Quarter inch cables have a tendency to break or at least show signs of weakness against angry drunken guitar players who yank their connectors right out. It is nothing personal, and bass players do it too.

In this free video tutorial from pureMix, Mike shows you how to identify a bad solder, how to fix it and demonstrates how to make your own cables.

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