Wanting to make own cables...which connectors?

[madbutcher]

So I am building up my amp/rack case with everything in it..


I want to make all the cabling nice and perfect lengths and not have to buy monster crap at 20 a pop for short cables.....

I think I can just buy enough of this....?

http://www.redco.com/shopexd.asp?id=965

But what connectors should I get from here?

http://www.redco.com/shopdisplayproducts.asp?id=62&cat=TS+Connectors

 

[greyskull]

neutrik

 

[Metaltastic]

Yup, definitely Neutrik! This for straight, this for right angled. Though stripping and soldering TS cables is a fucking bitch because of the braided shield - depending on how many you want (and thus how much the cost would add up), I personally would rather pay a bit extra and let them handle it! (or just go Planet Waves ), cuz while I'm fine soldering my own XLR cables, a) they give you a lot more room to work in and b) they don't undergo as much abuse as instrument cables do.

 

[Torniojaws]

Neutrik.

 

[madbutcher]

Yup, definitely Neutrik! This for straight, this for right angled. Though stripping and soldering TS cables is a fucking bitch because of the braided shield - depending on how many you want (and thus how much the cost would add up), I personally would rather pay a bit extra and let them handle it! (or just go Planet Waves ), cuz while I'm fine soldering my own XLR cables, a) they give you a lot more room to work in and b) they don't undergo as much abuse as instrument cables do.

damn I didn't even see that they make em for you. I guess I'm not going to attempt making them myself. Thanks! Seems like the planet waves will cost ~$4 more per cable. The custom from Redco still seem like a pretty good deal.

I didn't even see the other instrument cables either...

http://www.redco.com/shopdisplaycategories.asp?id=18&cat=Unbalanced+Instrument+Cable

Any one better to use than the other?

 

[Metaltastic]

Well not Gotham Otherwise, though, I highly doubt you'd be able to tell the difference between Canare, Mogami, and Redco, but for my short patch cables that I use for my re-amping (and FX patching) I got Canare, cuz the fact that it was twice as much didn't really matter when the lengths were so short.