Compare Lava Cable Tightrope solderless to Lava Mini Elc kit

[brokenpretzel]

Has anyone used the newer Tightrope kit and/or compared it for sound and assemble to the older mini elc kit?
i have the elc cables on my pedalboard but over time it appears that some are requiring maintenance

[brokenpretzel]

nobody has tried out the Lava Tightrope solderless pedal kit?

[McShepherd]

There's a few threads from customers over on The Gear Page forum, if no one chimes in over here. I can see how the self-threading core could possibly provide a securer connection than available otherwise, but I could also see how, in thinning the core, it could leave it actually more susceptible to damage; wouldn't expect it, but I could see it as a possibility.

Apparent reliability of Tightrope after reading all that may be the tipping point for me in trying to decide between George L's and Lava for finalizing my own pedalboard.

Good luck in your own further research!

[brokenpretzel]

thanks for the info. not sure how to search the gear page though.

[gratay]

Don't know the tightrope but was going to buy lava or george L's but the guys at the shop that build a lot of pedalboards were raving about the "Free the Tone" solderless kits so I bought one and haven't had a problem with them in a year or so.

http://www.freethetone.com/en/produc...416_sl-8s.html

[Sombras]

Originally Posted by gratay

Don't know the tightrope but was going to buy lava or george L's but the guys at the shop that build a lot of pedalboards were raving about the "Free the Tone" solderless kits so I bought one and haven't had a problem with them in a year or so.

http://www.freethetone.com/en/produc...416_sl-8s.html

Interesting. I just went with the George L kit for my board. They work great, but I do like the looks of the FTT set screw design.

[brokenpretzel]

thanks for the responses. i did see one video about free the tone and was interested. the price at the website is in yen. is there a local link for these?

[gratay]

Originally Posted by brokenpretzel

thanks for the responses. i did see one video about free the tone and was interested. the price at the website is in yen. is there a local link for these?

It's all on their website. Maybe click the "English" tab . Lots of links to dealers worldwide.