What guitar cable do you use?

i have been trying to destroy some dimarzio cables that i bought years ago. had them on stage, in the studio with rolling chairs going over them etc. still working great.
 
Used Mogami with Neutrik for many years. Recently switched to a Boss WL-20 system because the less wires, the better. I haven't noticed any difference in tone.
 
Anthony76 said:
Been there done soooo many cables, need to sell a whole bunch. Pretty much stick to no particular order Mogami, Belden or Canare, but will use what ever. Lowest capacitance does not always equal happy good tone, to me, after doing all that I actually prefer "darker' cables or cables with more capacitance.
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Yeah, depends on what your going for. Many a hit has been played through cheap 60's coiled guitar cables. Some folks say they help to fatten up the thin sounding vintage single coil pickups.
 
Whirlwind Leaders for guitar to gear, Switchcraft plugs on Belden cable for most other purposes like connecting the rack gear together.

Keep 'em as short as possible in all cases.
 
George L cables are great. Quality, performance, built to be customized to fit your rig, and best of all they don't rip you off the way nearly all "high end' cables do.

I laugh at the notion of guitar players thinking they need a "high end" cable. No, you just need a decent cable that's not noisy.

Let's not forget that SRV preferred the grey coily cords you used to get from Radio Shack. He liked the way they rolled off the upper treble just so.
 
Back in 2008 I bought two Monster Rock Cables! After all they have been through they still work fine! Got them for the lifetime replacement warranty but I heard they don’t honor it anymore…
 
Mogami lifetime warranty is a no brainer for me. I’ve used them for over ten years with no issues.

But this is my personal experience and preference.
 
Chromatizm said:
Mine loses connection all the time because of active Fishman pickups. Works fine with passives.
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Do you have any idea why active pickups cause connection problems with it? Level or other audio problems maybe, but a radio transmission issue seems weird to me. Have you tried to isolate it to the pickups themselves, keeping everything else the same?
 
I've been using Klotz Titanium for 6+ years with no issues at all. I still have my D'addario/Planet Waves ones from back in the day, but the Klotz sounds better and feels slightly sturdier. Although the ends on the PW cable can cause pretty serious injuries if whirled at someone!
 
Dave Merrill said:
radio transmission issue seems weird to me
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Aren't they wifi, not radio? Not that it matters, just curious.
Anyway, the signal is stuttering even when there is a direct line of sight between the guitar and FM3 with the receiver, all within just a few feet from each other.
Strandberg guitar with fishman pickups.

Dave Merrill said:
Have you tried to isolate it to the pickups themselves, keeping everything else the same?
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Not sure what you mean, but the issue almost completely goes away when the transmitter is not "behind" the guitar body, which makes it directly behind the copper-shielded cavity with components, but is "hanging" to the side of guitar body.
It never happens on the strat with passives.
 
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