How do you label your cords

[Bufalo]

I solve the issue by being the only guy in the band who seems to ever have any equipment at all besides his own instrument. So this way I know ALL the speaker, XLR, patch, etc cables are mine!

 

[tarafran]

I use blue nail polish to paint my initials on the ends.

Red one works for me on all my equipment, never lost a cord,mic stand or mic since

 

[Stilettoprefer]

I use live wire cables, and since the ends kept unscrewing themselves, I wrapped them in electrical tape. Marks that they're mine, and keeps the cables together.

 

[lowfreq33]

Get Velcro cable ties in a light color, write your name on the tie with a sharpie.

 

[pmchenry]

Heat shrink, well you have to take the ends off to get it on there then solder them back together, very time-consuming.

They make 4:1 heat shrink now that fits over even an XLR end and still shrinks snugly to the cable.

 

[Jordan S.]

Put a coloured zip tie around the cable, close to the plug (and tight, so it stays there), then snip off the excess.

 

[mongo2]

Put a coloured zip tie around the cable, close to the plug (and tight, so it stays there), then snip off the excess.

Clever...I like that idea.

 

[pasta4lnch]

I use the colored velcro ties and no one else I gig w/ uses them so that's an easy tell. Plus I always break down first after a gig, and I'm usually done before anyone else starts so no worries there either.

When I bring other gear to sessions, I use blue tape w/ my initials on it and/or w/ a marker

 

[Jordan S.]

Clever...I like that idea.

Haha, I've been sitting in bed all day with a chest infection, I've got nothing but time...

 

[Roscoe East]

http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f30/any-ideas-how-mark-cables-644798/

 

[mongo2]

Haha, I've been sitting in bed all day with a chest infection, I've got nothing but time...

Get better soon...we need all the good ideas we can get.

 

[hibachiduck]

I used to play with an obnoxious gold tweed cord. Everybody knew it was mine until it crapped out.

 

[50hz]

I use colored electrician's tape - one wind of red at the end of the cable. On AC cords, the red goes at the plug end.

If it comes off, it's easy to replace.

Another option - buy colored velcro cable wraps for all cables. I use them on all cables anyway, and you can get any color you want. They never melt, shrink or fall of if properly installed. Buy in bulk for better prices.

+1 me too, usually yellow. never had it get gummy in heat

 

[50hz]

You can also use colored/fluorescent nylon zip ties. They won't fall off and have to be cut off to remove them. I'm sure you can get a small quantity at the big box hardware stores.

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+1 good idea!!

 

[Mousekillaz]

I use small colored (all the same color) wire ties at one end of the cord and cut the tail off with a pair of flush cut wire cutters.

 

[placedesjardins]

I just bring the cords I need.
I stopped buying black cords because that is what everyone has. I got this two-colored fabric weave covered patch cord with white shrink wrap at the ends. No one else has it so it doesn't get mixed up.

 

[placedesjardins]

I used to play with an obnoxious gold tweed cord. Everybody knew it was mine until it crapped out.

Oh yeah. Mine is tan/white tweed.