best cable for building guitar cables

dfarness · 11th May 2007

I would like to build my own guitar cables. What would be the best brand/type of cable to use? I'm looking for a brand name and number. These would be for home studio use. Probably no more than 10-12 feet and some short jumper cables for effects pedals.

elambo · 12th May 2007

Evidence Audio - Lyric HG

dfarness · 12th May 2007

Thanks. I'll check it out.

nandoanalog · 12th May 2007

Read this:

Atlantic Quality Design, Inc., Guitar Cable Capacitance

elambo · 12th May 2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by dfarness

...and some short jumper cables for effects pedals.

Oops, I just saw that part.

For pedals, Evidence Audio - Melody line is good. More flexible than Lyric and sounds great. A little cheaper than Lyric, too.

megl · 14th May 2007

Evidence is good - but very expensive

Mogami makes great cables too!!

/megl

bluestarbass · 21st May 2007

I have ab'd lots of cables and really really like george L's. You can only build them yourself but they are solderless so it takes about 5 minutes. They are not durable cables though so only in the studio, i cant really play them out at all.

Gear Tramp · 21st May 2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by bluestarbass

I have ab'd lots of cables and really really like george L's. You can only build them yourself but they are solderless so it takes about 5 minutes. They are not durable cables though so only in the studio, i cant really play them out at all.

Solder them.

dfarness · 20th June 2007

gear tramp, are you saying that I should solder the George L's or I should stay away from them because they are solderless?

doorknocker · 21st June 2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by dfarness

gear tramp, are you saying that I should solder the George L's or I should stay away from them because they are solderless?

I use them in the studio and for all pedal connections, great cable. Just be sure to get the George L cable checker too, it's the ONLY way to know that the solderless cables really work. Sometimes the cables seem o.k but will go out in the middle of a performance which isn't much fun........but it never did happened to me again since getting the cable checker:

George L's Cable for Guitar Effects Pedalboard, Racks, Speakers, RCA, Pedal Board

**Blast9** · 21st June 2007

the right angle jacks can unscrew themselves so check them regularly.

If they are permanently on a pedaL board you should be fine.

I've had a couple of long leads where the conection has gon ebad after a couple of years, but its easy to snip the end off and screw the jack back on --- matter of seconds

megl · 21st June 2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blast9

the right angle jacks can unscrew themselves so check them regularly.

If they are permanently on a pedaL board you should be fine.

I've had a couple of long leads where the conection has gon ebad after a couple of years, but its easy to snip the end off and screw the jack back on --- matter of seconds

Have you tried the caps:

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/megl

11th May 2007	#1
dfarness Gear maniac Joined: Aug 2006 Location: Bakersfield, CA Posts: 270 Thread Starter 1 Review written	best cable for building guitar cables I would like to build my own guitar cables. What would be the best brand/type of cable to use? I'm looking for a brand name and number. These would be for home studio use. Probably no more than 10-12 feet and some short jumper cables for effects pedals.

21st June 2007	#11
Blast9 Moderator Joined: Dec 2003 Location: London Posts: 4,597	the right angle jacks can unscrew themselves so check them regularly. If they are permanently on a pedaL board you should be fine. I've had a couple of long leads where the conection has gon ebad after a couple of years, but its easy to snip the end off and screw the jack back on --- matter of seconds __________________ :: New Album "Rooms" out now http://www.andymitchellmusic.com :: twitter > http://twitter.com/mitchellmusic - http://www.twitter.com/theyardbirds

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elambo Lives for gear Joined: Aug 2004 Location: Up here Posts: 6,180	Evidence Audio - Lyric HG

12th May 2007	#4
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14th May 2007	#6
megl Gear maniac Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 256	Evidence is good - but very expensive Mogami makes great cables too!! /megl

21st May 2007	#7
bluestarbass Gear addict Joined: Nov 2006 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 344	I have ab'd lots of cables and really really like george L's. You can only build them yourself but they are solderless so it takes about 5 minutes. They are not durable cables though so only in the studio, i cant really play them out at all.

20th June 2007	#9
dfarness Gear maniac Joined: Aug 2006 Location: Bakersfield, CA Posts: 270 Thread Starter 1 Review written	gear tramp, are you saying that I should solder the George L's or I should stay away from them because they are solderless?