I'm over my lava cables...I'm over making cables...and the fact that they can go wrong. Admittedly it's been like 3 years...but in the last few months they have been playing up. Constant crackling sounds, volume drops.
On the the weekend I bought some pre-made MXR pancake cables and I scraped together a bunch of old cheap cables...the ones that are multi coloured and come in packs of 6. suddenly there's no noise.
im at a point where I just want to pack it in with the lava cables, but it poses a problem. The pre-made ones are either pancake or massive angled enclosure. My pedals are 99% top mount jacks and power. Neither of those pre-made designs is going fit easily or at all in some cases.
so what do i do???
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https://www.amazon.co.uk/Anti-noise-Guitar-Effect-Connection-6-35mm/dp/B00QRJHVPA/ref=sr_1_220?ie=UTF8&qid=1488835811&sr=8-220&keywords=guitar+patch+cable
Or these…
https://www.amazon.co.uk/EBS-Cables-PCF-10-Patch-Cable/dp/B00I4IKVTU/ref=sr_1_18?ie=UTF8&qid=1488835569&sr=8-18&keywords=guitar+patch+cable
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
Evidence and FTT were the best of the Solderless, but the nature of the beast is that they will only take a certain amount of plugging and unplugging and the nagging feeling that thy just aren't quite right messes with my board OCD.
So I'm with you man, just don't know the solution (although pancakes would probably work in my case).
As far as the cheap plugs that @ICBM mentioned, i put about 3-4 of those on my board now...i haven't played in the studio with the amp flat out, but at reasonable volumes at home, i have heard nothing bad, in fact less noise than my faulty lava's. I guess for the price, you may as well get a few packs and try it...if its noisy, then you put it away and save them for a rainy day...otherwise...you save a tonne of money!
I haven't tried the EBS ones, but I've heard people recommend them for very tight board spacing.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
i thought the actual cable was made of inferior quality stuff*
* technical term
I've long thought that the money some people seem to spend on patch cables is absolutely nuts.
They're possibly not that robust if you're using them between loose pedals, since they're not like the heavier-duty guitar cables you can get, but on a pedalboard it doesn't matter.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
http://www.maplin.co.uk/search?text=patch+cables+1/4+inch+jack&x=17&y=17
I have used the TRS version of the above without problems (mods. why can't I "write" THEN paste a link? )
In theory a CHEAP patch cable should give LESS HF loss because they skimp on the shielding? Might hum a bit more tho!
Dave.
They're really easy to make up and there's a reason that The GigRig and Custom Pedalboards UK use them as their number one choice when making up boards for the pros.
I've cut & re-cut them for different sizes, plugged in and out countless times and bent and twisted them without a fail, crackle or pop.
https://www.thomann.de/gb/rockboard_flat_patch_cable_black_5_cm.htm
The EBS ones; I got 6 for an old Boss pedal board, one went faulty after a month or two.
Supportact said: [my style is] probably more an accumulation of limitations and bad habits than a 'style'.
End of the day I've had no trouble with my lava assemblies but then I don't keep moving pedals around. Once their positioned they're positioned for some time