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07-12-2019, 07:35 AM
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What about cables?
Been playing amplified for a bit but I have to say I really know very little about cables and electric current. I know to keep your tongue out of the wall socket.....
I have a ton of cables but cannot say I know anything about them. I have tip/ring and tip/ring/sleeve, XLR, Instrument and speaker along with various combinations of connections. Where is a good source of info regarding this issue without getting lost in tech-speak? Being old I only have a limited supply of un-used brain cells and I am trying to conserve them...... I still don’t get balanced vrs unbalanced...... 
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07-12-2019, 07:57 AM
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I wouldn't get to hung up on this. The best rule of thumb with any instrument cable is don't buy cheap ones. Most cheap cables aren't shielded and that will bring unwanted noise into your signal chain.
XLR cables, which are balanced, are typically used for microphones. A normal 1/4" instrument cable sometimes called a TS cable is what the bulk of people will be using with guitars and pedals and are unbalanced. It starts to get a little tricky when you get into TRS cables and why people need them for certain things so I won't get into that. My most exotic cable is an XLR to 1/4" TRS that I use to provide phantom power to a pickup system in a guitar. A 1/4" TRS cable is capable of supplying phantom power but most mixers, amps etc don't supply phantom power to the 1/4" jacks which is why you need an XLR connection. If I were you and wanted to read up on some of this stuff just goto google and search away. Here's one link that will give you some more info on the different types of cables: https://www.dawsons.co.uk/blog/a-gui...able-connector
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07-12-2019, 09:20 AM
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jjbigfly, GuitarLuva's link is a good one covering connector types. I'll second the advice on not buying cheap cables, been there and done that. I'm currently using Kirlin cables (1/4" and XLR - mic & mixer to powered speakers). I bought my first Kirlin a couple years ago and could tell the improvement in sound from what I'd been using. To me they are kind of a mid price cable. I can't justify spending more and keep what I was using for spares.
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07-12-2019, 09:21 AM
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Cables are so 2005!!
Go Wireless and smell the freedom! 60 bucks.. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07QK5GT4G...8-dd02810e0b22 Last edited by rmp; 07-12-2019 at 09:29 AM.
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07-13-2019, 09:34 AM
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07-13-2019, 11:10 AM
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I have few guitars (3), one amp (Daedalus). After years of GAS I end up minimizing my gear but having the best I can afford. For what concerns cables, I have 3 cables in total (2 instrument, 1 speaker) and I choosed Vovox from Switzerland. Very expensive, but indestructible and I am sure I am not loosing any quality in my signal. If you have high quality gear, it would be a shame to use low/mid quality cables and not know if they are detrimental to the sound or not. I saw people with 7000$ guitars into 5000$ amplification systems using 10$ cables (and long too). For me it is like putting cheap tyres on a Ferrari.. My 2 cents.
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07-13-2019, 12:47 PM
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"Hi, my name is jay and I used to use cheap cables..."
Until I learned better on this fine website of information. ;-) I switched to Mogami cables about a year ago and have been more than happy with my choice. They are quiet, rugged and just plain something I know I can depend on, or rather, not worry about. Sometimes the expense is worth it. -jay
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07-13-2019, 01:05 PM
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In 50 years of playing I have had exactly one cable that affected the flow of electrons in a manner I could discern. The aforementioned cable cut highs to a degree I found objectionable. I use this cable for bass.
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I don't have a bunch of guitars because they all sound just like me.  1984 Carvin LB-40 bass 1986 Carvin DC-125 two humbucker 1996 Taylor 412 La Patrie Concert 2012 American Standard Telecaster 1981 Carvin DC 100 Harley Benton LP JR DC Bushman Delta Frost & Suzuki harmonicas Artley flute Six-plus decade old vocal apparatus
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07-13-2019, 01:08 PM
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I don't have a bunch of guitars because they all sound just like me. 1984 Carvin LB-40 bass 1986 Carvin DC-125 two humbucker 1996 Taylor 412 La Patrie Concert 2012 American Standard Telecaster 1981 Carvin DC 100 Harley Benton LP JR DC Bushman Delta Frost & Suzuki harmonicas Artley flute Six-plus decade old vocal apparatus
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07-14-2019, 11:52 PM
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I came across a cable test a few years back that tested various price points in cables. Their conclusion: there was little to no difference in sound quality coming through the cable. The biggest difference was the connectors. The more expensive cables had better connectors that could last longer and withstand frequent gigging.
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07-15-2019, 12:56 AM
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I agree - buy decent but not mad expensive cables. For d
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07-15-2019, 04:15 AM
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The Getaria I added the link for comes with lithiums and charges fully in 20/30 minutes, and will run for 4 hours. USB cable provided charges both simultaneously. Another example is a Line 6 G10, that uses AA, you can buy the Energizer charge pack with 4 batteries for under 20 bucks. I've used the same batteries in rotation for well over 2 years. Never bought another set AA battery for the G10. I use both aforementioned all the time. I've had the Line 6 for a few years, the Getaria for about a week, I'm blown away by how good this 59 dollar wireless setup works. And if a band mate decided to use one too, they will figure out the channels to pair on and wont conflict with each other (tested and proven with the other guitar player in my band)
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