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Cloth Instrument Cable Question

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Bugeyed Earl said:
Them's fightin' words! ;)

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I haven't seen a telephone wire jack in ages! (They were designed not to last IMO)
 
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I got a couple tweed/cloth covered instrument cords... don't gig with 'em since logistically, they'd get scuzzy pretty quick where I'm playing these days... works fine and looks nice in the practice room though.

Lately I've been using Planet Waves 20' w/gold connectors for gigging. Don't know if they're in vogue or not, but I haven't had one to fail yet.
 
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mistergoats said:
Still using the same 21' Monster Bass 500 "regular" cable, complete with cat chew marks in it, that I bought in 1994 for like $120.

Using a fancy set of Fender Custom Shop yellow tweeds for my guitar rig in 20' guitar to pedal board, 3 x 6" in between my pedals, and 6' from the pedal to my amp.
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The purple heat shrinked instrument cable on the far right (in the Monique input) has been in steady and active gigging use since about 1994. It cost me about 15 bucks around the corner from a gig one night.
 
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My local Sam Ash sells the Fender "tweed" cables (as I call them) for a reasonable price, and they have a real lifetime, no questions asked return policy on them. Just bring it back and get a new one (apparently Fender is good about backing this up). Cool retro look, priced to sell, and an E-Z return if not working.
 
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mistergoats said:
Still using the same 21' Monster Bass 500 "regular" cable, complete with cat chew marks in it, that I bought in 1994 for like $120.

Using a fancy set of Fender Custom Shop yellow tweeds for my guitar rig in 20' guitar to pedal board, 3 x 6" in between my pedals, and 6' from the pedal to my amp.
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Those Fender CS cables are not bad, and they are a decent score at closeout prices.

If the extra outer layer (braided or not) is used to decouple strain (pull) on the inner jacket and electrical conductors, then it's serving a useful purpose. However, the extra layer is cosmetic on nearly all instrument cables I've seen.

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#75
slamjet said:
I've been looking at cables and I see there are essentially two kinds: Tweed or cloth and PVC or "regular" cables. The cloth cables seem like a good way to soak up all kinds of strange fluids so my question is what's the advantage? Flexibility or is there something else I don't know?
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I have a couple of these. I notice that I pick up static noise if they are in contact with some carpets. My rubber cables don't do that. Curly, coiled cables only from now on.
 
#78
PSR B1919+21 said:
I like my spectraflex vintages (lampcord color). Look great, and sound good. I've even made few midi cables (spectraflex xlr+neutrik rean midi gold) to match the set lol :)
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Sometimes cable looks outweigh function. For example, you probably didn't take the person with the best personality to the prom, but the keeper is the one that is the best overall. You don't want it to trip you, stop working, or cut you off!
 
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I got a DiMarzio cable since it looks like cloth, but it is jacketed. Reasonable price and very good quality, lay flat where I put them and coil easily for transport.
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I only wish they were offered with one 90-degree end, the other end straight.
 

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