I needed a new jack after I messed mine up (dropped the guitar on it's side, still plugged in. it stripped the nut on the jack and after that it was very loose and constantly broke the wires off from so much movement. I was tired of constantly re-soldering the wires) SO I bought this jack to replace it with. I noticed it was nicer (a little bigger, thicker) than the stock jack, but the real surprise for me was that there's no longer any hum on that guitar when plugged in! A nice accidental upgrade :) I'm thinking of eventually installing one in each guitar I own. Recommended!