{"id":2712,"date":"2013-02-21T21:26:28","date_gmt":"2013-02-22T07:26:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mobileviews.com\/blog\/?p=2712"},"modified":"2013-02-21T21:26:28","modified_gmt":"2013-02-22T07:26:28","slug":"fender-usb-stratocaster-guitar-broken-oddball-cable-connector","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mobileviews.com\/blog\/2013\/02\/21\/fender-usb-stratocaster-guitar-broken-oddball-cable-connector\/","title":{"rendered":"Fender USB Stratocaster Guitar: Broken oddball cable connector"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobileviews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/fender_usbstat_HA153.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mobileviews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/fender_usbstat_HA153.jpg\" alt=\"fender_usbstat_HA153\" width=\"326\" height=\"326\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2713\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mobileviews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/fender_usbstat_HA153.jpg 326w, https:\/\/www.mobileviews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/fender_usbstat_HA153-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.mobileviews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/fender_usbstat_HA153-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 326px) 100vw, 326px\" \/><\/a>The <a href=\"http:\/\/store.apple.com\/us\/product\/HA153LL\/A\/squier-by-fender-usb-stratocaster-guitar\">Squier by Fender USB Stratocaster Guitar<\/a> is unique among Fender&#8217;s legendary guitar series for a couple of reasons:<\/p>\n<p>1. It has a USB interface that lets it work with the iPad and iPhone.<br \/>\n2. It is only available through the Apple Store.<br \/>\n3. It has an oddball Apple 30-pin connector to mini-USB connector cable.<\/p>\n<p>This last item has caused a bit of grief for a good friend of mine who is notorious for taking meticulous good care of his gear. This is the only 30-pin to mini-USB cable I&#8217;ve ever seen. So, if it breaks, it is difficult to replace (aside from using a Rube Goldberg collection of adapter cables). And, break is exactly what it did for my friend. You can see his photo below. The mini-USB connector completely disengaged from the cable.<\/p>\n<p>Fender no longer even features a product page for the guitar. So, one has to wonder what is going on there. However, it is still listed as available through the Apple Store. So, my friend&#8217;s next step is to contact Apple and Fender to see if:<\/p>\n<p>(a) This cable breakage is covered by some kind of warranty since the guitar was only introduced in November 2012 and my friend bought his a few months after that.<br \/>\n(b) If a replacement cable can be found anywhere.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobileviews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/fenderusb_sy_2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mobileviews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/fenderusb_sy_2.jpg\" alt=\"fenderusb_sy_2\" width=\"520\" height=\"325\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2714\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mobileviews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/fenderusb_sy_2.jpg 520w, https:\/\/www.mobileviews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/fenderusb_sy_2-300x187.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Squier by Fender USB Stratocaster Guitar is unique among Fender&#8217;s legendary guitar series for a couple of reasons: 1. It has a USB interface that lets it work with the iPad and iPhone. 2. It is only available through the Apple Store. 3. It has an oddball Apple 30-pin connector to mini-USB connector cable. 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