Hey, Forum;

I need to start replacing my guitar cables and would like to know what some of the better ones are. I've seen some at Guitar Center for prices I can't even discuss—off the scale, so to speak ($100+)—but I also don't want to go cheap. Just like to get some feedback on reliability, flexibility, low noise, etc.

Thanks much.

Cayce

All you need to know about cables on page 7 of this PDF

http://www.award-session.com/pdfs/GEAR_TALK_1.pdf

Don't fall for the hype.

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No no and no

Here ya go. You asked for the best. These are for the discriminating man who knows the difference between what he needs and what he wants. Just make sure you're sitting down before you look at the prices after scrolling to the bottom of the page.



http://www.alessandro-products.com/cables-inst.html

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Just think of how awesome a guitar player you could have been by now if you had only spent the last 10 years practicing instead of obsessing over pickups and roasted maple necks.

Why do I hear "double-blind test" here?

Cheers

David

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"Humans think they are smarter than dolphins because we build cars and buildings and start wars etc...and all that dolphins do is swim in the water, eat fish and play around. Dolphins believe that they are smarter for exactly the same reasons."

I wonder how a lead increases anything aside from noise, if it's not active.

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No no and no

Any good, low-capacitence cable works just like any other. But whatever you do, do not buy Monster. That company is built on lies, voodoo and the ugliest legal practices imaginable. To put it bluntly, they suck, and their gigabuck leads don't work any better than anybody else's.

I've got George L's and Planet Waves cables around the studio, and you cannot hear the difference between them in the room or on tape. People who buy extremely expensive cables and say they sound awesome are not dumb: they're just falling victim of a common phenomenon of human perception, which is highly unreliable.

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Jim Bordner
Gravity Music - www.gravitymusic.com
Composer, producer, Egnater Artist

I just buy the 1/4 mono jack ends and a roll of cable from digikey and make them

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Put them into your freezer and call them "cryogenically treated" ...

http://www.cryogenicsinternational.com/posfdbk.htm

Cheers

David

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"Humans think they are smarter than dolphins because we build cars and buildings and start wars etc...and all that dolphins do is swim in the water, eat fish and play around. Dolphins believe that they are smarter for exactly the same reasons."

LMFAO!!!



Arjay

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"Here's why reliability is job one: A great sounding amp that breaks down goes from being a favorite piece of gear to a useless piece of crap in less time than it takes to read this sentence." -- BRUCE ZINKY

20-foot cord for $30 bucks at my local guitar dealer. Plug it in and as long as I hear no buzzing noises, snaps, crackles, pops, or a local AM radio station coming through my amp, I figure I'm ahead of the game.

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"It's about sound and sound alone. Looks are irrelevant. You can have the best-looking guitar on earth, but if the sound isn't there it is nothing more than a beautiful piece of trash. The sound it makes is the soul of any guitar."

Search the archives in this forum. This topic comes up at least
once a year.

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Being able to play and enjoy music is a gift that's often taken for granted.

Don't leave home without it!

Fender had a MIA fully shield guitar cable
it is the best guitar cable i have
too bad it was discontinued.

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