Do you prefer straight or 90 degree plugs?

[Jeff Scott]

Does any body make a right angle male xlr?

Have you bothered to Google it? There are several sources for them.

 

[Drgonzonm]

I'ved looked
I'll look again thx

 

[Badwater]

I prefer the straight. It fits the strat jackhole, and just about every guitar jackhole. With the angled, some amps are limitied mainly some tweed amps, and they don't look cool on the strat.

 

[tlc1976]

Route the cable through your strap and the orientation is perfect to minimize the chance of damage by hitting the plug on anything. It follows the contour of the bass.

I used to do this. Wore my cable out a lot faster, developed dead spots. I realize a cable is a consumable, but I'd like it to last as long as possible.

 

[Jeff Scott]

...Route the cable through your strap and the orientation is perfect to minimize the chance of damage by hitting the plug on anything. It follows the contour of the bass.

I used to do this. ..... developed dead spots...

Routing the cable through your strap created dead spots on your bass?!?!?!?

 

[FLORINS]

Does any body make a right angle male xlr?

Neutrik.

 

[tlc1976]

Routing the cable through your strap created dead spots on your bass?!?!?!?

Dead spots in the cable.

 

[twelvetrombones]

Depends on the bass. All of mine work with 90 degree plugs, so that is what I've voted.

 

[Jeff Scott]

Dead spots in the cable.

Never heard of such a thing. Do you have some recorded examples of this?

 

[tlc1976]

Never heard of such a thing. Do you have some recorded examples of this?

No. Nothing crazy. Just dead spots from it being pinched constantly between the strap and body. The sound would not be full unless I played with how the cable was positioned. Eventually ended up cutting off like 18" or so and reassembling it.

 

[Jeff Scott]

No. Nothing crazy. Just dead spots from it being pinched constantly between the strap and body. The sound would not be full unless I played with how the cable was positioned. Eventually ended up cutting off like 18" or so and reassembling it.

That would be called intermittent, not dead spots, which refer to something completely different.

 

[Pilgrim]

I used to do this. Wore my cable out a lot faster, developed dead spots. I realize a cable is a consumable, but I'd like it to last as long as possible.

There's no such thing as a "dead spot" in a cable. There are cables with internally broken wires which cause intermittent contact, and that may be what is referred to.

As noted in the quote, when the wire breaks internally, you discard the cable and replace it with another $15 cable. Or spend your time shortening the cable, which is a very nice skill to have.

My personal opinion is that replacing a cable occasionally is very much preferable to stepping on a cable and either breaking the pickguard (P-bass style jack) or bending the jack contacts or damaging the wood where the output jack is mounted. That's what often happens if you don't loop the cable through the strap.

Or go wireless. Problem solved.

 

[ZenG]

I've read posts on these 90 degree connectors over the years .

Would have bought a couple myself if I hadn't read so many posts on how they are prone to failure...

 

[Jeff Scott]

I've read posts on these 90 degree connectors over the years .

Would have bought a couple myself if I hadn't read so many posts on how they are prone to failure...

They are, at least the "top quality" Switchcraft ones I have are.

 

[D M C]

I've read posts on these 90 degree connectors over the years .

Would have bought a couple myself if I hadn't read so many posts on how they are prone to failure...

So you don’t use them because you’ve heard things?

 

[beaglesandbass]

90 for sure.

 

[silvertone]

I prefer 90's but find they tend not to last that long.

 

[markoc]

90 out of bass, straight into amp.

 

[96tbird]

I prefer 90's but find they tend not to last that long.

Get one with Nuetrik ends. Will not fail.

 

[D M C]

I prefer 90's but find they tend not to last that long.

Not as long as straight? Why is that?