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FREE! - Partially working Blackstar ID Core 20
Blackstar ID Core 20 first generation.
My baby son helpfully twisted the jack socket detaching the ribbon cable that connects it to the main board.
As a result the guitar input doesn't work, but the line in does so I've been using it attached to a phone as a radio while decorating which it does extremely well (so I'm sure the power module and speakers are fine). As a result it's quite dirty and scuffed.
I think someone with a soldering iron and the inclination could probably fix it in about 20 minutes.
I already have an Origin and a Katana and it's not worth the price of a repair to sell it so I figured I'd see if anyone here wanted it before taking it to the tip.
I'd really rather not post so if someone wants it they are welcome to collect from Bury St Edmunds. I'm also sometimes in Cambridge.
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I’ll be over there in a couple of weeks for new-teeth-day!
https://imgur.com/a/e7VN0dK
This is a perfect example of modern design from the world of PC's and I.T equipment being implemented to musical gear without any fault of the issues that will be caused by vibration.
Basically move any solid core cable back and forth enough times ... even a 1\4 of a millimeter and it will eventually snap
Hot glue on the joints once redone will help but it is a shit design
BTW, the wiring on the Gretsch looks a big dodgy too ...
A bit fiddly, but careful application of v sharp knife to expose the broken wires, and then a hot soldering iron seems to have worked!
Cheers Nick
I've damaged the Ulnar nerve in my left arm/hand which means I've currently got 2 non-working fingers (little & ring) and no sort of grip in the others. Try fretting when your left fingers don't work!