Members RyanGillam Posted January 31, 2009 Members Share Posted January 31, 2009 I am looking into making my own guitar cables and perhaps some for a few friends too. What cable would I need from this site? http://www.rapidonline.com/Cables-Connectors/Cables/Screened-Audio-Cable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bubbalou Posted January 31, 2009 Members Share Posted January 31, 2009 I started to tell you to get the instrument cable but two things put me off about it.A. It states it is susceptable to high frequency and environmental noiseB. States "Oxygen free copper" Oxygen free copper is marketing hype (in my opinion to command a high price for the item). What is importantant are : Low interlead capacitance and excellent shielding to noise. I would look elsewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Belva Posted February 1, 2009 Members Share Posted February 1, 2009 Some time ago I went to a local music store & got some 18ga. Whirlwind cable. Don't recall exactly what I paid, but it works just fine. Unless you're running, "50,000 watts of power. And it's pushing overload." you're not gonna hear much difference no matter what you get unless you go really cheezy. Decent cable, decent connectors & GOOD solder connections will please the average ear as well as the best {censored} on the planet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NUSound Posted February 1, 2009 Members Share Posted February 1, 2009 I use Mogami 2524 with Neutrik NP2X-B connectors, all purchased from performanceaudio.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Tempest Player Posted February 1, 2009 Members Share Posted February 1, 2009 don't bother, just buy a Death Valley Cable, you nor anything else can top the quality of these cables... Death Valley Cable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members WRGKMC Posted February 1, 2009 Members Share Posted February 1, 2009 Oxygen free prevents air from getting in the cable and causing copper to oxidize and then start to crackel. This may yake many years to occur but its not hype is you have pure copper. You may also find the outside coating is better so you dont have the wire separate from the casing. The higher the shielding the better to prevent noise, but you'll also find theres other items that prevent microphonics that are important including the wire casing and wire coatings. I still have a few Beldin cables that I've had when I first started playing 40 years ago and they still work fine though the connectors were replaced a few times. The hot wire is encased in rubber then cloth which makes them super durable, quiet and prevents the wires from being pulled when yanking on them and they also have cloth twine between the shielding and hot wire like a mic cable to make them quiet and prevent wire from pulling as well. For connectors you want one piece connectors. This is important in preventing grounding issues later. Quality one piece military style plugs arent cheap. Expect to pay $5 each. Parts Express sells the G&L L type which are very good and Switchcraft just came out with some the same type for a littel more. You can use low impediance Mic cable too. A decent Mic cable is very durable in comparison to guitar cable at the same cost. You can take one center cable and ground it for extra shielding as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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