89F modeling won't Turn on.

[FeralCat]

So I've charged the battery and plugged in using the regular input jack. I have the VDI cable but nothing to use it on.

 

The battery shows a full charge, all four lights. Yet when I press in on either the modeling knob or the tuning knob, nothing happens. No light, etc. I can only use the magnetic pickups.

 

The jack is a bit problematic. It's a bit difficult to insert/take out the plug. I really hope it's not that.

 

It's been suggested to:

"Use a guitar cable with TRS (tip, ring, sleeve) plugs and not a TS plug."

 

I've checked and my only cables are TS. TRS cables didn't occur to me. I hope the lack of a TRS cable is the only reason. I wonder if that's also the for the difficult jack?

 

I think there may be TS to TRS adapters, would that be sufficient? I suppose I'd need just one adapter to fit the jack, the other end of the cable not being relevant.

 

Or do I just need to order a new TRS cable? 

 

 

[brue58ski]

This may be an old issue. The model select knob that you press in to switch between modelling and the magnetic pickups often doesn't move down enough to engage the switch. The solution is to take the model knob off (carefully) and put a scrap of paper in the shaft hole. This will force the knob to push the shaft down further and engage the switch. I hope this makes sense. It's not as scary to do as it may sound.

[psarkissian]

Need a TRS cable.

[FeralCat]

On 3/7/2023 at 6:50 AM, brue58ski said:

 

Any guide on how to do that? I'm usually pretty risk-averse. Bought it used so no warranty.

 

 

On 3/7/2023 at 10:55 AM, psarkissian said:

 

I tried the TRS cable, nothing happened.
I bought a 3 foot Monoprice TRS cable.

 Do I need to leave the cable in a minimum amount of time before the electronics "recognizes" it?

[psarkissian]

Sounds like it's time to log a Support ticket, but register the guitar in your account first.

[brue58ski]

On 3/14/2023 at 10:42 AM, FeralCat said:

Any guide on how to do that? I'm usually pretty risk-averse. Bought it used so no warranty

 

There are a lot of things on the internet about this. There is a knob puller that you can purchase. I did not buy one. Most of the advice is to use a towel. I did not do that. I used two spoons and a towel.  Put towel around the knob on the guitar's body to protect the finish. Then put the tip of each spoon, upright, opposite each other under the edge of the knob keeping the towel underneath to protect the instrument.  Then just lever (pry) each side up with the spoons.  I tried to find a pic of this on the internet. No luck. Then just stick a piece of cardboard (not corrugated cardboard) in the shaft hole and press the knob back on. Hope this makes sense.