First off, thanks to jester, jb63, pip and reset for their replies. Though it pains me greatly, I've got to tell you that I decided to walk away from this one. When I showed up to play the guitar at the pawn shop near Charlotte (NC), I got popping and cracking from the jack. Hoping it was the cable, I switched to another one with the same result. Then I discovered a similar noise when activating the stereo/mono button. The whammy bar, wrenches and case were MIA. Taken altogether it just seems like I'd be buying trouble. So, I'll keep looking...