Who made the right-angle dished speaker plug for Fender years ago?

[nevetslab]

I got to thinking about those round right-angle dished speaker plugs Fender used years ago, and went to check what was attached to our Fender Silver-Face Twin Reverb (with the JBL Orange-frame D120F spkrs). Here's some photos of the plug:



It does look like a Switchcraft shaft/tip. I'm nervous to try and pry off the Fender molded cap, as it may shatter, it being well over 40 yrs old (CBS Musical Instruments).



Maybe H.H. Smith, or perhaps Keystone? I don't find it in Switchcraft's engineering catalog...though this plug IS over 40 yrs old.

[Enzo]

Drop a line to Switchcraft and ask them.

[The Dude]

I don't worry about replicating that. If the original is broken, I just use the more modern right angle jack with the metal cover plate and screws.

[pdf64]

A problem is that right angle plugs of decent build, eg neutrik, amphenol, switchcraft, tend to be too deep, protrude out, so making it a problem to lay the amp on its back.

[The Dude]

FWIW: I was talking about this type and haven't had a problem with them sticking out too far.

[Enzo]

I have used the flat type Dude shows for decades and they have no clearance problems. The ones that look like a guitar plug bent 90 degrees are too big.


But I can see Nevet's point, it is easy to replace that with a functional modern part, but the vintage amp will lose that bit of vintageness. Imagine taking your vintage 1956 T-bird to a garage for a maintenance and you get it back with the wide white gangster walls replaced with plain old black tires.

[pdf64]

FWIW: I was talking about this type and haven't had a problem with them sticking out too far.

A problem with that type is that they’re generic rather than of known manufacture. So they’re not all the same, I’ve bought some that were a joke, soldering wrecked the insulation.
Over here, high street shop Maplin used to sell a good version, but since they went under, Ive not found a solid alternative.

[DrGonz78]

A problem with that type is that they’re generic rather than of known manufacture. So they’re not all the same, I’ve bought some that were a joke, soldering wrecked the insulation.
Over here, high street shop Maplin used to sell a good version, but since they went under, Ive not found a solid alternative.

Yup I bought some of those plugs and yes the soldering caused all sorts of troubles with the insulation. I was able to add my own insulation to the plug but it was a real pain.

[Randall]

Mojotone has them, but you have to buy the plug and F cap separately.

[Helmholtz]

I like the Switchcraft No.228:

https://www.mouser.de/ProductDetail/...26hyNiusgUmA==

[The Dude]

Yes, that's the one I was talking about. I've never had a problem wrecking the insulation via soldering. The picture I posted in post #5 isn't a Swithcraft. I just grabbed the first picture in a google search as an example of the plug type. I also use the Switchcraft plugs.

[SoulFetish]

yeah, we use the switchcraft version of that type.