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antonis



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PostPosted: Sun Jul 05, 2009 10:54 pm    Post subject: Cables Reply with quote

does anyone know what are the main differences between a cheap and an expensive cable? i mean obviously cheaper ones tend to be more noisy, but do they change anything about your sound?

also do you know what cables is guthrie using :3
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PGA n00b



Joined: 21 Mar 2009
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PostPosted: Mon Jul 06, 2009 11:40 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

every cable has a slightly different sound

also the cable length plays a role...

this is mostly because of the capacitance of a cable, basically the two wires in the cable running side by side act like a condenser, which will cut off more treble the longer the cable...
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sumis



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PostPosted: Mon Jul 13, 2009 12:53 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

get a decent, mid priced cable, and make sure it's as short as you can get away with, and you'll be fine.

passive guitar pups are basically designed for the capacitance a cable gives you. if the cable is too short and has very low capacitance, the guitar might sound overly bright and respond differently.

a too long cable makes the signal dull.

but yes. there are notable differennces between some cables. if those differences always entitles the price of the cable is up to you.

a few hours of practicing vibrato will make more of a difference than most cable swaps. but there's no reason for using bad cables.
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PostPosted: Mon Jul 13, 2009 4:53 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Mogami 2524 is the cable of choice for John Suhr, Scott Henderson, and some other discriminating ears. I haven't tried it myself. I like the Evidence Audio Lyric HG cable but I don't think cables are as big of a deal as some people make 'em out to be. John and Scott don't care for low-capacitance cables like the EA and other high-end "boutique" cables. Personally, I really don't care anymore. Not sure what cables Guthrie is using these days. Can't tell from the photos but I'm sure they're decent. I think the thing that most people are concerned with is reliability. You just don't want cables crapping out on you during a gig.
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