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Old 2nd September 2006   #16
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Those cheaper ones will wear out before long... so just be aware that if you go that route, it is indeed a temporary solution. If you invest for, say, one of those switchcraft bays on that website, you will have to solder the wiring on the back -- this being the downside. The upsides are that it will last you for years and years (you do need to clean it, though) and it will actually save you money. If you use one of those bays that has jacks on the back, you have to have jacks that plug into the back. This means that you need twice as many ends as you would otherwise... a.k.a. whole cables as opposed to a half-cable that you just solder to the terminals on the back... Those are what separate the professional bays from the "amateur" versions, i guess...
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