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I get them cheap from CPC, but Neutrik connectors, I like those ones that earth the signal until the jack is in
I have one posher cable, can't see the point, it may be a tiny bit brighter, but unless I avoid the pedalboard, what's the point?
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I always used the-cheapest-in-the-shop brand, and they let me down with predictable regularity and were usually quite noisy too. Then I got some from Rob at KABL, and don't ever think about them anymore. They just work, nice and quiet. Job done.
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I've got at least 6 Venom's needing repair.....
Ringleader of the Cambridge cartel, pedal champ and king of the dirt boxes (down to 21)
The stuff George l uses is supposed to be about £7 a metre apparently. Not sure how true this is, but it gives some idea of the mark up for his 2 minutes of stripping, wrapping and soldering.
I used to buy award session. They're a bit more expensive than they used to be, but I've only had one fail and it was my fault for stepping on it.
I think now I'd buy instrument cable and solder my own.
The tweed fender stuff looks well nice though.
I can't hear any difference.
And yet.....if I move the position of my pick within my fingers by 1/32nd of an inch the difference is huge.*
So I think I have the capability to hear difference.
I think I will just use the cable that coils up in a pleasing and unfussy manner when I put it away. I think it's a Piranha.
* Sorry - I am too busy just now to be blind tested on this.
The stuff George I used probably only worked with harpsichords and lutes, and £7 in those days was 10 years' wages. (Sorry)
I tend to make my own leads these days from something like Van Damme cable and Neutrik plugs, but I'm not sure they actually sound any better than some of the cheaper Venom etc ones I've got. Nice though. Stripping that Van Damme cable is quite fiddly with its multiple shielding layers, so I'm not surprised at what people charge for making leads up - it takes more than 2 minutes to do it carefully that's for sure. I've never had anything posher so I don't know if there's any advantage to be had in spending silly money - I doubt it though. I do quite like the look of the cloth braided stuff though...
So, generally worth buying decent cables even if the differences between brands might be too subtle ( if there at all).
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