cable suggestions please

[rashayritto]

so my main guitar cable has a short due to everyday wear and tear. it lasted like 4 years so woot good for a 14 dollar cable.

anyway my ideal cable would sound fantastic, last a lifetime, and be on the stiff side (so it wont do that annoying coiling thing that rubber cables do)

ideally id get the Dynamic Arc Ultra made by solid cables but cant afford a cable that costs 91 bucks for the 3ft length alone. something with a similar outer covering would be great.

 

[Yngwiestein]

Re: cable suggestions please

Evidence cables. Pricey but the best.

 

[jimmy]

Re: cable suggestions please

I recommend a string a yarn tied to a peanut shell. Expensive, but the best, LL.

 

[rashayritto]

Re: cable suggestions please

yeah evidence cables look awesome. the largest diameter one looks like a tank. i think i might be more interested in George L's first. The .225 cable, as its thick which is a good combination with the stiffness of GL's. plus if it shorts i can just fix it in a jiffy since its solderless

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/George-Ls-PreMade-.225-Cable?sku=153802

 

[rashayritto]

Re: cable suggestions please

just pulled the trigger on an Evidence Lyric cable. 91 buckaroos so i'm praying to god i love it for the rest of my mortal life and it lasts just that long. not bad considering 3 feet of the other cable i wanted costs the same as this

 

[tone4days]

Re: cable suggestions please

mogami and neutrik

or canares and neutrik

get em from lavaman (mark at lavacable.com)

 

[lex666]

Re: cable suggestions please

Hey bro,

I buy all my cables from Spectraflex now. I don't think I'd buy another cable from anyone else. check 'em out at http://www.spectraflex.com/index.php

I like 'em cuz every cable you order is pretty much customized to suit your needs. You can choose colors, cloth covered braiding, rite angle and silent plugs. They're not too terribly expensive either, I think the price is pretty reasonable and the quality is well worth it...

I still use my first Spectraflex cable on a regular basis. Its 10 years old now and I can't recall a single hiccup.

They even lay flat and coil up nicely...

 

[BTMN]

Re: cable suggestions please

Mogami! Night and Day. $50 for 18 ft. and good or bad, GC is the place to get originals but there are plenty who put them together for that personal touch and better pricing. Original packaging says Lifetime Warranty and the guy at GC said bring the card from the packaging in with the nonfuntioning cable, cable exchange, see ya. :9:

 

[rashayritto]

Re: cable suggestions please

i actually looked into all those brands too. thanks for the suggestions guys. cant wait for my evidence cable to get here. if it doesnt bond with me i'll be sure to pass it along to someone here

 

[lex666]

Re: cable suggestions please

Wow dude, I just check out Evidence's website... those cable are expensive!

You've gotta post a review when you get it and let us know if it was worth the price.

 

[rashayritto]

Re: cable suggestions please

Wow dude, I just check out Evidence's website... those cable are expensive!

You've gotta post a review when you get it and let us know if it was worth the price.

will do man! supposedly the difference is huge right away, but they need to be "broken in" for 40 hours ish to fully open them up. i guess i'll post first impressions and later on do an update

 

[rashayritto]

Re: cable suggestions please

by the way, evidence cables are cheap as dirt compared to my first choice! i wanted the Solid Cables Dynamic Arc Ultra. the 3 ft length costs the same as my 10ft evidence!

 

[Lucid_Lunatic]

Re: cable suggestions please

I prefer Dish Network over cable.




Might wanna check into it.

 

[alnico2]

Re: cable suggestions please

mogami and neutrik

or canares and neutrik

get em from lavaman (mark at lavacable.com)

Second this suggestion!:beerchug:

 

[Thunder7]

Re: cable suggestions please

I've been running a gold dimarzio cable for about 4 years now, I picked up one while I was in Atlanta just in case something happens. I don't think I can hear the difference in cables but I surely can tell the difference in build quality. I used to use some cheapie whirlwind cables didn't last too long in my last band

 

[gOgIver]

Re: cable suggestions please

... but they need to be "broken in" for 40 hours ish to fully open them up.

Always wondered about that. Know it's true for new caps in a pedal or amp. How does it apply to a new cable?

 

[cayle_6]

Re: cable suggestions please

i've used planet waves and it's been good.

 

[jerryjg]

Re: cable suggestions please

Cannot go wrong with monster cable. Dang good stuff and at a reasonable price. It wont last forever but itll last a long time and sound great.
Uh-oh. Ive left myself open for a liability lawsuit by useing the words "wrong" and "monster" in the same post!

 

[DLT]

Re: cable suggestions please

so my main guitar cable has a short due to everyday wear and tear. it lasted like 4 years so woot good for a 14 dollar cable.

anyway my ideal cable would sound fantastic, last a lifetime, and be on the stiff side (so it wont do that annoying coiling thing that rubber cables do)

ideally id get the Dynamic Arc Ultra made by solid cables but cant afford a cable that costs 91 bucks for the 3ft length alone. something with a similar outer covering would be great.

I bought a Stevie Vai cable from Musician's Friend. Excellent cable and I have had NO problems for 8 years.

 

[Usurper666]

Re: cable suggestions please

Always wondered about that. Know it's true for new caps in a pedal or amp. How does it apply to a new cable?

It's audiophile marketing B.S. The following post by Zachary Vex on TGP says it all for me:

Originally Posted by zachary vex
If cables could be "broken in" and had a different electronic/electrical property as a result, there would be a set of equations available for calculating what change took place over time, and that set of equations would be taught in electrical engineering for use in designing electronic circuits. It would have serious implications for everything from the design of integrated circuits used in computers to the circuitry used in cell phones. It would have to be incorporated into the design criteria for exceptionally sensitive medical equipment. If it was real, it would be recognized by physicists, taught by professors, and the information would be widely distributed in text books and discussed all over the internet.

However, you only hear about it in audiophile forums and magazines selling snake oil audiophile gear, or more recently, in here. So what's it going to be? Is it snake oil, or is it science? Because if it's science, it affects EVERYTHING ELECTRICAL and it has principles that can be quantitatively and qualitatively described with formulas.

Formulas or forums? So far, science has not failed humanity. I'm going to stick with the scientists and engineers, and leave the cable burn-in theories to the marketers and, for a lack of a better word, and don't feel bad about this...

suckers.

Cheers,

CJ