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Work-saving tool for 1/4" jacks

Jack The Gripper


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A loose nut on a 1/4" jack is trouble. It's no fun to watch the jack disappear into your guitar or amp as the nut falls off, or to break a solder connection when you tighten the nut and the jack turns with it. Jack The Gripper is an ingenious tool that holds the jack steady so you can tighten or loosen the nut securely without disassembling your instrument or amp.

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Designed by veteran repairman Frank Ford, Jack The Gripper is a smart tool that can save you a lot of time and work. Insert it into the jack, and the knurled cam locks in either direction, to hold the jack firmly while you tighten or loosen the nut.

Recessed jack? No problem—the tool also includes a clever steel adapter handle for use with your 3/8" square drive socket.

Instructions included.

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Jack The Gripper
Jack The Gripper
 
5 out of 5 stars
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5 2-07-2012
Love it

This is one of my favourite tools. Easy to use and works really well, I went around tightening the jacks on all my mate's strats when I got it! You do have to buy a separate 'square drive socket' though, I didn't notice that when I bought the gripper. Still 5 stars though.

J. Carter  Manchester, UK Read my reviews (4)
5 1-06-2012
Why didn't I...

Jack the Gripper. What a great name for a great tool. I can't tell you how many times... well, you know. This is one of those tools that makes you say, "Why didn't I think of this?!"

axe fixr  Richardson (Dallas) Texas Read my reviews (2)
5 1-03-2012
Excellent Idea.

This is a very well designed tool. It takes very little movement to get the tool to bite in the jack, and it holds with absolute security. I repair quite a few student instruments, and I come across loose jacks most every time I get a new job, so this is a real time saver. The handle was a little rough when I received it, so I gave it a light sand and rubbed it with some Tru-Oil just for comfort.

Jon Anderson  Saint Paul, MN Read my reviews (3)
5 12-10-2011
Ingenious!

Just used this today for the first time, to replace a crackly jack on an RG, on which the jack & nut are recessed in a dimpled jack plate - without this tool it would have been a major pain, but this made it so easy! Bravo!

Karma Jinpa  Asheville, NC Read my reviews (7)
5 10-27-2011
Jack

Great little tool. Works really well with the ESP Multi Spanner.

EL Bashore Guitars  Danville, PA Read my reviews (2)
5 7-11-2011
Only two words: Fantastic solution

One of the more useful tools I've ever bought. Use it and you'll know why.

capitanfrancis  SPAIN, EU
5 5-12-2011
Brilliant!!!!

I was in two minds if I should buy this as Ive seemed to manage without one for years and given that its not cheap!!!!
Well,I'm glad I did. Ive used it over and over.
Great for semis.

terry chapman  UK Read my reviews (12)
5 3-12-2011
Stewmac stands behind their stuff!

I recently had a problem with a Jack the Gripper tool that broke. I had it for a while but used it very seldom. When it broke I called your customer service team. They replaced it without any hassle. You pay a little more but the service is unmatched!

Tim Lawson  Baton Rouge, LA
4 2-23-2011
Works perfectly!

This really works! My only complaint is that it is not the most rugged design. Still, it saves a lot of time and works as it should.

RalphL  Central Indiana Read my reviews (3)
5 1-15-2011
Jack the Gripper

A great tool to use with the recommended ESP Multi Spanner. You feel very reassured to know that you will not spin a jack and break wiring connections behind. Just make sure you tension the tool first before tightening as the cam movement has a lot of play between clockwise and anti-clockwise tightening.

KL  Christchurch, New Zealand Read my reviews (25)
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