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Is 40' pushing it for an instrument cable?


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Hi all,

 

A beginners question. Like the title says, is 40' too long for an unbalanced instrument cable? If so, what could you do if you had to go that distance, didn't have a DI and you had to go to a 1/4" input. This wouldn't be for a pro gig or anything like that but just a fun jam so no real complaints of signal loss would be expected.

 

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Ho'okani

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Very few people these days would use one that long. However, there have been artists in the past, before wireless, that used 50 feet or even 100 feet for a guitar cord. You won't hurt anything. The main issue is loss of high frequencies, and the potential for increase in hum if the shielding isn't good.

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Thanks guys. I'll just give it a try since like you said it won't hurt anything other than some possible signal loss and noise. The situation is not worth investing a lot into since it's just for fun and only once in a great while that I would need that long of a run.

 

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Ho'okani

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