Hey Guys,
Wanted to tell you about my experience with the brand new Boss Pedal board cables. First off the cable itself is very thin. Very flexible and easy to work it.
The Connectors can be made straight or angled. The Only issue I have with them is the tiny set ground screw you gotta put in. It's tiny and I dropped a few of them on my first few builds.
So I didn't have a single bad cable in my builds. Granted I have been building cables for decades so this was a breeze for me. I'm super analog about terminations which can make or break your cable. I also Test al my cables with a Short test on a Wire Tracker. I wanted to grab a 1/4 jack cable tester from Planet Waves but the Wire tracker is a very good tool.
TIPS ON BUILDING THESE CABLES:
1) Stretch the jacket lightly and cut off the excess at the end. This will help with getting it into the connector and make for a tight clean fit.
2) Use a Curved Cable Cutter or a Planet Waves cable cutter. This works excellent in giving you a nice clean straight cut. This also can make or break your termination.
3) Make sure you get the wire all the way up the connector. This is for the Tip Connection.
4) Set Screw needs to be counter sunk into the connector to get a good ground or sleeve connection. If you don't set the set screw deep enough your sleeve will test open.
5) Plan your router and where the bend needs to go. This will help allow the wire to lay naturally and not be twisted. Soft bends are key here guys.
I snapped a quick pick on how it was going. I have my IN's and OUT's with Planet Waves Solderless connections. I picked up a few packs of the straight ends.
I use Mogami For To the Front of the amp, and both effects loop cables. This gives me the lowest noise floor and the cleanest clear tone. Cables make a HUGE difference in ones rig as if you have low end cables, noise and un wanted tone less you will have. Cables matter not to make your rig sound better but allow you to hear what your rig sounds like. Do yourself a huge favor and purchase good quality cables. Stay away from the cheap ones. They fail and are noisy.
Wanted to tell you about my experience with the brand new Boss Pedal board cables. First off the cable itself is very thin. Very flexible and easy to work it.
The Connectors can be made straight or angled. The Only issue I have with them is the tiny set ground screw you gotta put in. It's tiny and I dropped a few of them on my first few builds.
So I didn't have a single bad cable in my builds. Granted I have been building cables for decades so this was a breeze for me. I'm super analog about terminations which can make or break your cable. I also Test al my cables with a Short test on a Wire Tracker. I wanted to grab a 1/4 jack cable tester from Planet Waves but the Wire tracker is a very good tool.
TIPS ON BUILDING THESE CABLES:
1) Stretch the jacket lightly and cut off the excess at the end. This will help with getting it into the connector and make for a tight clean fit.
2) Use a Curved Cable Cutter or a Planet Waves cable cutter. This works excellent in giving you a nice clean straight cut. This also can make or break your termination.
3) Make sure you get the wire all the way up the connector. This is for the Tip Connection.
4) Set Screw needs to be counter sunk into the connector to get a good ground or sleeve connection. If you don't set the set screw deep enough your sleeve will test open.
5) Plan your router and where the bend needs to go. This will help allow the wire to lay naturally and not be twisted. Soft bends are key here guys.
I snapped a quick pick on how it was going. I have my IN's and OUT's with Planet Waves Solderless connections. I picked up a few packs of the straight ends.
I use Mogami For To the Front of the amp, and both effects loop cables. This gives me the lowest noise floor and the cleanest clear tone. Cables make a HUGE difference in ones rig as if you have low end cables, noise and un wanted tone less you will have. Cables matter not to make your rig sound better but allow you to hear what your rig sounds like. Do yourself a huge favor and purchase good quality cables. Stay away from the cheap ones. They fail and are noisy.
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