Hi peeps,
had a couple of the fender tweed cables for a while now the notorious breaky ones. I put some new jacks on one about a month ago and the other one broke mid set last week.
i ordered up some Neutrik np2xl’s and have just fitted them. I instantly noticed the Neutrik equipped lead sounded a lot darker almost muffled in comparison to the other fender cable and a planet waves cable. Just tested the lead for resistance and all seems fine. Could this sound difference be due to the Neutrik jacks or dodgy soldering or the lead itself?
Cheers!
The Swamp City Shakers
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You should be able to tell with a multimeter if you set it to the highest resistance range and measure from tip to sleeve - an unshorted cable should show an open circuit on any range, if the resistance is less than a couple of hundred kohms then it will affect the tone.
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cheers ICBM!
"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
Many thanks ICBM
The capacitance of Neutrik plugs is a genuine issue on pedalboards where you might have a dozen or more of them, by the way. As far as I can tell it's because the two parts of the plug shaft are thicker gauge than normal, with a thinner insulating layer. I once had one fail when a drummer stood on it and flexed the plug enough to break through the insulation... but that's drummers for you!
"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
They seem to have an average lifespan of 2 weeks.
Just wondering if one of the ground connection was as a bit dry. When I was unsoldering, the sleeve connection broke away before I’d put the iron near it.
Useful that you found the fault now though, rather than later when it broke when you needed the 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