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Reinstall Loose Barrel Jack on G&L Asat

i have a 2010 g&l asat bluesboy with a loose barrel jack. which is to say, when a cable is gently unplugged the jack comes out of the body. there is no nut on the inside of the control cavity to hold the jack in place - it looks like the wood itself is threaded. the jack barely protrudes into the control cavity so i don’t see an obviously good way to get a washer and nut on it. any ideas outside of enlarging the hole and installing a jac…

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i can confirm that the twine method recommended by G&L secures the jack very well. glad that i don't have to alter the guitar after all.