Members BarneyGumbel Posted March 20, 2006 Members Share Posted March 20, 2006 What are the highest quality patch cables to connect effects boxes togehter, that allow you to get the boxes pretty close to eachother? And, where do you get these? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mike McLenison Posted March 20, 2006 Members Share Posted March 20, 2006 George L's. You assemble them without soldering. You can get them at Musician's Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members grayeyes777 Posted March 20, 2006 Members Share Posted March 20, 2006 I like the george l's cables.... you can make them whatever length you want without soldering them... cause the jacks just screw on to the cables. You can get the pedalboard kit at www.robertkeeley.com for cheaper than the actual george l's website offers (it's like 70 bucks or something)... i use the red cable with the gold jacks... real sexy too.... hehehe. good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Elliott Damage Posted March 20, 2006 Members Share Posted March 20, 2006 do a search.lots of people don't like george l's.go to www.lavacable.com and start looking around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ZJD Posted March 20, 2006 Members Share Posted March 20, 2006 Watch out for the right-angled GL's though, they've been known to have connection problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NiCkMiLnE Posted March 20, 2006 Members Share Posted March 20, 2006 ^i have my doubts too soldered planet waves? vann damme klotz dimarzio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dot-dot-dot Posted March 20, 2006 Members Share Posted March 20, 2006 Neutrik jacks (GH or Switchcraft look ok too, but the Neutriks are the best I've tried) and some decent cable - Sommer Spirit is my choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mistersuperfly Posted March 20, 2006 Members Share Posted March 20, 2006 Lava cable is the best thing going... G&H ends with canare or mogami cable, and you have the best patchcables you can get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jonny guitar Posted March 20, 2006 Members Share Posted March 20, 2006 Originally posted by Elliott Damage do a search. lots of people don't like george l's. Like me.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members itstartsstoppin Posted March 21, 2006 Members Share Posted March 21, 2006 i just got the planet wave cable kit and have been very happy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members karmacowboy67 Posted March 21, 2006 Members Share Posted March 21, 2006 +1 on the Planet Waves kit... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitarchris Posted March 22, 2006 Members Share Posted March 22, 2006 I wish that the search function would catch on....This thread comes up at least once a month along with 10 other similar threads.But...here I go again: I use Lava Cable. George L cable is great, but if you are a giging musicians the George L ends Stink, the are flakey. Soldered ends are the way to go. Please check out Lava Cable, give them a call or shoot Mark an email. They will make cables toany legnth you need. they will use the ends you want and the cable you want (even soldered ends on George L cable) I USE Lava maybe 3-4 gigs a week. They are great!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dinrodef Posted March 22, 2006 Members Share Posted March 22, 2006 There is no "best" Just make sure to spend a lot of money ...and you'll be happy...don't be stingy with cables. I've had best luck with monster pro1000s...but I've never tried zaolla and evidence audio...I've gotta try those next George Ls are great for certain things... but I've had problems with their sound...not so good for high gain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members fusionid Posted March 22, 2006 Members Share Posted March 22, 2006 I think I might be the only one who uses dimarzio cables. I love them cuz they look pretty. I think next time I place an order from MF Im going to get a pair of couplers has anyone used this??? they are cheaper than cables and keep them tighty if you plan to put several boss style stomp boxes in a row:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dot-dot-dot Posted March 22, 2006 Members Share Posted March 22, 2006 Couplers put a lot of stress on your pedals' jack sockets, particularly PCB mounted sockets. I wouldn't use them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted March 22, 2006 Share Posted March 22, 2006 Originally posted by Mistersuperfly G&H ends with canare or mogami cable, and you have the best patchcables you can get. That's a great formula IMO for really good cables. I like G&H ends, and Neutrik too. Switchcraft is also fine by me, although I prefer the general design of the other two brands - they're easier to work with.Lava cable is the best thing going... I can't say either way, because I've never used 'em, but they're certainly using good quality components. As for me, I make a lot of my own cables for the studio so I can customize them for length and specific needs. On my new board, I decided to try the solderless Planet Waves pedalboard kits, and for the most part I've been pretty happy with the results. They sound fine, and the solderless connections have not been a problem in any way. And again, I like that I could customize the cable lengths as required. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted March 22, 2006 Share Posted March 22, 2006 Monster Cable SP1000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members astainback Posted March 22, 2006 Members Share Posted March 22, 2006 I want to make my own cables (solder them myself). Does anyone on here know the best place to get great deals on canare cable and g&h ends?? any help would be appreciated. adrian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members FLYING V 83 Posted March 22, 2006 Members Share Posted March 22, 2006 I'm a gigging guitarist (every weekend practically) and have been using George Ls for a couple of years now. Had problems with the chrome ends flaking off into my pedals, switched to the unplated brass ends and no problems since. I have over 30 feet of cable on my board and no signal/tone loss and no connection problems either. If you put 'em together right the first time and don't move your pedals around they'll last forever.I just redid my board with their blue cable: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members astainback Posted March 22, 2006 Members Share Posted March 22, 2006 Originally posted by astainback I want to make my own cables (solder them myself).Does anyone on here know the best place to get great deals on canare cable and g&h ends??any help would be appreciated.adrian ANYONE?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members koolimy Posted March 23, 2006 Members Share Posted March 23, 2006 Check out effectsconnection.com Markertek.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members El Caballo Posted March 23, 2006 Members Share Posted March 23, 2006 Very nice low-capacitance solderless cables for short money:http://www.billlawrence.com/Pages/Connector_Cable.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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