Guitar Center + Monster Cable == Never Again.
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Purchased some Monster Cables from my local Guitar Center with the "Guaranteed for Life, no matter what" warranty.
Two years later one dies after stepping on the end of the cable breaking off the tip. Stop by the local GC for a "free" replacement.
Was notified that I have to have the original purchase receipt for a replacement. Now I have to keep the original receipts for all the cables I purchased?
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Cheated again by Guitar Center. Buyer Beware.
I order Canare cable and Neutrik ends. Awesome cable and reasonable price. FWIW the last two failures in my rig were George L cable ends.
Whatever you do, just don't buy cables based on reviews telling you they sound better. They don't. Buy for build quality.
There have been quite a few tests where people will do things like ask audiophiles whether X or Y cable sounds better, X being some multi-thousand dollar super cable and Y being a coat hanger with shielding put on it to disguise that fact... and the audiophiles are never able to tell the difference. All cables sound the same to the human ear, provided that the cable is functional and not shorting out due to bad connections. Buy something that is durable and has great shielding and forget about it.
Get your cables here. You won't regret it.
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Whatever you do, just don't buy cables based on reviews telling you they sound better. They don't. Buy for build quality.
There have been quite a few tests where people will do things like ask audiophiles whether X or Y cable sounds better, X being some multi-thousand dollar super cable and Y being a coat hanger with shielding put on it to disguise that fact... and the audiophiles are never able to tell the difference. All cables sound the same to the human ear, provided that the cable is functional and not shorting out due to bad connections. Buy something that is durable and has great shielding and forget about it.
I was getting frustrated with the amount of noise in my presets which started a few firmware revisions back. I chalked it up to new firmware, maybe the new amp models had higher sensitivity or something. High frequency buzzing like when your guitar is too close to your monitor but all the time, no matter where I stood. So I tweaked all my presets to bring the noise gate up to compensate.
Anyway, had nothing to do with the Axe Fx.
Guitar Center was having a sale on their "Musican's Gear" cables a few months back...$5.00 a piece (Normally $15.99, 18.5ft.) So I bought a few.
Musician's Gear Instrument Cable | GuitarCenter
So tonight I thought, what the hell, let me try my trusty old George L's cable...:shock
No more noise...pure quiet...
Never for a minute thought it could be my guitar cables.
Anyway, thought I'd pass along my frustrating lesson in buying cheap a$$ cables. Just say no...
I have a few monsters.never had to show a receipt or have had any issues returning Monsters to GC...
I have the exact opposite experience...That is sooo messed up. They have every purchase you've ever made in their database, so they should be able to see that you purchased them. F'ers!! :evil