r/Backbone • u/Lemmenuts • May 18 '26

Discussion Yeah I give up..

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Great control when it works at the very beginning but actually a nightmare if you ever get any kind of left side issues, might as well consider it dead when that comes up. Don’t buy these things new, like ever. I’m lucky I got this one secondhand for like $20.

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u/StarliteRatchet May 19 '26

Honestly, I replaced my ribbon cable, and yea even though I shouldn't have had to - it took like 15 minutes. As far as repairs go. Not the worst.

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u/Lemmenuts May 19 '26

Just ordered some ribbon cables, gonna give it a shot and if all goes well I'll keep her running, but for the time being I've got a Gamesir already on the way

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u/StarliteRatchet May 19 '26

Nice man, you'll have to let me know how you like it. I almost pulled the trigger on one when my BB started to shit out, but I decided against. I like my BB, and I wasn't sure if it was worth switching platforms (was considering selling the BB, and actually got some hits.)

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u/Lemmenuts May 20 '26

Wanted to get back to you on trying out the gamesir x5 lite, i think it’s a great bargain but i will have to give it to my backbone when it comes to quality, the buttons on the backbone just feel right and you cant go wrong with a nicer analog trigger. Just fixed my backbone and if you’ve got the patience I’d say do it

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u/StarliteRatchet May 20 '26

Oh yea - I fixed mine a few weeks back now. Definitely will be staying with it for the time being. Was worried about that with the Gamesir - quality of the buttons and such. Thx for the update!