Instrument cables

[mantis]

What's up everyone?
Anyone else notice any differences in overall sound quality when using different Instrument cables? I like how Whirlwinds sound vs many other brands I have used. I'm wondering if I should buy a few different levels and sit down and listen to each cable to see if they make tonal differences.
I'm one of those Tone chaser Nut cases.

[diablomozart]

yup...started for me with the horizon steve vai cable...it was a thicker gauge wire and i felt the tone was clearer and a tad more powerful because of it...diff companies cables do sound different to me...tried a rapco roadhog...sounded awful with my guitar but gret with my 5 string bass...still trying to figure that one out...d.m.

[Twitch]

Never really noticed a tone difference but definite quality and longevity differences.

[Twitch]

I've found that cables with a 90* connector on one end last a lot longer when you use the 90 on the guitar end.

[Venomboy]

I got a good deal on Mogami cables when Music Zoo had them on sale.

I use Lava Cables on my pedalboard because I can cut them to size.

Also used DiMarzio guitar cables for a long time.

[xenophobe]

Is there a difference between a cheap cable and a quality cable? Yes.

Is there a difference between a cheap connector and a quality connector? Yes.

Do I think there is a difference between quality cables? Not really.

[paranoid]

never noticed any tone difference with a good cheap cable or a good pricy cable, but bad cables and extreme cable length yes.

[warlok]

I really never noticed much of a difference until I got a few Spectraflex cables a while ago. Sounded way clearer than any other cables I had which were mostly the $10 ones from GC.

[xenophobe]

never noticed any tone difference with a good cheap cable or a good pricy cable, but bad cables and extreme cable length yes.

Well, yeah... I should have mentioned that I'm talking about 15'-20' cables. You can notice the difference between good and cheap, but I've had several brands of nice long cables, the only difference being how durable they were...

[Nightbat]

If you can hear the difference between two expensive cables from different manufacturers
....One of them isn't worth a dime

[sharpjimbo]

Not sure if you guys watch "that pedal show", I think it's bloody brilliant. In this week's they discuss difference between cable thickness and length at some... Length...

[mantis]

Not sure if you guys watch "that pedal show", I think it's bloody brilliant. In this week's they discuss difference between cable thickness and length at some... Length...

Excellent dude, thank you for sharing. This is a cool show. I plan on watching all the back episodes. Awesome man!!!