be connected to the sleeve, and the active circuitry will not work. There are two remedies to this
situation. The first would be to rewire the guitar jack, reversing the connections to the sleeve and the
ring. This should only be attempted by a qualified service technician to ensure that no damage to the
guitar occurs. If this wiring is reversed, there will be no change in the guitar’s operation, and the G10T
will function with it normally.
The second solution would be to use a mono plug adapter or cable, as described later in this document.
Some acoustic guitars with active electronics also include processors, and in some cases, they use a
more sophisticated method for turning its power on and off with a TRS jack. For example, some have a
pull-up resistor attached to the ring of the jack, and turn on the power when it senses that the ring is
connected to ground (as would occur if a TS plug was inserted). This configuration will not work with
the G10T, since it will sense the voltage on the ring and assume that it is connected to the receiver for
charging, and the guitar would not turn on since the ring is not connected to ground. The solution in
this situation is to use a mono plug adapter or cable.
Lastly, some guitars have two signals, such as a piezo pickup and magnetic pickups, and will connect one
of the pickups to the ring and the other to the tip. Although only the pickup connected to the tip will be
heard, the G10T will normally work with this type of guitar, but if not, the solution once again would be
a mono plug adapter or cable.
Solutions
There are two simple external solutions for all of the scenarios described above. First, a simple adapter,
such as a 1/4" mono adapter, will allow both the guitar’s circuitry and the G10T to function properly. An
example of a right angle adapter would be the Hosa GPP-151:
Alternatively, a short mono cable with a TS plug on one end and a TS jack on the other would solve any
electrical and mechanical constraints. These can be easily soldered together at any desired length
depending on your application.
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