What's the best cable (for the price) available at Samash?

[Shroom]

I have a gift card for $350, and besides having my new Warwick set up, I thought I'd use it to get a new cable for myself, and a new cable for my dad, since my trumpet player killed his at a gig I borrowed it for.

Neither has to be very long, if that's an issue. Mine only has to be able to reach my pedal chain and be long enough to use if something happens to my wireless system, and my dad just messes with his guitar in his room at home. I know Monster cables are overpriced, and mine stopped working on me a little while ago, so I'm steering away form those unless they really are the best.

So TB, hit me!

[baberuth]

Monster cables are good cables. They have a lifetime guarantee, so if you still have your non-working cable, you should be able to take it back to any authorized monster cable dealer and they'll replace it, no questions. I've had two monster cables, that were given to me, replaced at different times through guitar center and honestly, I don't know if they were originally purchased there, but that's how it works.

[edwinhurwitz]

Monster cables aren't good cables. If they were, no one would ever have to use the warranty, but everyone always seems to end up doing that. I would get some of Butch Ammons cables and call it a day, unless you can solder yourself, in which case, go to redco.com, get some Canare cable and some ends and have at it. No sense in wasting money on a cable that will break sooner than its price tag would have you believe.

Edwin

[Shroom]

Hmm... but if a new Monster cable is basically free, that puts a whole new perspective on things If I can really just walk into Samash with the broken one and no receipt and tell em I want a new one, that sounds like the best solution

[Wm. E. Evans]

Originally Posted by Shroom

If I can really just walk into Samash with the broken one...

Don't forget to consider my personal favorite form of cable attrition; leaving them at the gig venue. Having a Monster cable won't help with that. I own Monster cables (purchased back in my naive youth), but have since switched to less expensive cables I can afford to loose.

[Drifta]

Wow maybe i'm weird, but i just purchased some nice monster cables after i used to badmouth them for the price.

Yeah, i got tired of the ends of my no-name sam ash and GC cables breaking and the popping and lack of volume and the fact taht my cheapcables would start to produce sound only when i turned them a certain way int he imput....yeah them cheap cables are the awnser!

[Wm. E. Evans]

Originally Posted by Drifta

Yeah, i got tired of the ends of my no-name sam ash and GC cables breaking and the popping and lack of volume and the fact taht my cheapcables would start to produce sound only when i turned them a certain way int he imput....yeah them cheap cables are the awnser !

$0.50 clearance cables will do that, and I don't think anyone would advocate using them. There is a happy middle ground, though.

Unless you need the "bling" factor of a high-end cable for whatever reason...conspicuous consumption and all...

[TrooperFarva]

Also, Monster Cables are problematic with some basses, specifically Warwicks. The ends of the Monster Cable are slightly larger than cheaper cables, for a 'better fit.' The problem, and it gets worse with Warwicks, is that the cable, for lack of a better term, stretches out the jack on the bass, and eventually leads to intermittent sound. Do a search, a whole bunch of people with Warwicks and Monster Cables on here have had this problem.

[mantelclock]

Pro Co from Sweetwater sound. Lifetime guarantee against any problems. Except loss, LOL. These are tough, quiet, extremely well made cables. I have had absolutely no issues with them. And shipping is free from Sweetwater...

[Bassamatic]

It seems that the new cables from Elixir are amazing! They are specially engineered to have the LOWEST capacitance per foot of ANY instrument cable - this means the least loss of highs and transients. Those that have tried them say the difference is amazing. Worth checking out.

There is much more to your cord than how it is made.

[Dave Muscato]

Here we go!

I'll get the popcorn. I think it's asad's turn for the nachos...

[megadethjohn]

I really don't think monster cables are that bad but they are overpriced. Cheap cables suck, yeah. Build your own. I think someone recommended http://www.redco.com. For the prices I saw on there you really can't go wrong. Even if you don't know how to solder it's really easy and definetly worth it to learn.

[Wm. E. Evans]

To answer the OP concerning his Sam Ash gift card:

I currently use these cables; not the cheapest, far from the most expensive. They sell for less elsewhere, though:
http://www.samash.com/catalog/showit...ngleitemsearch

If you know your way around a soldering iron and want to roll your own, these are available:
http://www.samash.com/catalog/showit...RCH&GroupCode=

[El Kabong]

im not a fan of Monster cables simply because they spend more time and money suing people out of business than they do researching cables.

Here a list of cases Monster Cable is involved in from
the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Many of these companies have been around far longer than monster cable.

1. Monster Records
2. Monster Rock
3. Monster Mos
4. Monsters of Rock 'n' Roar
5. Monster in my Pants
6. Monster Cafe'
7. Monster Museum Cafe'
8. Monster Bowl
9. Monster Ray
10. Monster
11. Monster Money
12. Monster Software
13. The Monster
14. The Monster Card
15. Digital Monster
16. Speed Monster
17. Monster Bot
18. Monster Commands
19. Hula Monsters
20. EMonster
21. Music Monster
22. Monsterworld
23. Monster Magnet
24. Honey Monster
25. Audiomonster
26. Duel Monsters
27. Think Monster
28. Monster Spray
29. Rubie's Tiny Monsters
30. Monster Tamer
31. Home of the Monster
32. Scan Monsters
23. Monster Eye
24. Monster Recovery
25. Monster Light
26. Jingle Bell Monster
27. Mini Monsters
28. The Number Monster
29. Monster Fighters
30. Monstersnaps
31. Monster Guard
32. Monster Hardware
33. Monster Game
34. Monster Vision
35. Monster Filter
36. My Pet Monster
37. Build-A-Monster
38. Monster Cutters
39. Monstermark
40. Reborn the Monster
41. Monster Rancher Explorer
42. Monstergrams
43. Monsterworks
44. Tully-Monster
45. Doctor Zarr's Amazing Funk Monster
46. Monster Truck Mania
47. Hela Monster
48. Monster Maze
49. Monster Proof
50. Monster Away
51. Monsters for Grown-Ups
52. War of the Monsters
53. Scooby-Doo and the Monsters of Mexico
54. Monster Rancher Advance
55. One Eyed Monster
56. Learning Monster
57. Inkmonsters
58. Scribble Monster
59. Sky Monsters
60. B Monster
61. "It's not a monster - it's local!"
62. Bapcol Flomonster
63. Monster Snot
64. Songster
65. Monster Rancher
66. Monsters of the Midway
67. Monster Mix
68. Monster Grip
69. Monsterhype Productions
70. Monsterresponse
71. Road Monsters
72. Doctor Monster
73. Monster Garage
74. Monsters
75. Monsters of Rock
76. M Monnex
77. Monster Grab
78. Monster Resins
79. Monster Clubhouse
80. Monsterpin
81. Monster Hunter
82. Monster Squadron
83. Monster Head
84. Mambo Monster
85. Monster Sweep
86. The Monster Cooler
87. Messagemonster
88. Monster Cash
89. Monster Maker Media & Marketing
90. Monster Seats
91. M Monster
92. Blue Monster Bar
93. Monsterskate
94. Monster Enforcer
95. Monster Magic
96. Snow Monsters
97. Candy Monster
98. Monster Mansion
99. Air Monster
100. Monster Slots
101. Monster Tower
102. Monster Baseball
103. Monsters of the Interstate
104. Monsters Wanted

[Shroom]

Originally Posted by TrooperFarva

Also, Monster Cables are problematic with some basses, specifically Warwicks. The ends of the Monster Cable are slightly larger than cheaper cables, for a 'better fit.' The problem, and it gets worse with Warwicks, is that the cable, for lack of a better term, stretches out the jack on the bass, and eventually leads to intermittent sound. Do a search, a whole bunch of people with Warwicks and Monster Cables on here have had this problem.

That's bad I have a brand new Warwick in my lap right now which is my main axe

What do you guys htink of the Whirwind cables that that one dude posted about? Also, I've heard good things about Planet Wave(s?) or something like that. Whatchoo think?

[pickles]

I've had amazing luck with spectraflex cables. Great sound, no failures in 10+ years, and they coil much more nicely than any other cable I've used.