What happened to Planet Waves cables?

[IMENATOR]

I cannot longer find Planet Waves cables and every internet/Amazon search shows D'Addario instead. I remember Planet Waves used to be part of D'Addario, did they just rebrand the products? The most durable guitar cable I had was a Planet Waves one of those those sturdy plastic cover behind the connector to avoid tension at the cable soldered union. Since that I had tried Fender and Ernie Ball but those are not built to last, or maybe I got spoiled by Planet Waves.

Have you used these D'Addario cables? They look almost the same as the old Planet Waves, are they durable?

Howa about Warm Audio cables? Those look expensive but I would hate to buy a product that has quality materials but not strong enough for the use of live performance.

Edit: Maybe I should just take myself an iron and resolder my EB cables, probably that way I will have cables that can be used for decades while the molded ones from D'Addario cannot be soldered again and maybe I should stay away from those, but my PW one lasted for almost a decade before having issues, the EB started making some noise after one year use.

 

[Mincer]

They just rebranded them D'Addario. They should be essentially the same, with variation due to updating the product lines over the years.

 

[GuitarStv]

I also used to run mostly Planet Waves cabling. Several years ago I replaced all my cables with D'addario American Stage cables, and they've been great. No problems or issues of any kind with them, and they seem at least as durable as the older PW cables. The D'addario custom series look awfully similar to some of the older PW cables that I've got kicking around - I'm guessing they just got rebranded.

 

[Seashore]

I like the American Stage cables a lot too. I lost all but one in that flood last year and had to replace them with something cheaper, but the one I have is still going strong.

 

[playas]

Yeah, as mentioned above...just rebranded. I have both and as far as I´m concerned they are just the same.

 

[fretburner]

I also used to run mostly Planet Waves cabling. Several years ago I replaced all my cables with D'addario American Stage cables, and they've been great. No problems or issues of any kind with them, and they seem at least as durable as the older PW cables. The D'addario custom series look awfully similar to some of the older PW cables that I've got kicking around - I'm guessing they just got rebranded.

Love American Stage cables. The best I tried yet. Significant difference in tone vs "ordinary" cables. I just sound fuller and "fatter" like all the frequencies go through the amp. I was skeptical but was pleasantly surprised. Cables do matter.

That said, I have 2 dead ones to date.

I'm thinking of buying a cable tester and see if it can be fixed. Maybe cut it shorter or something. Worst case, recycle either the plugs or the cable wire.