What kind of cables do you guys use/like?

[tombo]

I never paid much attention to cables. I just used pretty much generic brands - Spectraflex, Ernie Ball, etc.

...then I tried my first George L's. I finally noticed a difference in cables. Not just from guitar to amp, but plugged into my iMac with Garage Band, they make a difference. I also have some Mogami cables that work well - nothing spectacular, but just a good sounding cable. I had Planet Waves and thought they were good, but plugged into an iMac they sounded dull. I like DiMarzio cables for rock & roll - nice overdriven tones, nice Switchcraft plugs, affordable.

Analysis +......now, THERE is a cable. If you got the $, have at it.

Here's some interesting reading too:

Cable Summit

[BCR Greg]

Rapco and George L(pedalboard)

And these...

[Brooks]

got some lava cables at the nc tonefest, he's local.

had trouble w/ monster cables shorting out.

also using cheap molded colored shorties on the pedalboard.

[bobbymack]

George L's on the pedalboard and to the amp, used to use Dimarzio or Spectraflex guitar cables.

Then a guy who built an amp for me turned me on to a Klotz LaGrange, and it really does make a difference tonally. More of the highs come through (less capacitance from what I understand), but I also perceive increased clarity so I've been using that lately...though I can see where some might not like what this cable does (or doesn't do) to the tone...

I didn't care for the Canare cable (Bayou, lava, etc) for that reason, I felt they were overly bright (but again I guess most GC type cables that most of us are used to are actually dark, as opposed to these higher end cables being bright)...

Your ears are the ultimate test, but it's sometimes helpful to remember that many of your favorite records / tones were recorded through crappy cables...

[edgar_allan_poe]

Only one cable for me... The Shablotnik Penetrator. These are made by Joe's brother Sam. Sam is a graduate of MIT and really knows his sh*t. He does everything by hand, and I mean everything. He purchases the raw material and actually smelts the metals himself in his shop. He uses a space age poly-carbon material for the sleeve that shields out *everything* and keeps the tone as pure as it can be. The jacks are a Titanium alloy that he shaves by hand to fit each individual guitar to within .00000075 mm. They are horribly expensive though...but worth every penny. They have tone for days, and serious mojo.

[thecajunboy]

They are horribly expensive though...but worth every penny. They have tone for days, and serious mojo.

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