Old style leads

[Ruby Darnell]

A couple of months ago I bought a 1959 Framus off ebay. I took a chance buying it but it sounds lovely, just what I was after. It has an old style lead, one I hadn't seen before - the bit on the guitar is like the end of a light bulb and the cable (luckily there was one with it) has a screw style fitting which screws onto the guitar and the other end has a normal jack. I put the jack into a Copicat then that through an amp, and I'm sorted. But I'm thinking that I need to get another cable in case this one packs up at a gig and also could do with a longer one, this one's quite short so I need to be quite close to the Copicat all the time. Does anyone know where I can get these cables or, failing that, the fittings so I could make one up? I can post a picture if that helps.

Thanks all, Ruby

[Donny Johnston]

I don't know where you would get one of these older style leads, but as far as extending it, you can buy an extension jack plug, which is basically 2 female jacks, just plug the guitar lead into one side and a normal guitar lead of which ever length you choose onto the other end and bobs your uncle. Donny.

[bob adams]

could be worth asking the question on the contact tab here!

http://www.framus-vintage.de/modules/site/site.php

B

here's a model w: a female jack adaptor onto which you can plug a regular jack

http://angela.com/microphoneconnectorswitchcraftadaptorforconvertingoldscrewonto14.aspx

or you can get the complete jack here :

http://www.ebay.com/itm/20-Microphone-Cable-Cord-Screw-On-1-4-Connectors-Astatic-JT30-/370544008097?_trksid=p4340.m263&_trkparms=algo%3DSIC%26its%3DI%26itu%3DUCI%252BIA%252BUA%252BFICS%252BUFI%26otn%3D5%26pmod%3D330583925830%26ps%3D63%26clkid%3D2956713353845844173#ht_500wt_1202

[Ruby Darnell]

That's just the job, thanks very much.

[Ruby Darnell]

Just for info everybody...I got one of those leads off the Angela website, the complete jack lead. I got it today and have just tried it on the guitar, works fine and is wa-a-ay longer than the one I already have. Although the postage from USA cost twice as much as the lead! But at least now I have back up which is great. Cheers for the help