Guitar cables

Post by **Mike** » Mon Feb 16, 2009 8:09 pm

Well you have ZVex's theory completely backwards for starters, but who knows what you're trying to say.

william · Post by **william** » Mon Feb 16, 2009 9:10 pm

Mike wrote:Well you have ZVex's theory completely backwards for starters, but who knows what you're trying to say.

thats right. something about raising the impedence so the pickups have to work harder.

thanks, mike.

i guess what im saying is, does going wireless have some affect on impedence, resistance, etc. vs. wired? these are factors that are supposed to affect the way the guitar sounds, so thats why im curious. seems like itd have to.

the isaac eaton · Post by **the isaac eaton** » Tue Feb 17, 2009 3:48 am

I dont know if it "technically" does, but i have played with some wireless systems from shure before and they keep the tone just as well as a cable does, i was very impressed.

so take that for what its worth.

mickie08 · Post by **mickie08** » Tue Feb 17, 2009 3:52 am

I gave wirless a try a long time ago due to being in a band with 3 guitarists and a bass player. The bass player and I (the most active) got tired of tripping on the chords on stage since there were alot and on smaller stages it was out of hand. (want to qualify about 3 guitars though, there was never 3 guitars playing at once.... I played acoustic some, electric some and didn;t play some...One guy played guitar all the time, and one guy played harmonica and mandolin on and off as well)

Anyways, if you buy a good one it doesn;t kiil your sound. If you byuy a cheap on it will kill your tone. Also buy good batteries and replace them often.

gaybear · Post by **gaybear** » Tue Feb 17, 2009 4:49 am

i like planet waves cables. especially their couplers.
usually i just buy the 1-2 dollar rebuilts though, cause the guy who does them here, does em well. and well, 2 dollah.

Ty · Post by Ty » Tue Feb 17, 2009 5:24 am

gaybear wrote:i like planet waves cables. especially their couplers.
usually i just buy the 1-2 dollar rebuilts though, cause the guy who does them here, does em well. and well, 2 dollah.

win win, I've been using Livewire, so far they've been good to me

Post by **Mike** » Tue Feb 17, 2009 8:16 am

william wrote:
Mike wrote:Well you have ZVex's theory completely backwards for starters, but who knows what you're trying to say.
thats right. something about raising the impedence so the pickups have to work harder.

thanks, mike.

No. Again wrong.

High Impedance means the circuit doesn't load down your pickups and you get the most efficient transfer of energy into the effect (partciularly in the treble frequencies).

Pickups can't "work harder", they're magnets and wire. They are transducers.

Pens · Post by **Pens** » Tue Feb 17, 2009 5:15 pm

BacchusPaul wrote:I learned it at University. I had a studio techniques module in first year.

PenPen: Do you spin around in circles much when you're playing guitar?

No. I just walk around a bit when I'm practicing at home, and the fucking things have ALWAYS, ALWAYS twisted up on themselves no matter what. Has done that for years.

Pens · Post by **Pens** » Tue Feb 17, 2009 5:24 pm

theshadowofseattle wrote:
Malik wrote:I dare anyone to try to have a problem using one of these:

Also here's a pre-emptive "Go away Mike".
Seriously, nothing looks cooler than a coil cable. I don't give a fuck how shitty it sounds or whatever, because I play rock and roll like a goddamn man.

laterallateral · Post by **laterallateral** » Tue Feb 17, 2009 7:57 pm

I don't like cloth covered cables because they invariably twist and coil up if you move them around too much.
This is beyond any maintenance issue, really. The covering is just so inflexible that should the cord be forced into a curve shape, it will immediately twist up and be fucking stupid and get all up in my shit.

Beside that, I find the Hosa cables quite dependable and that's pretty much all I ask for in a guitar lead. I've never really noticed variation in my sound, when using different brands and I've got cooler things to spend my money on than a bunch of fancy guitar cables, sitting around trying to detect minute differences in sound.