Re: Investing in “Make Your Own” George L’s Patch Cables...
Re: Investing in “Make Your Own” George L’s Patch Cables...
About 5 years ago I was researching what cables to use for my pedalboard. I read every review of the George L's on several different websites. Most of the reviews were negative stating bad connections. A few reviewer said you just have to follow the directions carefully and they worked great.
Well, I am meticulous so I decided to give them a try knowing that I could attach the plugs perfectly to the cables. They worked great and I even wrote a review myself extolling their virtues.
A couple years later I started to have a few problems, I was getting intermitent grounding problems. The cable's shielding wasn't making good connection with the plug. The years of vibration, cable movement, and some corrosion made this solderless type of connection less then worthless.
"Shortcuts" are always a trade-off. The easy "too good to be true" way usually is ("too good to be true", that is).
The best advice I can give you is to get bulk cable and a buch of rightangle 1/4" connectors (plugs) and make your own. Solder all wire connections. This is a lot more work, but you get the advantage of having absolutely secure connections that will last forever, and you can get your cables exactly as long as you need them, and they will cost you less.
