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09-29-2011, 12:17 PM
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I have a 20' Standard Monster Cable. I was wondering if it would be wise to cut the jack off of one end and replace it with a Right-Angle jack I have.
I'm only doing this because it's the longest cable I have, and I use it the most but I hate straight jack cables.
I don't see any problem with replacing the jack. I mean, I've repaired cables before, but I just wanted to ask in case Monster cables have some kind of funky cable design that isn't like any other cable.
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Originally Posted by bongomania  I don't care if you're a 90-year-old gay man who only looks at woodworking websites | |
09-29-2011, 12:23 PM
| | | | Monster cables are exactly the same type of cable as all others, except that they cost a lot more.
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09-29-2011, 12:33 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Colorado Springs, Colorado | | | That's what I was thinking.
Better go heat up the soldering iron!
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09-29-2011, 12:33 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Tampa, FL | | | Don't do it! You're gonna disrupt the cryogenically sealed chamber which aligns the electrons in the signal, giving you a very Danny Bonaduce-ish tone when you play... |
09-29-2011, 12:37 PM
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Originally Posted by TF Ghost Don't do it! You're gonna disrupt the cryogenically sealed chamber which aligns the electrons in the signal, giving you a very Danny Bonaduce-ish tone when you play... | they are sealed cables, it helps isolate the signal and prevent interference. breaking that seal would not be a wise decision. |
09-29-2011, 12:40 PM
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Bass & guitar tech, FOH sound, backline rentals | | Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Concord, NH | | | Prolly void that nice lifetime warranty that makes M-C stuff partly worth the price. Just stick a right-angle 1/4" plug/jack on one end. If you do replace the connector be sure to use Genuine M-C 90% Unobtanium - 10% silver alloy solder or you're likely to end up with those nasty inverted tri-phase vortex artifacts on the sub-octave...
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09-29-2011, 12:42 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Takoma Park, MD (DC) | | | < butthead voice>
Huh huh ... you said "jack off"
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09-29-2011, 12:46 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Tampa, FL | | Quote:
Originally Posted by gnjpowell Prolly void that nice lifetime warranty that makes M-C stuff partly worth the price. Just stick a right-angle 1/4" plug/jack on one end. If you do replace the connector be sure to use Genuine M-C 90% Unobtanium - 10% silver alloy solder or you're likely to end up with those nasty inverted tri-phase vortex artifacts on the sub-octave... | ...and if you can't find it locally, I hear Crazy Eddie's has it in stock. |
09-29-2011, 12:48 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Long Island, NY | | | they are well made cables. i wouldent bother- your work is probably going to be not as solid as the monster factory's work. |
09-29-2011, 12:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Jim Nazium < butthead voice>
Huh huh ... you said "jack off"
</ butthead voice> | Huh huh huh huh.... yeah..... huh huh....
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09-29-2011, 12:56 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Mountain South | | | Uh, I am NOT the internet language police but...cables GENERALLY have plugs....which plug IN to jacks.
If I wanted a right angle plug on my cable (I do), I would cut the straight one off in a heartbeat. It's a freakin cable. Wire. Metal encased in plastic. Just do it. How likely are you to want a warranty claim on a cable?
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09-29-2011, 01:02 PM
|  | Just when I though I was done... | | Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: New York NY | | | I've "traded in" 3 monster cables. 2 after 15 years of heavy duty service and one that had the older, bigger plug (hated those!). Walked into Sam Ash, handed over the old one, they hand me back a new one, I walk out. Simple... |
09-29-2011, 01:09 PM
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Why don't you just trade it in for a new one? |
09-29-2011, 01:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Jim Nazium < butthead voice>
Huh huh ... you said "jack off"
</ butthead voice> | LOL!
So glad I'm not the only one who noticed that!
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09-29-2011, 01:18 PM
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EXAR pedals rep for North & Central America | | Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: PDX, OR | | | Actually, a guy I used to know worked for a pro audio company that did custom assembly of Monster cables, under license from Monster; and he said he absolutely hated working on those because the inner insulation layers were a real pain to strip without damaging the wire, and without exposing too much of the inner wrap past the barrel of the plug. So on the one hand "yes" Monster cables work just like any other shielded cable, but "no" you can't assume it will be an easy job. |
09-29-2011, 01:38 PM
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Originally Posted by Jim Nazium < butthead voice>
Huh huh ... you said "jack off"
</ butthead voice> | I did, didn't I... 
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Originally Posted by bongomania I don't care if you're a 90-year-old gay man who only looks at woodworking websites | |
09-29-2011, 01:40 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Colorado Springs, Colorado | | | Too late...
That braided wire was a B****!
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