Patch Cables: advice

JerkMoans

Wiring up my new board and being driven nuts by my Fender Custom Shop patch cables.  The tweed looks cool and all, but the b*ggers poke out a fair way from the sides of the things and are mighty resistant to being bent where I want them to go.

So I'm seeking advice on alternatives.  Seen these Van Damme things which look just the job, but all suggestions gratefully received.  Oh and soldering my own really not much of an option: last time I replaced a pickup I nearly soldered my hand to my face and burnt a row of houses down.

Here's the VDs (fnarr) I was looking at: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Units-Ultra-Flexible-Instrument-Low-Profile-Connectors/dp/B016MJ5G9M/ref=sr_1_10?ie=UTF8&qid=1511722300&sr=8-10&keywords=Van+Damme+patch+cables+low+profile

MikkiMcMurderer

Evidence sis just stops all the pain...worth the extra money for reliability and super low profile.

JerkMoans

MikkiMcMurderer said:

Evidence sis just stops all the pain...worth the extra money for reliability and super low profile.

Will goooooooooogle.  Ta.

meltedbuzzbox

How many pedals do you need to wire up?

JerkMoans

meltedbuzzbox said:

How many pedals do you need to wire up?

These.  Plus a couple more I forgot I had cos my son's mates keep 'borrowing' them.

meltedbuzzbox

If you go lava it will cost you north of £100 
I think evidence will be nearer £200

The ones you posted will be of decent quality but you will need a few random cables at a longer length. It's probably the cheapest option too

meltedbuzzbox

Thinking about it someone was selling a load of plugs and lava cable at a good price on the classifieds the other day.
It might be worth a look

UnclePsychosis

Those pancake ones from Van Damme are good but they're quite "big" so if you have pedals with two sockets next to each other then they probably won't fit---i.e. the red patch cable in your skreddy fits ok but the van dammes probably wouldn't fit in the same spot. They're good for getting two pedals close together but not for sockets on the same pedal. 

I have taken to using the EBS "flat" patch cable. These are the lowest profile, smallest patch cables that I've encountered.

JerkMoans

@meltedbuzzbox I'd scoured the classifieds but missed that.  Will go Big Game hunting again: thanks!

@UnclePsychosis guess I'll have to mix and match if the Van Damme types are too big to jump some of my pedals.  The Skreddy is weird: won't work unless you short circuit the effects loop.  Will have a look at EBS too: ta for suggestion.

rico

I had my old board wired up with those fender patch cables then used lava cables on my new one and there was a noticible improvement in top end clarity.