Bullet Coil Cables

the isaac eaton · Post by **the isaac eaton** » Mon Oct 05, 2009 12:33 am

I just ordered one, I have heard so many great things about the quality of these cables and my current cable is starting to shit the bed after 2 years, so I was wondering if anybody here on shortscale uses one and what do you think of it? I got ordered black one, can't wait for it to show up. I think dan auerbach of the black keys uses one. Same with jack white.

taylornutt · Post by **taylornutt** » Mon Oct 05, 2009 12:36 am

the isaac eaton wrote:I just ordered one, I have heard so many great things about the quality of these cables and my current cable is starting to shit the bed after 2 years, so I was wondering if anybody here on shortscale uses one and what do you think of it? I got ordered black one, can't wait for it to show up. I think dan auerbach of the black keys uses one. Same with jack white.

The gearmandude swears by his white coily cables. Mentions it ever demo he does.

the isaac eaton · Post by **the isaac eaton** » Mon Oct 05, 2009 12:39 am

haha he is the guy that got me interested in them.

Sloan · Post by **Sloan** » Mon Oct 05, 2009 1:04 am

FUCK A GOOD COILY CABLE?!!!!!

LOVE COILES.

Mages · Post by **Mages** » Mon Oct 05, 2009 2:01 am

apparently they attenuate highs. it's the same with coily headphone cables which is why really Hi-Fi headphones have straight cables.

not that it really matters though. I personally think that making your guitar signal as hi fi as possible is ridiculous and counter productive.

also, with fender single coils some attenuation of the highs could be a good thing.

James · Post by **James** » Mon Oct 05, 2009 2:03 am

Guitar amps aren't very hi-fidelity. They won't put out much of anything you'd lose if that attenuate highs thing is true.

Mages · Post by **Mages** » Mon Oct 05, 2009 2:04 am

yea, exactly.

laterallateral · Post by **laterallateral** » Mon Oct 05, 2009 2:07 am

too bad those bullet casings are cheesy as fuck.

light rail coyote · Post by **light rail coyote** » Mon Oct 05, 2009 8:07 am

I use one, and will for the rest of my life. Kick Fucking ASS. mine is the white one, though it looks grey/brown now from skanky stages and my dusty basement

Bacchus · Post by **Bacchus** » Mon Oct 05, 2009 8:46 am

laterallateral wrote:too bad those bullet casings are cheesy as fuck.

Yeah, because coiley cables are pretty fucking classy otherwise.

stewart · Post by **stewart** » Mon Oct 05, 2009 8:55 am

i'm not a fan of coily cables. they take up space and get all tangled, and any one i've ever had has crapped out really quickly too.

Post by **Doog** » Mon Oct 05, 2009 9:04 am

Shit and shite.

Post by **Mike** » Mon Oct 05, 2009 9:40 am

Doog wrote:Shit and shite.

+1

othomas2 · Post by **othomas2** » Mon Oct 05, 2009 7:24 pm

I've got one... not too sure about them.

They're heavy !!
The sleeve near the jack slips off !
They create a heaped mess for the most part !!
They give your jack input unwanted weight !! creating quickly loosening nuts
The aesthetic novelty wears off quickly...
did I mention heavy... who wants to increase weight !!

Apart from this I've not really encountered much benefits to having one, I will probably always just grab a regular lead from now on. But I will give it some time still...

I've just acquired a Â£40 Elixar cable FOC which I think is gonna do me well, they feel really good !!

paul_ · Post by **paul_** » Mon Oct 05, 2009 9:37 pm

I have a Vox coily cable and have had a hand-me-down Fender Koilkord (neither of which seemed to sap highs) and would agree that it's not worth it. I have a hard enough time not killing my friends/family with regular cables by inviting them in... A "professional" coiled cord (i.e. 40 bucks) only presents as good an audio option as a decent (i.e. way cheaper) regular cable.

And look at what those cheeky GFS bastards are up to for 7 bucks (10 foot), I already have a couple of the monster-style ones.

Too much money? Ok, 6 bucks:

Rayjaysonic · Post by **Rayjaysonic** » Mon Oct 05, 2009 10:37 pm

I quite like Fender California Cables. Decent price, quality cable and jacks, although they do have a tendency to unscrew themselves. I guess this is due to the heat shrink running under the barrel. On the plus side, makes it easy to repair them should the solder give up the ghost.

theshadowofseattle · Post by **theshadowofseattle** » Mon Oct 05, 2009 10:49 pm

GFS is the best thing that ever happened to guitarists' wallets, seriously.

the isaac eaton · Post by **the isaac eaton** » Mon Oct 05, 2009 10:58 pm

I really like them, Its not to look "vintage" or "indie" I just like how they look, and I need a new nice cable. They messaged me today, all out of black ones so white it is.

laterallateral · Post by **laterallateral** » Tue Oct 06, 2009 12:23 am

10 dollar Hosas. They generally give me about a year's worth of use and when they break. I buy new ones.

the isaac eaton · Post by **the isaac eaton** » Tue Oct 06, 2009 12:25 am

I use a couple hosas for coming out of my amp to my pedals. Great cables.

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