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I haven’t read any posts discussing cables although maybe there was a long time ago.
I just play at home and usually buy inexpensive cables to plug my guitar into my amp. I don’t buy the cheapest but I don’t buy Mogami cables either. Middle of the road for me. (I did buy a Mogami cable once but I don’t hear any difference.)
I’ve probably had 1 cable where the end came out of the jack so I threw it away. I bought MXR 6″ patch cables for my pedal board and haven’t had any problems. I believe Dunlop owns MXR. I’ve bought Speakfriends, GLS, Coolswell, and Moswag cables and they’re still going strong. They’re probably all made in China.
I also bought a Lekato WS70 Wireless system and it seems to work fine with no latency. Now I never am more than or 8 feet from my amp but still it seems to work well.
Has anybody found cables that work exceptionally well or don’t work well at all and want to share their thoughts?
Joe
The sight of a touch, or the scent of a sound,
Or the strength of an Oak with roots deep in the ground.
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Richard, I can’t hear any difference either but “advertising” claims otherwise. 😏
Steve, that’s usually why I but new cables, they either fail at the jack end or I just rearranged my room and need a different length. 😆
Thanks for the responses!
Joe
The sight of a touch, or the scent of a sound,
Or the strength of an Oak with roots deep in the ground.
--Graeme Edge -
I think there is close to zero chance that I could tell a sonic difference in cables in a blind test. But like Richard and Steve said, I buy decent cables for the durability factor. It’s so annoying when you realize your cable has gone wonky and you can’t find a good one anywhere in the house.
I bought a few of the “worlds best cables” brand cables on Amazon a couple years ago and they’ve held up well. Looks like they use Mogami wire, for whatever that’s worth.
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It’s funny, the reason I brought this up was because I just rearranged my room and needed a couple 6ft cables, one with straight ends and one with one right angle end. I just received them this morning.
I’m returning the one with straight ends because there is a very noticeable hum as soon as I plug it in. It is very thin, thinner than any cable I’ve ever seen before, and probably has no shielding and uses a very thin wire gauge. The connectors themselves look sturdy but that doesn’t mean doodly squat if it hums!
Joe
The sight of a touch, or the scent of a sound,
Or the strength of an Oak with roots deep in the ground.
--Graeme Edge -
Update:
I thought it was funny that today I just saw an article on Guitar World about cables and so I’ve linked it here. I think it basically says what everyone here already said, just get a decent jack that won’t break and you should be good to go. Longer cables may be different and you would probably want to buy a little better quality.
https://www.guitarworld.com/features/expensive-vs-cheap-guitar-cables
Joe
The sight of a touch, or the scent of a sound,
Or the strength of an Oak with roots deep in the ground.
--Graeme Edge -
Best cable purchase I ever made is for this
Mogami PLATINUM GUITAR-12 Instrument Cable, 1/4″ TS Male Plugs, Gold Contacts, Straight Connectors with silentPLUG, 12 Foot
Can unplug without popping amp and works perfectly with all my guitars.
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Mogami cables are a little above my affordability range. 😁
I bought a GLS cable for about 1/10th the price of the Mogami and I’m happy with it…except it has a tendency to be a little unruly when I try to uncurl it and straighten it out.
Joe
The sight of a touch, or the scent of a sound,
Or the strength of an Oak with roots deep in the ground.
--Graeme Edge
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