Guitar Cable
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FrankyBoy
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Jackson Distortion
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Re: Guitar Cable
You mostly want a cable with a higher capacitance. It'll be darker, more buttery, warmer...
Lower capacitace is for more highs. I use Planet waves Custom Pro cables and they're low capacitance. DiMarzio's Standard cables are low capacitance, too. Stay away from these.
You mostly want a cable with a higher capacitance. It'll be darker, more buttery, warmer...
Lower capacitace is for more highs. I use Planet waves Custom Pro cables and they're low capacitance. DiMarzio's Standard cables are low capacitance, too. Stay away from these.
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Jessie Sammler
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You should look Bruce Brisson up and see if he wants to get back into making guitar cables:
You should look Bruce Brisson up and see if he wants to get back into making guitar cables:
Sporky McGuffin
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I've done blind listening tests with a variety of cables. There is naff-all difference.
A mic preamp is not a guitar.
I've done blind listening tests with a variety of cables. There is naff-all difference.
A mic preamp is not a guitar.
marvar
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I've found, at least with my stuff, that the MONSTER ROCK cable seems to muffle the high end a bit- it's a $50 cable, but it's lifetime guarenteed, and it will roll off the high end of most guitars I've tried it with.
The MONSTER BASS cable and the MOGOMI gold and PLANET WAVE sounded clearer to my ears.
I've found, at least with my stuff, that the MONSTER ROCK cable seems to muffle the high end a bit- it's a $50 cable, but it's lifetime guarenteed, and it will roll off the high end of most guitars I've tried it with.
The MONSTER BASS cable and the MOGOMI gold and PLANET WAVE sounded clearer to my ears.
Re: Guitar Cable
No - I'm sorry, this is a bad idea.
You can change your tone with really bad cables, but the effect would likely be inconsistent, & the cable unreliable..
- You should be able to get the same effect by rolling off your volume and tone controls just a bit. That's how a cheap cable does it; resistance & capacitance.. if you don't like the sound with the knobs turned back, you won't be happy with a "muddy" cable either.
If you are playing through some kind of ultra clean preamp there could be several other things bugging you...
Is it made for guitar? It could be that you are ALREADY having an impedance mismatch & and it's making your signal sound thin..
Also, even if you're not looking for a "distortion" sound, it should be noted that most great clean sounds are made through an amp or other signal path that introduce some non-linearities or small amounts of "distortion."
Maybe you could use an overdrive pedal, set pretty clean? &/or an amp simulator pedal, &/or a compressor...
Playing an electric guitar through a crystalline clear mic-pre directly into a computer probably wouldn't sound good to most folks.
So dirty it up just a smidge, roll off a little treble, get some compression/sustain.. enjoy.
Hope this helps..
No - I'm sorry, this is a bad idea.
You can change your tone with really bad cables, but the effect would likely be inconsistent, & the cable unreliable..
- You should be able to get the same effect by rolling off your volume and tone controls just a bit. That's how a cheap cable does it; resistance & capacitance.. if you don't like the sound with the knobs turned back, you won't be happy with a "muddy" cable either.
If you are playing through some kind of ultra clean preamp there could be several other things bugging you...
Is it made for guitar? It could be that you are ALREADY having an impedance mismatch & and it's making your signal sound thin..
Also, even if you're not looking for a "distortion" sound, it should be noted that most great clean sounds are made through an amp or other signal path that introduce some non-linearities or small amounts of "distortion."
Maybe you could use an overdrive pedal, set pretty clean? &/or an amp simulator pedal, &/or a compressor...
Playing an electric guitar through a crystalline clear mic-pre directly into a computer probably wouldn't sound good to most folks.
So dirty it up just a smidge, roll off a little treble, get some compression/sustain.. enjoy.
Hope this helps..
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P.S. If you are already playing through an amp or something, & your guitar sounds too bright, but you never like the sound with the tone control rolled back a bit, you can change it; basic capacitors are incredibly cheap.
What don't you like about it? Is it way too dark at any setting other than off? (A common complaint) - use a smaller value cap.
Does it do too little? use a bigger value cap.
P.S. If you are already playing through an amp or something, & your guitar sounds too bright, but you never like the sound with the tone control rolled back a bit, you can change it; basic capacitors are incredibly cheap.
What don't you like about it? Is it way too dark at any setting other than off? (A common complaint) - use a smaller value cap.
Does it do too little? use a bigger value cap.
Chickenwings
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Chickenwings
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