I've often heard that a guitar jack is one of the first parts to fail on affordable guitars. So I wasn't shocked when the input jack on my new/old stock guitar brock after 2 weeks
I recently got a silvertone 1478 reissue. I pulled the guitar cable out and it somehow stripped the threads off of the nut holding the jack in place. Luckily I had some extra switchfraft jacks leftover from a hello kitty diy pedal project.
The switchfraft jack was obviously a higher build quality. The stock jack threads almost felt like plated plastic. The installation was easy however I did have to ream the pickgaurd slightly. I assume it's because the factory jack was thinner low quality metal than most. The fit and size of the hole only needed a slight adjustment to work. I didnt notice much of a sound difference however I'm sure it would have eventually been an issue. Glad I bought a multi pack of these.
