the wiring, before putting the screws back in and tightening them up.
This is needlessly time consuming, not to mention highly frustrating, particularly if it is a common occurrence.
Thankfully there is a very simple tool that eliminates the need to do any of the above and it is the AllParts Bullet Guitar Jack Tightener
AllParts are known for their great selection of guitar accessories and tools and this one is no different.
The Bullet Guitar Jack Tightener is made from extra strong plastic meaning that it is less likely to damage your guitar’s hardware and bodywork than any of the metals tools you previously had to use to achieve the same result.
Its patented ‘Grip Tip’ essentially holds the jack in place whilst you tighten it, meaning that your wiring doesn’t get twisted which is a common occurence. Using the AllParts Bullet Guitar Jack Tightener
It is so simple to use in three easy steps, all you do is…
1) Position the socket head around the nut on your guitar jack.
2) Firmly push the Grip Tip down onto the guitar jack opening to hold it in place.
3) Use the swivel handle to tighten or loosen the nut and the jack.
Of course, it can also be used to loosen your guitar’s jack in the event you want to remove it to work on the wiring in order to incorporate new components or pickups or just touch up the soldering on old and faulty contacts.
At such a great price it is a wonder why more guitarists don’t have one of these in their arsenal of tools and accessories.
If I had had one when I had to tighten my Telecaster’s jack plate a few months ago I wouldn’t have had to resort to the extreme method I did, which resulted in me having to actually remove the jack plate and install a brand new one as the previous one got so damaged in the process of trying to tighten it.
If a friend of mine had known the Bullet Guitar Jack Tightener existed when he needed to tighten the jack plate on one of his guitars he could have done it himself in a fraction of the time it took him to drive out of town to his nearest guitar store and have the workshop do it for him, over three days at a breathtakingly crazy price for such a simple task.
So, if you have ever had the problem of needing to tighten your jackplate and not had the most appropriate tool to do it with, do yourself and your wallet a favour and get an AllPArts Bullet Guitar Jack Tightener
