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And now I have a top-mount input jack hole drilled too close to a pot.

Can I get away with using 2 mono jacks instead of using one stereo and one mono jack? 'Cause then it'll fit...I'm ok with losing battery power as an option if that makes it feasible...

Ya, I do that all the time because i don't use batteries anyway..

Yeah, don't worry about using a stereo unless you want battery power. If you really want battery power, you could hook up a simple power switch with a SPST/SPDT toggle.