Guitar cables What is our favorite cable???

Lava Man · Post by **Lava Man** » Sun Mar 05, 2006 11:12 am

In order of quality here's the list for guitar applications:

1.Evidence Audio Lyric HG
2. Klotz La Grange
3. Canare GS-6
4. Mogami 2524
5. George L's

bluefuzzguitar · Post by **bluefuzzguitar** » Wed Mar 08, 2006 4:13 pm

[quote="shakti"]I thought the GL sounded good because it was more detailed and preserved the treble response better. Listening to the EA, I now realize it put an artificial emphasis on treble and upper mids! All the harshness went away with the EA, to the point where I could almost turn up the treble on the amp even more!

Now I am curious what it could do on my pedalboard...but I am worried about the stiffness of the cable and the relative size of Neutrik plugs over the GLs...do you think it makes a big difference on a pedalboard?[/quote]

Shakti,

I couldn't agree more on the EA-GL comparison! Don't hestitate to use the EA cable for your pedalboard either. Yes, it does make all the difference there too. Yes, they're stiff and yes, the Neutriks are big but oooooooooohhh that sound! I cut up an entire 20 ft EA cable into patch cables for my pedalboard which fits 8 pedals. DO IT!!!

Mike

shakti · Post by **shakti** » Mon Mar 13, 2006 4:17 pm

Well, I did some comparisons when I was back home last week and...

...maybe I am imagining things, but I do think the GLs add harshness! I tried to eliminate all other factors, but of course this isn't a true A/B test. My problem is this: my board is completely cramped, and in some spots it will be hard to fit anything but the GL plugs. I can do it in most spots, but there are a few tricky ones. And either I do them all, or I won't bother. I am wondering how much I am going to appreciate the difference in a band setting (where I'd typically use the pedal boards). OTOH, as with all things GAS, once you get an idea into your head that something could be improved, it's hard to let go of it.

One question for you or anyone else (LavaMan?); what is the best plug to use with standard (non-GL) cable? If there is a good one that doesn't have the long sleeves, then that would help a lot. The problem isn't the thickness of the right angle plug, but the long, thick sleeves most of them have.

SB Monster · Post by **SB Monster** » Tue Mar 21, 2006 12:34 pm

Right I'm gonna try these EA cables seeing as I've got nothing left to spend my money on. Where is best place to buy and more importantly, what cable ends are the best for both normal and pedalboard applications? I haven't got much room down there.

Paul

Yngve · Post by **Yngve** » Thu Mar 23, 2006 7:18 pm

I have used all types but one stands out and thats George L's. I noticed a different in my tone and l have much defined bottom end. As far as the other like Planet Wave........just useless....

bluefuzzguitar · Post by **bluefuzzguitar** » Fri Mar 24, 2006 2:05 pm

[quote="Yngve"]I have used all types[/quote]

Sounds to me you haven't used Evidence Audio. Everyone I know that was wild about the George L's became a believer once they discovered EA.

Mike

Yngve · Post by **Yngve** » Tue Mar 28, 2006 7:24 pm

Never heard of Evidence Audio, as you might know Australia sometimes gets these products once they have been in supply to your guys for 10+ years. We are fortunate to have the little that does comes in. But what makes them better?

bluefuzzguitar · Post by **bluefuzzguitar** » Thu Mar 30, 2006 11:12 am

See previous posts in this thread. They sound warm and organic, without the upper-mid spike of the George L's.

Mike

dcaster · Post by **dcaster** » Thu Mar 30, 2006 4:34 pm

I was completely floored when I tried the Mogami cables. I used a Mexi-Tele into a Marshall combo. I didn't want to hear great tone. I wanted to hear the difference between a generic cable compared to a Mogami cable. I had a friend with me so I know it was not just me. I played thru the amp with the generic cable. Then the Mogami. The tone was much better. The volume was higher. The difference was night and day. Now, how the Mogami compares to another high end cable, I don't know but I am VERY happy with the cables that I got even if they did cost $70.00 for two of them. BTW, the other guitar player in our band ended up buying the same cables!

Necrovore · Post by **Necrovore** » Thu Mar 30, 2006 8:20 pm

I like black cables with silver ends

Carl · Post by **Carl** » Wed Apr 05, 2006 5:00 am

I have been using Evidence Audio cables ( www.evidenceaudio.com ) for a couple of years now (four I beleive) I started out with the Lyric and I couldn't beleive the difference it made. I had tried several other "high end" cables, but I never liked any of them because they just seemed to change the sound, without improving it. Like one cable which really opened up the higher frequencies of the sound, but the same time it took away all the low end punch of the sound, which really I really didn't like (being a Les Paul/Marshall guy...)

But the EA Lyric didn't do that. It just improved the sound, meaning that it didn't add the ugly and unwanted distortions that most cables do. It was a bit changing from worn to fresh strings or tubes etc.

Then the EA Lyric HG came out. I couldn't resist trying one. And wow! Big improvement. Again, it didn't change the frequency response, it just made the sound better, like the difference a good setup makes on a previously poorly setup guitar.

Another thing which is often forgotten is the quality of the speaker cable and the internal wiring i 4x12s. Especially on new Marshall cabs which sound much better when they are rewired with properly soldered "real" speaker cable.

/Carl

BrianH · Post by **BrianH** » Tue Apr 11, 2006 10:04 pm

I have some older Spectraflex, a homemade Mogami, and a new Planet Waves.. all 20ft. The Planet Waves is definitely the most clear and articulate of the bunch. The others have a bit more low end but are darker-sounding (more capacitance?).

JD · Post by JD » Tue Apr 11, 2006 10:19 pm

Necrovore wrote:I like black cables with silver ends

All joking aside, I can't really hear any difference unless the cable is REALLY cheap and hums.

Actually the best cable I have was free, it came with my Gibson.

OdgeUK · Post by **OdgeUK** » Wed Apr 12, 2006 1:46 am

I've been using Whirlwind Cables for some time now. Work ok, but after a few years of wrapping them around my arm to pack them away, they have become noisy and it's time to change (hence me reading this thread)

sub · Post by **sub** » Sat Apr 15, 2006 5:38 pm

Necrovore wrote:I like black cables with silver ends

The blue is better -> more headroom and far better cleaner top end.... bla bla bla..........

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