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Forum Ringside => Tech => Topic started by: MrBump on January 07, 2010, 04:53:23 PM

Title: Customised Patch Leads
Post by: MrBump on January 07, 2010, 04:53:23 PM

Trying to find some, I know they exist - guitar cables that you can make up yourself for pedalboards...

Anyone help?

Mark.

Title: Re: Customised Patch Leads
Post by: HTH AMPS on January 07, 2010, 05:44:52 PM

George L cable with solderless jacks perhaps?

Title: Re: Customised Patch Leads
Post by: MrBump on January 07, 2010, 07:52:20 PM

^ Yeah, they look like a good option, cheers.

Is that all that's out there?

Title: Re: Customised Patch Leads
Post by: BigB on January 08, 2010, 02:34:15 PM

Quote from: MrBump on January 07, 2010, 07:52:20 PM

^ Yeah, they look like a good option, cheers.

Is that all that's out there?

You can also buy any good quality instrument cable and jacks connectors, and reach for your soldering iron...

Title: Re: Customised Patch Leads
Post by: hunter on January 08, 2010, 10:29:40 PM

I prefer the LavaCable solderless. It's a very good sounding, thin cable.

Not as thin as George L, but it doesn't alter the tone as much. George Ls are rather bright.

http://www.lavacable.com/lava.html

Title: Re: Customised Patch Leads
Post by: bedfordbox on January 09, 2010, 02:02:34 AM

I know they're a bit 'commercial' but the planet wave pack you can buy is excellent. Simply cut the cable to length and the screw that screws into the jack, earths the cable. Solderless like George L but in my opinion much more reliable. George L look great and are very flexible and easy to tidy away. There best used if you never unplug your pedals. If your in the habit of changing things around though, I wouldn't go for GLs. They have an annoying habit of cutting in and out as they are quite delicate.

Title: Re: Customised Patch Leads
Post by: hunter on January 09, 2010, 07:32:25 AM

Quote from: bedfordbox on January 09, 2010, 02:02:34 AM

I know they're a bit 'commercial' but the planet wave pack you can buy is excellent. Simply cut the cable to length and the screw that screws into the jack, earths the cable. Solderless like George L but in my opinion much more reliable. George L look great and are very flexible and easy to tidy away. There best used if you never unplug your pedals. If your in the habit of changing things around though, I wouldn't go for GLs. They have an annoying habit of cutting in and out as they are quite delicate.

Strange, I never had that issue. Still using George Ls for my loop chain and they hold up like soldered ones.

Title: Re: Customised Patch Leads
Post by: MrBump on January 09, 2010, 08:23:05 AM

Thanks guys, very helpful.

Mark.

Title: Re: Customised Patch Leads
Post by: Ribboz on January 09, 2010, 06:31:46 PM

Quote from: BigB on January 08, 2010, 02:34:15 PM

You can also buy any good quality instrument cable and jacks connectors, and reach for your soldering iron...

Best option +10

Lava cables are great, but a bit pricey.
If you make them, the price can be 1/5 what a company would charge you, and still great quality.
You can get George L connectors, and the cable some where else, cause they do look great. But they are two - three times the price for one connector/plug.

I got the materials from this place:
http://procablesnsound.com/PCNS_Main.asp
I love the gold connectors with brass cores.

So lets look at the list:
-cheap
-awesome quality
(ya have to understand, that cables are REALLY cheap. Companies just charge whatever they want, because they know people will fall for it)
-built to your setup

Come on...... How is that not awesome. XD