Hamer of Barrel Jacks?

[Hamerhack]

Artist Custom barrel jack. Original is a Switchcraft.

Threaded part about 1 1/2".

Is there a Switchcraft part number or is that how it's described?

Assume the Switchcraft is the Hamer of barrel jacks?

Where do you get them?

Thanks!

 

 

[Rich_S]

Markertek, the pro-level audio/video production equipment supplier, carries the Switchcraft version.  I got one from them. Got a free T-shirt, too.

Somewhat surprisingly, Stew-Mac only carries a cheap import barrel jack, even though they have other Switchcraft hardware.

[Teh]

Newark carries a variety of Switchcraft parts.

http://www.newark.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Search?pageSize=25&st=switchcraft&catalogId=15003&categoryId=800000006581&langId=-1&storeId=10194

[Rich_S]

That's a lot to wade through, but Newark's stock number 39F651 seems to be the desired piece.

[HSB0531]

2 hours ago, Rich_S said:

Markertek, the pro-level audio/video production equipment supplier, carries the Switchcraft version.  I got one from them. Got a free T-shirt, too.

Somewhat surprisingly, Stew-Mac only carries a cheap import barrel jack, even though they have other Switchcraft hardware.

Hey, how come you got a free t-shirt.

I only got a free multi compartment tool/tablet bag and a USB car charger dang it. With Shure/Markertek emblazoned on them. 

Switchcraft model 151

https://www.markertek.com/product/sw151/switchcraft-151-1-4-inch-2-conductor-female-chassis-mount-jack

[atomicwash]

Hey, I needed a barrel jack! Thanks for the link!

[Rich_S]

3 hours ago, HSB0531 said:

Hey, how come you got a free t-shirt.

I only got a free multi compartment tool/tablet bag and a USB car charger dang it. With Shure/Markertek emblazoned on them. 

Switchcraft model 151

https://www.markertek.com/product/sw151/switchcraft-151-1-4-inch-2-conductor-female-chassis-mount-jack

Yeah, I think my T-shirt has the Shure logo on the sleeve, in tasteful, nearly-invisible gray.

This thread reminds me, I'm probably going to need one of these puppies soon, for my recently-acquired Slammer Series Sunburst.

[Hamerhack]

Thanks, folks!

[triodecr]

Amazon has them too:

https://www.amazon.com/Switchcraft-151-4-Inch-Washer-Nickel/dp/B00C5B26HC/ref=pd_bxgy_267_2?ie=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=0K4AGKZ4TXHEXVBJVA23

 

[HSB0531]

4 hours ago, Rich_S said:

I'm probably going to need one of these puppies soon, for my recently-acquired Slammer Series Sunburst.

And the shipping is free too.

Might as well get a few.

[HSB0531]

28 minutes ago, triodecr said:

Amazon has them too:

https://www.amazon.com/Switchcraft-151-4-Inch-Washer-Nickel/dp/B00C5B26HC/ref=pd_bxgy_267_2?ie=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=0K4AGKZ4TXHEXVBJVA23

 

Yes but then you pay shipping unless you have Prime.

I'm lucky, everything from Markertek gets here overnight with ground shipping.

I'm only a few hours away from them.

[Navigator]

How do people like the quality of the current Switchcraft barrel jack? I had problems with the stock one on my Studio Custom a few years ago, which was really fussy about what cables I fed it, and would sometimes cut out. Kim Keller sent me a replacement (Switchcraft), and it was actually worse, so I put the original back in and made do. I've been using Planet Waves cables since then, and the Hamers seem to like those plugs better.

[HSB0531]

There are Chinese made Switchcraft plugs & jacks.

There's legit ones and knockoffs.

For example:

Switchcraft A3F: female 3 pin XLR - the good stuff.

Switchcraft AA3F female 3 pin XLR - the bad stuff

Both from Switchcraft, but the AA3F is made in China.

[Stike]

Not helpful at all but I hate those those fucking jacks. 

[Rich_S]

The Electrosocket jack cup for Telecasters is the best setup.  Too bad the hole for the Switchcraft barrel is too small.

The barrel jack is pretty in a unobtrusive way, but a plain old LP-style metal jack plate and a regular Switchcraft 1/4" jack is simpler in the long run. 

[MOvalve]

I put one of these in my Monaco Elite recently and it's been great so far. It's made for a trs stereo plug. I used both the ring and sleeve connection for ground, it's a bit more stable as there's 3 contact points rather than two.

https://www.tubesandmore.com/products/jack-switchcraft-14-stereo-3-conductor-thick-end-pin

[KH Guitar Freak]

On 27/08/2016 at 8:36 AM, HSB0531 said:

There are Chinese made Switchcraft plugs & jacks.

There's legit ones and knockoffs.

For example:

Switchcraft A3F: female 3 pin XLR - the good stuff.

Switchcraft AA3F female 3 pin XLR - the bad stuff

Both from Switchcraft, but the AA3F is made in China.

Goddamnit. And I thought they were all the same. Cross fingers all mine are the better ones 

[scottcald]

On August 26, 2016 at 8:36 PM, HSB0531 said:

There are Chinese made Switchcraft plugs & jacks.

There's legit ones and knockoffs.

For example:

Switchcraft A3F: female 3 pin XLR - the good stuff.

Switchcraft AA3F female 3 pin XLR - the bad stuff

Both from Switchcraft, but the AA3F is made in China.

This is good info I didn't know.  Thanks!

[HSB0531]

Also:

A Switchcraft 151 deep chassis jack is .253" diameter and the correct length for a Switchcraft 280 plug

It's 0.003" wider so the plug won't jam inside it.

Switchcraft plugs are a true 1/4" (0.250") diameter plug and are 1.1875" long.

If you're using a Switchcraft plug in a Chinese jack it could jam in the jack because the Chinese deep chassis jacks are usually undersized (metric).

The reverse can be true with a Chinese jack in a Switchcraft 151 deep chassis jack - loose and intermittent..

 

 

[it's me HHB]

I just jack plated my semi hollow warmouth tele. Screw those barrel jacks