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10-31-2006, 10:45 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Montreal | | | The better/best cables, What's your take
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I used to make my own cables, with good wires and Neutrik connectors. I just bought some planet waves cables. Great quality, more expensive than most, but not repairable.
What are your good quality brands : Monster, Planet waves, etc...
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10-31-2006, 10:49 AM
| | Banned | | Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: New York, NY | | | Years ago I fell victim to the idea that Monster cables were superior to all other cables. As long as a quality cable doesn't fall apart on you, I have no preference. I use all brands. |
10-31-2006, 10:54 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Toronto, Canada | | | BAYOU CABLES! All the way!!!! |
10-31-2006, 11:04 AM
| | I wish I could sing like Rick Danko. | | Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Shreveport LA | | | I like George L's. |
10-31-2006, 11:57 AM
| | Vorsprung durch Technik | | Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Cologne, Germany | | | I make my own, so sense in buying boutique cables that you can't repair and/or fail all the time.
I stay away from gold-plated plugs, too.
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10-31-2006, 12:36 PM
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Originally Posted by spliffnriff BAYOU CABLES! All the way!!!! | +1 great cable
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10-31-2006, 12:56 PM
| | Notes we play > Gear we play them on | | Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Wisconsin | | | High-end cables are snake oil as far as I'm concerned. As long as the construction is sound, I'll use any cable. Lately I've been making my own with Mogami cable and Neutrik connectors. I can make a suh-wheet cable for about $20 that will probably last forever barring it getting cut in half. |
10-31-2006, 12:57 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Wilmington, NC/Lynchburg, VA | | Quote: |
Originally Posted by spliffnriff BAYOU CABLES! All the way!!!! | Word to that, he makes some awesome cables, for not much dough either. |
10-31-2006, 02:36 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Isle of Lucy | | | TARA LABS!!!
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10-31-2006, 02:56 PM
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Originally Posted by canopener TARA LABS!!! | Heh, Heh... 
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10-31-2006, 06:50 PM
|  | Fellow Conspirator | | Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Alexandria, VA | | | I like Lava Cables as a company. You can pick your prefered cable and ends and they're very affordable.
I like the Gepco cable and Neutrik and G&H ends. |
10-31-2006, 07:00 PM
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Builder and Owner: DJ Ash Guitars | | Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Dallas, north Texas | | | I like cables that don't take away money better spent on something more useful. I'm currently using the California Cables by Fender that are super cheap at AMS. They just totally MAKE my bass tone, and by that, I mean they make the bass tone come out of the bass into the amplifier. |
10-31-2006, 10:00 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Woodinville, WA | | | I use Planet Waves now, but haven't tried them all. I like them quite a lot and they perform well, with no problems so far. I've heard that Monster's have a little larger end that spreads your contacts and then if you use anything else afterwards, they don't connect well. I know a guitar player that I respect and he had to have his guitar contacts replaced after using Monster cables because nothing else wouldwork because of the spread. Bummer!
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10-31-2006, 10:10 PM
| | | | I like Kordex. They're cheap, cool-looking, reliable, and I think they sound slightly better than Monster or Planet Waves. |
10-31-2006, 11:54 PM
|  | Total Hyper-Elite Member | | Join Date: May 2000 Location: Groom Lake, NV | | | I like my own Bullum brand cables, but I do own a fair number of ProCo mic cables. For my personal mic cables I use Mogami.
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11-01-2006, 10:46 AM
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Endorsing Artist: Karl Hoyt Basses | | Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: upstate NY | | | Bayou Cables for live stuff, George L for studio.
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11-01-2006, 12:00 PM
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Originally Posted by yamaha I used to make my own cables, with good wires and Neutrik connectors. I just bought some planet waves cables. Great quality, more expensive than most, but not repairable. | Not raparable? What do you mean by that? Quote: |
Originally Posted by yamaha What are your good quality brands : Monster, Planet waves, etc... | Anything that passes the signal. I look for Belden or Canare or comparable cable and Switchcraft or comparable jacks. |
11-01-2006, 01:14 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Madison, NJ | | | Canare cables with G&H connectors, meaning Bayou Cables for me.
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11-01-2006, 03:03 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Seweracuse, NY | | | I'm down with Bayou too.
Just got 5 this past week (4 mic and 1 instrument). Great build, quality materials and Butch was super fast and nice to deal with. Cables showed up at my door in 3 working days.
From a friend who works in sound tech, "Canare StarQuad is the Sh*znit for mic cables".
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