Pure Tone Mono Multi-Contact 1/4 inch Output Jack - Nickel

The 5 year old OEM jack on my Fender bass guitar was crackling. Upon inspection, the nickel finish on tab was worn away where it was contacted by the tip of the guitar cable plug. I bent the tab inwards to ensure a tighter connection, but with no improvement. So I found this Pure Tone replacement jack and was impressed that they had improved upon the standard mono plug design. So I replaced my old, worn out jack with a Pure Tone.I’ve included photos of the old jack next to the new one. As you can see, the plug tip contacts only one point on the old jack - you can see where the nickel coating has worn away at the point of contact. By contrast, the new jack has two opposing contact points for the plug tip, thus ‘locking in’ the plug tip. Also, the plug barrel (ground) on the old jack merely contacts the body of the jack - nothing locks it in place. By contrast, the Pure Tone has two additional tabs which grip the barrel of the plug and hold it firmly. As Pure Tone says, their jack has 4 contact points, instead of 1. You can feel the difference when plugging or unplugging your guitar cable. Instead of a quick slide and single click when you plug in, with the Pure Tone there are two clicks - one as the tip passes through the 2 short (ground) tabs and the second click as the tip is secured by the 2 long tabs.The materials and build quality appear as good, possibly better, than the OEM Fender jack. The body of the Pure Tone is the same diameter as the old jack, but overall the Pure Tone is a bit shorter and therefore more compact. I can’t imagine any difficulty with fit in a replacement situation. The solder flowed and nicely adhered to the electric contact tabs.The Pure Tone comes with a nut, a washer, and a 2nd nut for adjusting mounting height and locking the device to the mounting surface (in my case, the pick guard.) There is no lock washer. I’m not sure a lock washer is needed, but I re-used the old one just to be cautious.While as yet, I have no long term experience with this device, I was impressed with the quality and the upgraded design. The Pure Tone device does create a significantly more secure attachment for the guitar cable. Considering the importance of this particular connection, spending a extra buck or two is a worthy investment.

Ive bought a lot of these over the years. I use them in all 17 of my personal guitars, I use them in all of my customers guitars, and I use them in every guitar I build to sell.Very easy solder. Always gives a secure connection. Easy to install.

Really good jacks - nice heavy gauge steel, hopefully they keep their grip for a long time.

Awesome replacement for cheap import jack. Bought the gold one due to price and delivery time. Gold jack in silver jack plate looks awesome on faded cherry burst LP. Jack protrudes slightly more than previous jack which is great for feeling around to find it and plug in. Cable plugs in firmly and locks in place. No complaints.

I had put one in an ES-339 and liked it. So, when I decided to upgrading the switch and pots in my Asian-built Telecaster, I decided to upgrade the jack too. I have not had any problems inserting or removing a plug. It does offer a bit more resistance, but nothing that unusual.A lot of reviews mentioned that a 2nd nut should be included - maybe they listened - I received two.I did have a minor issue with the Tele. The True Tone jack has a bit wider diameter than the original. It fits, but the leads of the jack touched the side. This Tele's jack cavity had been lined with copper tape for shielding, and the hot lead was shorting to ground. I added some heat shrink tubing over the hot lead - problem solved.

Great jack. Very sturdy, super clean, and will probably outlast me. I've installed them in several other guitars and basses, and don't use anything else. Helps tremendously with keeping your cable in place and more surface area for good connection with the dual blades. The one big bane I have with them is that they only have one nut and washer. I have extras, but they don't tell you that up front, and is disappointing. Overall the best jack I think you can buy today.