Your favorite guitar cable?
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Empty Pockets
BadHairDayologist
Re: Your favorite guitar cable?
i have the opposite problem..?
using a koil kord to the pedalboard and another one to the guitar...
the one to the pedalboard gives me a straight line from the amp to the pedals every time
the one from the board to my guitar extends and shrinks as i move around
granted you're playing bigger stages than i am these days so maybe i should trust your professional opinion :smokin:
i have the opposite problem..?
using a koil kord to the pedalboard and another one to the guitar...
the one to the pedalboard gives me a straight line from the amp to the pedals every time
the one from the board to my guitar extends and shrinks as i move around
granted you're playing bigger stages than i am these days so maybe i should trust your professional opinion :smokin:
astrozombie
KatyPerryologist
Re: Your favorite guitar cable?
:lmao:
I think I know what my problem is. The coiled cable I have is probably a bit too short. i just plugged into the board here at home and walked about 10 feet and the board kind of swiveled.
:lmao:
I think I know what my problem is. The coiled cable I have is probably a bit too short. i just plugged into the board here at home and walked about 10 feet and the board kind of swiveled.
Empty Pockets
BadHairDayologist
Re: Your favorite guitar cable?
those fenders extend as far as 30' :smokin:
those fenders extend as far as 30' :smokin:
Jackson Distortion
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Re: Your favorite guitar cable?
The Custom Pro cables are really worth it if you abhor noisy cables, want more natural harmonics to shine through, a less eq'd tone at the cable level and always wanted the acoustic sounds of your axe to come through (this my #1 for using high-end Planet Waves cables specifically). But, as someone else had mentioned, if you'd like the eq to a little stronger in some departments at the cable-level - this is not the cable for you. That's partially why it's called the Cumstom Pro. I haven't yet tried the PW Circuit Breaker cables though.
The Custom Pro cables are really worth it if you abhor noisy cables, want more natural harmonics to shine through, a less eq'd tone at the cable level and always wanted the acoustic sounds of your axe to come through (this my #1 for using high-end Planet Waves cables specifically). But, as someone else had mentioned, if you'd like the eq to a little stronger in some departments at the cable-level - this is not the cable for you. That's partially why it's called the Cumstom Pro. I haven't yet tried the PW Circuit Breaker cables though.
astrozombie
KatyPerryologist
Re: Your favorite guitar cable?
Like I said, they all kind of sound the same to me. as long as it performs well and lasts me at least a good long while, or a bunch of gigs, im good.
Like I said, they all kind of sound the same to me. as long as it performs well and lasts me at least a good long while, or a bunch of gigs, im good.
Hot Octopus
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Re: Your favorite guitar cable?
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GuitarGuy503
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Re: Your favorite guitar cable?
Monsters. I've had the same cables for 10 or 11 years and have never had any problems with them.
Monsters. I've had the same cables for 10 or 11 years and have never had any problems with them.
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H8Red442
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Re: Your favorite guitar cable?
Monster Studio Pro 1000. Cost an arm and a leg but are clear as a bell and have lasted me at least 7-8 years without a single issue.
People think I'm crazy for buying them but they sound fantastic.
Monster Studio Pro 1000. Cost an arm and a leg but are clear as a bell and have lasted me at least 7-8 years without a single issue.
People think I'm crazy for buying them but they sound fantastic.
GuitarStv
Sock Market Trader
Re: Your favorite guitar cable?
Seriously?
I've tried a test with some friends where we plugged in some George L's, some mogami cables, some planet waves, some monster cables, and some cheapo bargain basement cables. We each took turns wearing a blind fold and having someone else plug in the cable before we started playing. Other than the cheapo cable (which you could occasionally hear some static on because it hadn't been soldered properly) all of the cables sounded identical. None of us could hear anything different between them.
Have you ever done a double blind test with cables and been able to identify different brands? If so, I'm very impressed with your superhuman hearing skills.
Seriously?
I've tried a test with some friends where we plugged in some George L's, some mogami cables, some planet waves, some monster cables, and some cheapo bargain basement cables. We each took turns wearing a blind fold and having someone else plug in the cable before we started playing. Other than the cheapo cable (which you could occasionally hear some static on because it hadn't been soldered properly) all of the cables sounded identical. None of us could hear anything different between them.
Have you ever done a double blind test with cables and been able to identify different brands? If so, I'm very impressed with your superhuman hearing skills.
astrozombie
KatyPerryologist
Re: Your favorite guitar cable?
i use monster studio 1000, monster jazz, and george l's.
i bought the monsters when i worked at gc so got a great deal, but they really are great sounding cables. much fatter than the george l's.
i absolutely can hear the difference even between the studio 1000 and jazz. the studio is thicker sounding, almost darker sounding but i really think its just hearing more low end/low mids
i use monster studio 1000, monster jazz, and george l's.
i bought the monsters when i worked at gc so got a great deal, but they really are great sounding cables. much fatter than the george l's.
i absolutely can hear the difference even between the studio 1000 and jazz. the studio is thicker sounding, almost darker sounding but i really think its just hearing more low end/low mids
GuitarStv
Sock Market Trader
Re: Your favorite guitar cable?
One of the guys that I was playing with swore that he could hear the difference between Monster cables and other guitar cables. I wanted to see if was full of crap or not . . .
One of the guys that I was playing with swore that he could hear the difference between Monster cables and other guitar cables. I wanted to see if was full of crap or not . . .
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H8Red442
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Re: Your favorite guitar cable?
This depends on the Monster cable. I think their Rock/Bass/Jazz cables are pretty much all the same. Though the Jazz cables do sound a bit smoother. I didn't think the bass or rock cables sounded any different than the much cheaper no names I could get at Guitar Center.
I tried the Monster Studio Pro 1000s and there was an improvement. Nothing that would smack you in the face but the exact change I was hoping for. More clarity, more highs and tighter lows. 7-8 Years later I still have the same ones. I couldn't have asked for me.
This depends on the Monster cable. I think their Rock/Bass/Jazz cables are pretty much all the same. Though the Jazz cables do sound a bit smoother. I didn't think the bass or rock cables sounded any different than the much cheaper no names I could get at Guitar Center.
I tried the Monster Studio Pro 1000s and there was an improvement. Nothing that would smack you in the face but the exact change I was hoping for. More clarity, more highs and tighter lows. 7-8 Years later I still have the same ones. I couldn't have asked for me.
ImmortalSix
John Mayer's Mankini
Re: Your favorite guitar cable?
I have used the same no-name red cloth wrapped 20' cord since I got my first electric guitar in 1996.
I have literally used it for every gig of my entire life. Probably 200 + gigs.
And of course a million hours of basement beer-drinking and rocking.
I have never touched it, as far as maintenance goes. Not once.
Scientists have yet to discover what this cable is made of, but their best guesses land somewhere between unicorn hair and leprechaun farts.
I am serious, I have used the same guitar cable at every gig since I started playing the electric guitar in 1996.
I should find out what brand it is.
Look at every YouTube video I have up, you'll see it in all of them.
I have used the same no-name red cloth wrapped 20' cord since I got my first electric guitar in 1996.
I have literally used it for every gig of my entire life. Probably 200 + gigs.
And of course a million hours of basement beer-drinking and rocking.
I have never touched it, as far as maintenance goes. Not once.
Scientists have yet to discover what this cable is made of, but their best guesses land somewhere between unicorn hair and leprechaun farts.
I am serious, I have used the same guitar cable at every gig since I started playing the electric guitar in 1996.
I should find out what brand it is.
Look at every YouTube video I have up, you'll see it in all of them.
Bones
New member
wahwah
GumbyLoveologist
Re: Your favorite guitar cable?
In the past few years I've switched from George L's, to Core x2, to Evidence Audio Lyric HG. The differences are obvious, in fact, glaringly so. The glassy top end of George L's was a relief when it was gone after I changed to Core X. Similarly, the shift to Evidence was a relief when the low mid blur of the Core X was gone. It's not voodoo or psychoacoustics, they actually have measurably different frequency responses. When I changed to the Lyric HG a few months ago, our regular FOH engineer came up to me after soundcheck and asked what I had changed. He noted exactly the same differences that I heard from the Core X to the Evidence. Tighter, faster bottom end, clarity in the midrange, openness in the top. More note separation in overdriven chords, more detail in general. I'd be concerned if he didn't hear the difference. He's been touring with us for three years, he's a full time professional sound engineer with his own production company.
There may not be too much difference amongst the generic brands, in fact some of them may be exactly the same cable. But there are companies who are specialising in research into cable design with very specific goals in mind, and achieving a variety of results.
I don't think it's a matter of 'superhuman hearing skills.' There's plenty of people getting paid to do sound who can't hear that elements of a PA system are out of phase, when other guys will walk in and say "Whoa, let's get this thing fixed!" Similarly, there are plenty of guitar players who can't summon up a truly great tone, even with access to professional grade equipment. There will always be varying degrees of auditory acuity amongst people, which is what makes some great mixing engineers, and others purveyors of great guitar tone. In many cases, it is the attention to, and perception of what may seem to some to be minor details, that compound into major improvements in tone.
David Gilmour is an excellent example of a guitar player who understands the cumulative effect of attention to sonic minutiae. When he changed to using Evidence cable on the advice of his tech, he not only replaced every cable in his rig, including speaker cable, he had a lot of the internal wiring of his amps changed to Evidence as well! Who's going to tell him he only imagined there was a difference?
Cheers...................................... wahwah
In the past few years I've switched from George L's, to Core x2, to Evidence Audio Lyric HG. The differences are obvious, in fact, glaringly so. The glassy top end of George L's was a relief when it was gone after I changed to Core X. Similarly, the shift to Evidence was a relief when the low mid blur of the Core X was gone. It's not voodoo or psychoacoustics, they actually have measurably different frequency responses. When I changed to the Lyric HG a few months ago, our regular FOH engineer came up to me after soundcheck and asked what I had changed. He noted exactly the same differences that I heard from the Core X to the Evidence. Tighter, faster bottom end, clarity in the midrange, openness in the top. More note separation in overdriven chords, more detail in general. I'd be concerned if he didn't hear the difference. He's been touring with us for three years, he's a full time professional sound engineer with his own production company.
There may not be too much difference amongst the generic brands, in fact some of them may be exactly the same cable. But there are companies who are specialising in research into cable design with very specific goals in mind, and achieving a variety of results.
I don't think it's a matter of 'superhuman hearing skills.' There's plenty of people getting paid to do sound who can't hear that elements of a PA system are out of phase, when other guys will walk in and say "Whoa, let's get this thing fixed!" Similarly, there are plenty of guitar players who can't summon up a truly great tone, even with access to professional grade equipment. There will always be varying degrees of auditory acuity amongst people, which is what makes some great mixing engineers, and others purveyors of great guitar tone. In many cases, it is the attention to, and perception of what may seem to some to be minor details, that compound into major improvements in tone.
David Gilmour is an excellent example of a guitar player who understands the cumulative effect of attention to sonic minutiae. When he changed to using Evidence cable on the advice of his tech, he not only replaced every cable in his rig, including speaker cable, he had a lot of the internal wiring of his amps changed to Evidence as well! Who's going to tell him he only imagined there was a difference?
Cheers...................................... wahwah
