George L's suck!

[Vargus]

Ever since getting these things all i've had is problems. I have rewired them dozens of times but they will eventually crack and cut out no matter what. What are some other cables that will keep my tone and be quiet? I need something reliable, and George L's haven't been cutting it.

[cryptosonic]

Buy some plugs and make your own? I've had zero cable related issues since doing this.

[marchofflames]

I love my Lava DIY cables. No problems with them.

[christianatl]

I had the solder-free kit from Lava. I am totally inept at these type of things, so I don't know what I was thinking.

 

Two HCFXers make cheap, high quality cables. I can't remember who; hopefully someone who knows will chime in.

[mr benn]

George L's are fine if you make them right!

[CrystalLake]

Two HCFXers make cheap, high quality cables. I can't remember who; hopefully someone who knows will chime in.

 

Used666 and hivedestruction.

 

[Dr.Picklebottom]

George L's are fine if you make them right!

 

my impression as well. ive been using them for about 3 or 4 years and have had zero problems.

 

either its user error or youre just really, really unlucky.

[christianatl]

Used666 and hivedestruction.

 

Boom.

 

Thanks, as I'm planning on getting a PT Pro soon. I'm going to do it up right.

[KoskineN]

my impression as well. ive been using them for about 3 or 4 years and have had zero problems. either its user error or youre just really, really unlucky.

 

+1

 

I use them for more than 3 years now and never had problems with them.

I got a friend who tried the lava ones and he is quite pleased with them too.

[strtdv]

George L's have this weird hump in the upper mids I don't like. I use Klotz cables

[V]

I don't really trust George L's myself. Sure, you don't have to solder, but what happens when the connection starts to corrode or oxidize? If you've made a clean solder joint, the electrical connection is not going to be in danger of weakening due to corrosion (since oxidation can't occur inside the joint as it could in a non-soldered connection, unless the whole thing is made of gold).

 

i dunno, if you can solder, I would just make cables out of neutrik jacks and cables which you can get from Redco for reasonable prices.

[Loobs]

I would never gig solderless cables. Nightmare waiting to happen (George L's {censored}ed up on me on stage).

[TheCardiacKid]

solderless cables are nice because of ease of use, not because of durability. it goes without saying that a solderless attachment isn't going to be ultra-durable. your issue has a lot more to do with the attachment of cable-plug than it does the cable itself.

 

if you constantly plug-in and unplug your pedals then solderless probably isn't for you. i haven't had any issue at all with my Lava kit, but i didn't wire it up until i was sure about my pedal layout...so i've probably only tinkered with the cables a handful of times over the course of months. i'm pretty sure that's what both Lava and George L are meant for anyway...making custom length cables for finished boards.

[SnorkelMonkey]

I would never gig solderless cables. Nightmare waiting to happen (George L's {censored}ed up on me on stage).

 

I buy the George L cable by the foot and solder Switchcraft plugs on the ends.

[V]

I buy the George L cable by the foot and solder Switchcraft plugs on the ends.

 

Well that's fine, then. I'm sure his cable itself is pretty good quality.

[Leftty]

Been useing Goerge l's for years and love them, tried lava cables and hated them. They were a PIA to put together and always crapped out.

[TomCray]

I buy the George L cable by the foot and solder Switchcraft plugs on the ends.

 

I do the same with GLS pancakes. The local shop sells the cables for cheap, and since I know the guy he always throws me a couple extra feet in for free

[cBc]

http://acapella.harmony-central.com/showthread.php?t=2321196

[Phil O'Keefe]

I don't think solderless cables are automatically "bad", but you do have to make them correctly.

 

I have not used the George L's; I'm using Planet Waves. But when I first started making them, I had a couple that didn't work reliably, or wouldn't work at all - it wasn't a bad design, or a failure of the product, but a failure on my end in terms of "best practices" in terms of their construction - in a nutshell, I was pushing the cable into the plug only until I felt resistance, when I should have pushed "beyond" that. Once I started doing so, and holding the cable firmly in position until I had the set screw fully tightened, I stopped having problems. And I have a LOT of Planet Waves connectors on my three large boards...

[erksin]

 

George L's are fine if you make them right!

 

 

oh snap

 

I use GL's and the Lava kit on two different boards - the GLs are MUCH easier to make and I've had zero issues with them going on 6 years now. The Lavas are good, but are a bigger PITA to put together IMO. Once they're working though, I've had no problems and they do make for a tighter fit on a cramped board than the GLs do.

[Yarmo]

lava lamp flavored kool-aid only looks more delicious

[TheCardiacKid]

 

oh snap I use GL's and the Lava kit on two different boards - the GLs are MUCH easier to make and I've had zero issues with them going on 6 years now. The Lavas are good, but are a bigger PITA to put together IMO. Once they're working though, I've had no problems and they do make for a tighter fit on a cramped board than the GLs do.

 

 

+1

[jcksn1234]

never had problems with mine.

[companyman]

I have been using the same cheapo multi-colored Whirlwind cables for 7 years...

[Bricks & Bones]

Never had an issue with George L's.

Been using them for years.

Have ripped apart and remade countless boards for other dudes and they've never had a problem.

 

User error'd