Guitar cables

[Harry Hughes]

I've been using Core One Creative X2 cables for recording guitar and bass.
They make my cheapo cables feel quite flimsy and weak in comparison and they sound amazing

 

[Harry Hughes]

A little off topic but close enough.......I know the goal is to use the shortest possible cord while recording.......what is some of the length's you guy's use?(please no dick jokes) 10 ft isn't to long is it?

Plus i love and use Planet Waves only

20 feet cables here.
Good cables of a long length will sound clearer than a short, cheap cable

 

[Ermz]

Currently using 2 meter Canare cables with Neutrik connectors. Been meaning to switch over to Mogami with Neutrik Gold in order to 'conform' all the cabling in the home studio to the same standard. Even the inside of the DIY outboard gear my friend makes for me is wired with Mogami. Sometimes the Neutrik/Canare cables lose contact in some jacks and it can be a pain in the ass.

All my cable runs are as short as they can possibly be.

 

[Loren Littlejohn]

A little off topic but close enough.......I know the goal is to use the shortest possible cord while recording.......what is some of the length's you guy's use?(please no dick jokes) 10 ft isn't to long is it?

Plus i love and use Planet Waves only

I use 6' (that's a little less than 2 meters for you overseas guys) cable when I record. I keep that shit as short as it can be while maintaining comfort.

 

[MetalJonesy]

i use a mixture of monster, piranha and vandamme cables all do their job! my fav's are the piranha stuff, i use it for guitar and speaker cables and they are all almost 10 years old now and gigged heavily back in the day!!

 

[Jind]

I've always had a preference for cloth covered guitar cables - no particular reason I can point to, but I do like the look of them. As for brands, I've been buying the C.B.I. Gold Rush instrument cables for a few years now - they are made with 20 gauge wire and G&H Bigfoot connectors. Supposedly they are the Gibson Custom Shop cable of choice for whatever that's worth, but I do think the black and gold cloth outer casing is sharp looking as hell, plus they are not that expensive - only $21.95 for a 15 footer.

 

[Metaltastic]

It's definitely best to keep cables as short as possible whenever possible, especially with passive pickups! (not as much of an issue with actives because of the internal buffering)

And yeah, CBI and ProCo both make really quality budget cables

 

[Metaltastic]

A little off topic but close enough.......I know the goal is to use the shortest possible cord while recording.......what is some of the length's you guy's use?(please no dick jokes) 10 ft isn't to long is it?

It's a bit more than I'd like to be honest, especially with passives!

 

[cloy26]

Canare GS-6 with Neutrik connectors. Bst cable I've ever owned. I will never go back to pre made cables for anything. I make every cable I need now. Soldering:a great skill to know. lol

 

[Metaltastic]

I solder my own XLR and speaker cables, I just don't like dealing with the braided sleeve on coax. cables (although this pic kinda confuses me - I didn't realize the braiding could be twisted into a wire, I thought it just had to be soldered directly on - is that how you guys do it?)

 

[egan.]

I solder my own XLR and speaker cables, I just don't like dealing with the braided sleeve on coax. cables (although this pic kinda confuses me - I didn't realize the braiding could be twisted into a wire, I thought it just had to be soldered directly on - is that how you guys do it?)

Yes. You can un-braid the strands and then twist them. I usually put a little heat shrink on it to cover the part I don't need to solder as well.

 

[Metaltastic]

Thanks dude, that definitely changes my opinion on soldering my own!

 

[cloy26]

Yep. The first cables I ever soldered were my George L patch cables (damn, those solderless plugs are a scam) and it had braided shielding and it's supposedly better than unbraided.

 

[krokit]

Hey thanks for the tips guys! Gonna try and check out all of the suggestions.

 

[greyskull]

planet waves are great. george ls are pretty good too.
or just diy. As long as the wire doesnt suck and its got neutrik jacks i couldnt care less.

 

[plague_rider]

Planet waves, nice and short...

 

[Notuern]

Lynch or Planet Waves... if they break, you just snip of the cable at the plug, remove the cable stub from the plug, re-attach the cable and youre done.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WAcUkFblSQ

(Not a guitarcable, but it works the same.)

 

[amarshism]

Always used and sworn by planet waves but I've had many of them die on the road.

 

[Notuern]

Always used and sworn by planet waves but I've had many of them die on the road.

Thats the nice part by buying the more expensive versions, as you can do like in the video above.

 

[Trevoire520]

Neutrik connectors and Klotz LA Grange cable as it's very resistant to tangling.