Bass build question

[pirate]

Well as a follow up to all this....I got my Warmoth dinky P body, and the EMG Geezer pickup install was a breeze, EXCEPT for the output jack, which just barely peeks through the wood enough to put a nut on the shaft, not enough for a washer and nut, it's that close, so I don't feel good about this as a long term solution. So bottom line is the pot shafts for volume/tone worked fine, but now I am searching for an output jack with a longer threaded shaft for a more secure fit.

 

[stratamania]

Probably the EMG volume and tone have enough length for rear rout fitting, but have you considered reducing the thickness of the wood a little at the back of the jack?

Or perhaps a PureTone stereo jack may have a long enough thread length to do the job. Stereo being needed of course for the battery connection for the EMGs.

Pure Tone Multi-Contact 1/4

Loose and noisy output jacks are a thing of the past!

www.stewmac.com

 

[pirate]

Probably the EMG volume and tone have enough length for rear rout fitting, but have you considered reducing the thickness of the wood a little at the back of the jack?

Or perhaps a PureTone stereo jack may have a long enough thread length to do the job. Stereo being needed of course for the battery connection for the EMGs.

Pure Tone Multi-Contact 1/4

Loose and noisy output jacks are a thing of the past!

www.stewmac.com

Thanks, no battery connection needed, passive setup. But your suggestion led me to consider one of the flush mount output jacks I see that have a longer threaded barrel, so I ordered one from Amazon to try it out for size. My first thought was it may be TOO long to fit nicely in the cavity, but I can always extend it out a bit with a black washer or too if necessary.

https://www.amazon.com/KAISH-Stereo-Copper-Guitar-Cylinder/dp/B0768SPYVR/ref=sr_1_5?crid=3JYRZQJ9B8DW1&keywords=guitar+flush+mount+output+jack&qid=1665751863&sprefix=guitar+flush+mount+output+jack%2Caps%2C102&sr=8-5

I am a bit worried about thinning the wood, as I also don't want to weaken the area too much and cause an issue or even cracking down the road from plugging in/out over time. Do you think that may be an issue?

 

[stratamania]

I have no idea on Kaish though you can get a Switchcraft 151 barrel of the same type of fitting. Ah, the Geezer Butlers are passive EMGs so mono is okay.

https://www.amazon.com/Switchcraft-151-4-Inch-Mono-Thick/dp/B00OVECTZK/ref=sr_1_1?crid=4XXR6FO8L7F1&keywords=switchcraft+flush+mount&qid=1665771338&sprefix=switchcraft+flush+mount%2Caps%2C205&sr=8-1