Would you spend $40 on an output jack?

[MikeS]

Re: Would you spend $40 on an output jack?

Careful what you call an input jack
Some people take exception to that

Maybe that’s what’s wrong with my tone.

[DavidRavenMoon]

Re: Would you spend $40 on an output jack?

I’ll defend the $35 picks all day. On an acoustic instrument, you have the wood, strings, and the pick (and of course your hands). I’m cool with Tortex on electric stuff, but the strings are heavier and tighter on my acoustic guitar and mandolin, and normal picks tend to rotate. The BlueChips don’t. They also come with the edge beveled, and don’t wear out. And really... it’s $35, and if you don’t like them, people will buy good condition used ones on Mandolin Cafe for $30. Also, once you spend that much on a pick, you tend to stop losing them. If I was a touring musician, I’d use the Dunlop Primetones, which are 90% as good for $3 each.

My basses have quality jacks in them that weren’t prohibitively expensive. I don’t see any reason to spend more than Switchcraft on those.

I purposely rotate my pick. That’s a very common picking technique. It’s not parallel with the strings. It’s maybe a 15° rotation. Helps the pick tip slide off the strings.

I’ve been using these on guitar and bass.




Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[donaldr]

Re: Would you spend $40 on an output jack?

I don't understand why we are using 1/4" jacks on guitars/pedals/amps. The XLR format is so much better, the industrie should have switched to them 50 years ago.

[Mincer]

Re: Would you spend $40 on an output jack?

I don't understand why we are using 1/4" jacks on guitars/pedals/amps. The XLR format is so much better, the industrie should have switched to them 50 years ago.

Was there a big switch gonna happen 50 years ago? Certainly, we should have been using balanced cables all this time. My thought is that 1/4" jacks and plugs got to be the standard as they were already the standard in telephone use.

[ehdwuld]

Re: Would you spend $40 on an output jack?

Cant change the jack
That's silly
What's next?
Tube amps

Silly Rabbit

[ArtieToo]

Re: Would you spend $40 on an output jack?

I don't understand why we are using 1/4" jacks on guitars/pedals/amps. The XLR format is so much better, the industrie should have switched to them 50 years ago.

I can think of a couple reasons: XLR's are much larger. The signal that comes out of a guitar is microscopic compared to most consumer electronics. Also, 1/4" jacks and plugs are the same on both ends. XLR's require a male and female, which just complicates your parts inventory.