Members stratmaster48 Posted April 26, 2006 Members Share Posted April 26, 2006 Does quality matter A lot when we're talking patch cables? Like comparing all of the cable companies (I.E. George L, Evidence Audio, Klotz, Canare, Mogami) Thanks in advance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Collapse Posted April 26, 2006 Members Share Posted April 26, 2006 Depends on who you ask, really. A lot people will tell you that it absolutely does. Others could care less. You can go to somplace like Lava Cable to find lots of charts and information on different cable brands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Richard Guy Posted April 26, 2006 Members Share Posted April 26, 2006 Bill, Becky and Shannon Lawrence provide a reasonably priced, low capacitance solderless patch cable that you easily cut to length and build yourself. They have short barreled plugs so that you can use the patch cable in very tight applications. Overall, it is very durable and of high quality. They also include the required allen-wrench with every order. Look here;http://www.billlawrence.com/Pages/Connector_Cable.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members beezdeez Posted April 26, 2006 Members Share Posted April 26, 2006 I got some Hosa 6" cables that seem to work just fine for me. It's one of those things that people can say are a placebo effect. But I got like a pack of 6 for under $10. I notice no extra noise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members whowasthursday Posted April 26, 2006 Members Share Posted April 26, 2006 But if I'm looking at the page correctly, Bill Lawrence's pedalboard plugs aren't right angle. They look like they would waste some space... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members musicbox Posted April 26, 2006 Members Share Posted April 26, 2006 We offer two plugs --Long (see picture below) and Short. The Long Plug is for guitar and the Short Plug is for Pedal Board. Bill wanted to offer an option for the Pedal Board that functioned properly and is affordably priced. ( Bill completed the push-on right angle plug design years ago but for a push-on right angle plug to function properly and stay connected, it would be double the price than our current options. See our incredibly low prices at bottom of page.) Since Bill's cable has it's own natural flexibilty, when assembled with the Short Plug, a right angle naturally forms. from the website... although they dont offer a right angle plug, it sounds like the short barrelled plug would do space saving trick just fine..good prices too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members whowasthursday Posted April 26, 2006 Members Share Posted April 26, 2006 "own natural flexibility" ?? Whatever... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dot-dot-dot Posted April 26, 2006 Members Share Posted April 26, 2006 Just buy some decent cable - Sommer Spirit is the best I've found - and some good jack plugs - I like the Neutriks - and make your own. Doesn't take long and they'll be as good quality as or better than anything you can buy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ollenorin Posted April 26, 2006 Members Share Posted April 26, 2006 Originally posted by dot-dot-dot Just buy some decent cable - Sommer Spirit is the best I've found - and some good jack plugs - I like the Neutriks - and make your own. Doesn't take long and they'll be as good quality as or better than anything you can buy. +1 ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Seth Carmody Posted April 26, 2006 Members Share Posted April 26, 2006 I would've thought it makes sense to have the quality of your patch cables match the quality of your regaular cables. I had 2 10fts and 4 12" mogami cable with G&H plugs made for me ~$80. I noticed a huge difference in tone and noise compared to the cheap $15 store cables I had before. Try going back after a month or so and you'll know the investment was worth it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members vigor&kandor Posted April 26, 2006 Members Share Posted April 26, 2006 made my own with canere 6. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members C-4 Posted April 26, 2006 Members Share Posted April 26, 2006 I use Evidence Audio for my guitar and speaker cables. For my pedalboard, I use George L's because they have easy connectors that are right angle and they can be built and installed very easily, especially if you are routing them underneath the board. Most importantly however, they sound good and that is the final determining factor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jonny guitar Posted April 26, 2006 Members Share Posted April 26, 2006 I didn't realize how much my tone was suffering until I bought a looper box and ran all my effects through it. The tone loss was so significant that I ordered new quality cables the same day (after owning and being happy with the previous cheapies for 15 years). No when I bypass there is no loss in signal at all. If I had known how dramatic the tone loss was I would of done it years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members stratmaster48 Posted April 26, 2006 Author Members Share Posted April 26, 2006 so for patch cables, simple George L's would be fine, right? I don't have to spring for $20 a patch cable? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members LavaMan Posted April 26, 2006 Members Share Posted April 26, 2006 Patch cables do make a difference. The are a lot of choices to choose from. In terms of quality on a normal pedal board with not much space bettween pedals, here's how I would rank order cable: 1. Evidence Audio Melody 2. Lava ELC 3. Klotz 4. Sommer Spirit 5. Canare GS-6 6. Mogami 2524 7. Canare GS-4 8. George L's 9. Gotham GAC-1 Now, if your pedals are on the floor and space is not so much of an issue the Evidence Audio Lyric HG is the best cable out there IMO. Everyone's ear is a little different, but having good cable throughout your whole chain can make make a huge, positive difference in your tone and the responsiveness of your amp. If you have any more qusestions just email me at mark@lavacable.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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