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and if so, why? is their a benefit to them?

Annoying as fuck. I keep them for stuff on the floor, but usually avoid them.

I have one of the bullet cables. One of the main reasons for getting one was because I kept tripping over the straight leads and these sit in a nice heaped pile on the floor. Cheaper than a broken guitar. Other than that I quite like them aesthetically. One big down side is they're quite heavy.

But the white coily cable?

I've never used them, they just look cool. The bassist in my old band used to use them and it was a right pain, if he walked away from the amp it would just unplug or it'd get tangled with my leads

i think they're annoying as hell too, but there must be some reason they're made

othomas2 wrote:I have one of the bullet cables. One of the main reasons for getting one was because I kept tripping over the straight leads and these sit in a nice heaped pile on the floor. Cheaper than a broken guitar. Other than that I quite like them aesthetically. One big down side is they're quite heavy.

I'm tempted by those for the coolness factor, are they noisy though? I've heard thats a problem with coily leads

woah, never thought it was an aesthetic thing. i think they look totally dweeby

my past experiences put me firmly in the NO camp. they're shit.

Very annoying. Especially when they tangle up in stuff.

i love my white vox one. never had a problem with it. in my jam room, i don't stray too far from my amp/pedals, so it's perfect for me.

i also just snagged isaac eaton's white bullet coily, and am stoked to have it for my bass.

Style over content.

I like black Hosa coily cables because I can dismantle my setup quick and easy. (just drop them in my gig box with no no need to coil them and they never tangle.) Also, I like benefiting of a 20 foot range without having to tangle 20 feet's worth of cable around mic stands/ankles. I couldn't give a shit about loss in fidelity and I'm not too concerned about how they look. They stay out of my way, they're compact and low maintenance. That's all the incentive I need.

I wouldn't say I prefer them but I have a really good one that's ancient and still works, built like a tank. I have headphones too from an old ass stereo unit with a curly cable that still work and they have to be from the 70-80s.

I have bought other cables that crap out after one year of use, even-though they all have a "lifetime guarantee". Trying to get a new cable from Guitar Center after explaining it has lifetime warranty makes me feel like a botard, the whole process is frustrating.

Never used one. They look a bit dorky to me. I really like the look of cloth covered leads though, but I've never actually used one of those either.

Yeah, I think people mostly like them for the looks... I've only had bad experiences with them getting tangled, twisted, and tied around everything they touch, including themselves. They do fit some looks rather well.

I know the gearmandude is a huge fan of the bullet cables. He points it out on every demo he does.

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i've never tried them for a guitar, but i have some headphones with a coily cable and i like them.

Looks cool, but shite.

On a dif note:

Do you guys all use straight to straight jack guitar cables? If you have a pedal board straight doesn't fit most.

Anoyone use right angle to right angle? I need one..

taylornutt wrote:I know the gearmandude is a huge fan of the bullet cables. He points it out on every demo he does.

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i was going to say

Jack Black

big fan

Red coily FTW! It never gets tangled and it looks badass.