Any recomendation on guitar cables??
I heard that custom making a Canare Gs-6 is an option...
But anyway..let me hear from u guys...
Really noob in this cable thingy....

just get a decent ibanez cable will do.

Those are quite expensive... IMO, you won't hear much difference...
I'm using Neutrik cables on my stereo output guitar (around RM80), and normal Ernie Ball Ultraflex cables on my mono output guitars (around RM35)...
Can't hear the tonal differences... Or you can say too noob to hear the difference
I used Neutrik because its the only better quality cables with TRS L-shaped heads, I'm not gonna shell out RM500 for a cable...

Do check out Neutrik for slightly cheaper heads compared to Canare

i was told by my mate to get fender or planet wave, they are better than average and wont cost an arm and a leg for noobies like u and me...i'm curious w/ this issue too

May I know how loud were u playing to check the tonal differences/noise ?

Ibanez Series DS low noise instrument cable should serve you right. Its a heavy duty cable an with afortable price. I bought it for RM40+ in Kuching, and I think it should be in store at a cheaper price in KL.


FEATURES:
·Coaxial - type shielded cable
·Aluminum foil shield under braided shield provides 100% shielding coverage and greater durability.
·Extra flexible PVC wrapped outer jacket.
·Heavy Duty 1/4" plugs.
·Special cable tie included for rapid wrap ups.

Yup, agree with the Ibanez cable.

However if you are very rich with a very high budget, just get monster cables

right now i have 2 cables

a Ki Sound (korean) and a planetwaves

u can get Ki Sound(which is gold plated) at Woh Fatt for about 50 bucks for 10 feet.

My planetwaves i bought in singapore (gold plated also) for RM50 after conversion

I dont really hear much difference, to me as long as they are gold plated and have a brand than im ok already

hijacking thread. where can i get dimarzio cables in KL? need some tough cables for gigs. planet wave keeps failing me

I use planet waves cables. Dont get those colourful or china brand cables, they only last a couple of months before hissing badly. My planet waves cables have been with me for a couple of years already without any problems.

good sounding is a thing, long lasting is another

i've read a lot about cables that sounds good but starts to fail after a couple of months

echobrainproject : in JS music, once saw a Dimarzio Vai cable for around 450 and a yngwie cable for aroud 250, they shud hav other varieties...

This post has been edited by crazychris: Dec 16 2007, 07:36 PM

eeerrrmm..
noob here..
y guitar cable oso got so many kinds??
got difference??

using fender cable for years, very nice, the finish at the "head" was nicely sealed, and allow some bent.. go get it !

Yeah, JS Music has a bunch of DiMarzio cables.

I'm slowly switching to Monster Cable as they have a very low noise ratio and also durable as hell........ If you know how much I torture my equipment, then you should know how I appreciate the strength of the Monster Cable.

But to save cash, I might use DiMarzios for my pedals.

wats monster cables?

monster cable is somehow the cable used by slash lol .. im using the china made cables .. lol .. its still lasting me for quite a while already .. i've used it since early this year til now .. np at all :s

Durable as hell? Looks like I need to get my hands on these

Any local distributor here? Or do I have to order online?

Sinamex in Time Square brings them in.
But they are quite expensive........ about RM200-300 for a set.

if you can stay away from those rubber sealed heads. Always try to get heads that you can open to fix or resolder broken contacts. Because most broken contacts always happen in the head. I've never had a broken contact in the middle of the cable before.

If your lead is not too long, then it wouldn't really matter what brand of cable you use.
Reason is, for long leads lower quality cables tend to have higher capacitance, thus attenuating your high-frequency signals, making your sound muffled. There are some good cables that are oxygen-free etc etc which could help to lower capacitance if you run very long leads from guitar to the amp.

Otherwise, you would be more concerned about the reliability of the cable, especially the jacks. I think the PlanetWaves cables are not too bad, and they even a compression spring jack which ensures that you always ahve a tight connection to the jacks you are connected to. You can even opt for angled heads if you like. The disadvantage is that their jacks are one piece plastic which means you cannot repair them if they are spoiled.

A no name brand cable would work to just make sure the soldering work is done properly and you can always replace the jacks when they are spoiled.

This post has been edited by supercolossal: Dec 17 2007, 10:18 AM

capacitance? do u mean impedence? not trying to pick u up but i'm new to guitar scene, so dont confuse me, hehe...

So, for acoustic-electric cable, should I buy the good one, or just find a common cable?

Never skimp on quality, no matter what you use.
A planet Waves should be fine, but don't get the one with the "noise cut". Just the regular cables will do.
The Noise cut has a button which cuts the tone completely. I had one of those, but it died on me.

Impedance includes resistance, inductance and capacitance. I stressed on capacitance because having high capacitance on your cables is like having a low-pass filter between your guitar and the amp, causing your high frequencies to be attenuated.

But if your cables are not that long like I have said, this effect is negligible.

i don't get it, so speakers have capacitance too?

Actually every electrical connection will have these three properties, it is just a matter of whether they are desirable or not. If not, to what extent they can be tolerated without affecting the sound quality.

tue true
hoping to grab the ibanez 96 series cable

LoL! You torture it?

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I have compare cables before, tone and noise difference. Anyone can expand on this?

My cables are really tormented... The head always gets loose after the first week of playing.

Now I am more careful due to $$$

I went to jalan pasar to buy cables, heads
Gonna solder them myself =p
My first attempt !!

using planet wave rite now.. not really "cost u an arm n leg" kinda price tag, but definetly do better than those cheapo cables. using cheapo cables gav me a lot noice on the connector..

I torture all my gear. Hey, if it ain't road worthy, why buy them at all.
Ironic because I don't go on the road

For those wondering, capacitance is mainly contributed by the type of passive shielding (thickness and material) used. Generally, the thicker the shield the higher the capacitance, which as explained already, is not desirable. However, shields are needed to block out RFI and EMI; the thicker, the more effective. Like everything else, there's always pros and cons.

Anyway, the concept of making a good cable is simple. It's just striking the right balance between the forces that results in impedance (Z). That's where all the mumbo jumbo techincal sh1t starts. An example to the high capacitance problem above would be to attach filter networks, or go for active shielding.

Do note that the guitar cable is generally short length, carries a signal that is limited in frequency range, and is generally not used in electrically noisy environments. That said, I doubt all these theories can be applied.

if ur saying using mic cables
then...hrmm hope u dun mind the noise
my fren use to do tat, until he use a GUITAR cable

lower noise
unless ur saying GeorgeL cables haha

You got it right. Those parasitic effects can be negligible esp on short cables and more so with the limited frequency range from guitar signals. But, some people can hear the difference, and ultimately it's your pocket (and ear) that determines how expensive you cables should be.

Just soldered my cables.
It sounded SO Good !!! Sounds so much "fuller" and buzzing eliminated.
Much better than the "nice" Ibanez cable I'm having now.

It only costed me

4 meter cable = rm 12
2 Audio Jacks = rm 7

plus soldering tools that were pretty cheap

Was about to buy the Steve Vai signature cables, until I realize they cost more then my monster cables!!!!!!

Another added bonus is that they come with a lifetime guarantee or at least that's what my friend tells me. Never managed to save up enough for monsters so I'm on ibanez cables atm

What? Even cables have signatures???

Heck, even the burger god, Yngwie Fjookin' Malmsteen has his own signature cables!

yup yup signature series
Vai cables are around 450 while Yngwie half the price

btw wher u guys get the monster cable?
who sells them?

If you make your own cables and sign on the jack head does it count as your own signature cable?
Maybe I can start a line of "insert name here" cables

This post has been edited by sean392: Dec 26 2007, 01:08 AM

tats too tiny for people to notice la..

Actually anybody can endorse anything as long as you are famous.
I remember seeing an ad about some special jeans for rockers, and they even have artists that endorse that

This only gave me the impressions that these "artists" are serious moneysuckers...

It's all about the money. Look at Mustaine......
He switched from ESP to Dean not because ESP made bad guitars, but according to him "Seems like the better business deal"......

but since mustaine is like a christian redneck...im sure he also felt like going back to true US made stuff

........and one of his models are Korean made......... nice.

Eh how come got difference meh?I just use the thickest cable with gold head I can find.Nice to whack people with thick cables...

whack people??!!
T-T

thats so much fun when your bandmates are screwing off

Back on topic, which stores in malaysia stock monsters?

This post has been edited by liew90kw: Dec 26 2007, 09:44 PM

I think (or more like hope) that Sinamex in Times Square stocks them. They don't come cheap though.

Will most likely get the Monster Rock cables.... like what I'm using now:

http://www.monstercables.com/productdisplay.asp?pin=2307

This post has been edited by blacktrix: Dec 26 2007, 10:20 PM

sinamex i think have a couple more monster cables for electrics...somewhere in the region of RM200 each...forgot how long.
and i think thats gonna be the last you'll ever see of them there unless you special order.

If not, will probably get some average ones, wait for my trip to US next year and buy back a whole bunch of them.

if balck trix reli buying,
i can order a monster bass cable from u?

Next year only talk......... going in July......

il put a reminder den haha monster cables!!! yippee!!!
using ibanez series96 for now

The best cable I ever had is a Bespeco Viper. The have super fat ends you know where the plug is attached to the cable itself, no way you can ever break them. You could tow a car with a Bespeco cable, the salesman told me =D I still have and use one that I bought when I started playing in my first band years ago. They come in kinky colors too, red, green, purple etc. I have no idea if you can get Bespeco stuff in M'sia but I certainly would recommend them! Sound quality wise..there's no difference in cables except for the thin chinese RM10 cables. It's 99% about the pickups etc, and the grounding. If the place you play in has bad sockets then there's buzz in everything and so on.