https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/good-guitar-cables/ Guitar Noise Discussion Board en-US Thu, 04 Jun 2026 22:58:50 +0000 wpForo 60 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/good-guitar-cables/#post-89828 Tue, 15 Feb 2005 23:37:24 +0000 Guitar Players Discussion wishus https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/good-guitar-cables/#post-89828 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/good-guitar-cables/#post-89780 Tue, 15 Feb 2005 19:17:31 +0000
Then in the 80s I got a set of George L type solderless cables, and they never really failed since. The only thing that ever happened was somebody onstage accidentally tripped on one of the cables and tore the cable right out of the plug, but it was a simple matter to just unscrew the setcrew, cut a new clean end, push the plug back on and screw the thing in.

Simple, easy, reliable.

The only thing is, I don't remember it as being George L brand. Wasn't there another, competing brand back then?]]> Guitar Players Discussion DemoEtc https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/good-guitar-cables/#post-89780 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/good-guitar-cables/#post-89777 Tue, 15 Feb 2005 18:32:49 +0000 Guitar Players Discussion Anonymous https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/good-guitar-cables/#post-89777 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/good-guitar-cables/#post-89726 Tue, 15 Feb 2005 07:16:48 +0000 Guitar Players Discussion Tim_Madsen https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/good-guitar-cables/#post-89726 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/good-guitar-cables/#post-89511 Mon, 14 Feb 2005 03:27:27 +0000 A couple of considerations, which have nothing to do with the actual guitar sound:

1. As some cables get use, the insulation and screening get worn and starts to generate noise whenever the cable is moved.

2. Unscreened (or poorly screened) cable can act as a radio antenna - not good if, in the middle of "Love Me Tender", your cable picks up a police call to a domestic disturbance. :?]]> Guitar Players Discussion waltaja https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/good-guitar-cables/#post-89511 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/good-guitar-cables/#post-89310 Sat, 12 Feb 2005 12:48:34 +0000
I bought some good quality shielded cable and a couple of jack plugs - one of which is angled (90°) because the socket is on the face of the guitar. It took a few minutes to solder the plugs on, a few more to remove them again, so that I could put the sleeves over the cable, then another few minutes to resolder the plugs in place, put the sleeves over the connections and screw the covers on.]]> Guitar Players Discussion greybeard https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/good-guitar-cables/#post-89310 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/good-guitar-cables/#post-89294 Sat, 12 Feb 2005 06:18:59 +0000 Guitar Players Discussion paul donnelly https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/good-guitar-cables/#post-89294 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/good-guitar-cables/#post-89229 Fri, 11 Feb 2005 19:00:11 +0000
Peavey cable seems to be OK. I used to like Horizon cable, but I haven't seen them in a while. Anything made with mogami or canare cable is great stuff. Whirlwind is good too. Monster is overrated.]]> Guitar Players Discussion wishus https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/good-guitar-cables/#post-89229 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/good-guitar-cables/#post-89197 Fri, 11 Feb 2005 10:14:13 +0000 I couldn't believe it . So , I plugged in the old Whirlwind and finished the gig without further problems . When I returned the cable ( "lifetime guarantee" ) , Guitar Center replaced it with another of the same model . To make a long story short , it too went bad on me within 2 months time . To look at it , the cable was perfect . It wasn't cut or outwardly damaged . Now I had to make another trip to Guitar Center (20 miles - one way ) to exchange this extremely unreliable cable . Needless to say , I didn't want any more to do with Monster cables , so after they refused to give me my money back and I refused to accept another of the same cables in exchange , I convinced them to give me a lesser priced Planet Waves cable instead . I have had no problems since . I am sorry to be so long-winded . I needed to vent a little . No more Monster cables for me !!!]]> Guitar Players Discussion Diceman https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/good-guitar-cables/#post-89197 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/good-guitar-cables/#post-88591 Sun, 06 Feb 2005 16:36:09 +0000
-I turned up to a gig with 3 cables, 2 din't work when we got there, i was luck I had the third.

-Guitarist in my band has been playing through a load of effects, all hooked up with really cheap cables. The background noise was awful, and impossible to work with. Decent cables and its fine.

-The number of times I've picked up french radio on my guitar when playing through cheap long cables at home is incredible (I live in england!). Fortunately it's never happened to me at a gig.


So, I feel that decent cables ARE very important! However, There is really no need to spend £80 on a cable unless your a top flight pro gigging every night. However, it is quite neccessary to get at least reasonable ones. I've had good experience with Venom and Viper cables, and I would always buy shielded ones. It'll save you money in the long run. Good cables can last for years, cheap basic cables can last months if your lucky.


Just a few of my thoughts.

Peter]]> Guitar Players Discussion English one https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/good-guitar-cables/#post-88591