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Who uses what cables?
My main instrument cables are Fender, cos that's what the shop had when I needed some......
The main patch leads on my main (home use) board are from Kabl, and they're great.
I'd recommend both.
I've had Venom cables (and still use a couple) which are ok, until they get stood on (not even heavily), then they ain't.......Break very easily.
Ringleader of the Cambridge cartel, pedal champ and king of the dirt boxes (down to 21)
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Pedals - George L 155 with Hicon pancake jacks soldered. Also using Neutrik right angle jacks with GL155 at home
Been trying the Bullet coiled cables for the power trio for the look mainly!
I do test & repair them myself too
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I went with George L for a while and difference was very noticeable, however I found them too unreliable. They're OK if you keep your board static but I was always chopping stuff in and out, and then they'd let you down at the least opportune moment.
I'm now using Lava cable. Very much more reliable, not had a problem yet (touch wood).
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OK, joking - I've got a grand total of two leads, a Fender one I've had for aeons and a KABL one that is brilliant and just feels a different class. If ever I need three leads I'll get another Kabl one...
also have a couple of klotz and a sommer that i picked up to try different things
One of the silentjacks too, which I have nothing but praise for. So much easier than the switch I see on the planet waves stuff. Means I don't forget to turn the bugger on either.
Ringleader of the Cambridge cartel, pedal champ and king of the dirt boxes (down to 21)
Even the very short time taken for you to swap a cable will make it extremely difficult to hear the very subtle differences in reasonable quality cables. Your memory will likely play tricks on you.
I found it very easy indeed to hear the difference between Van Damme Instrument cable and George L .255. The van Damme was a huge loss when used as patch cables with Neutrik ends (aparently the NP2C is itself quite a high capacitance).
I went for a bulk load from Kabl(Van Damme Pro Grade) and they have been great, they have Hicon Pancake jacks on the patch cables and Neutriks on the instrument cables. I can't compare them to anything regarding loss of highs as it's the first pedalboard I've built.
I like what I hear though.
I also have some Klotz Lagrange 10ft cables and a Planet Wave Circuit Breaker 10ft cable. As far asI know, they are all pretty low Capacitance and sound ok to me.
I liked what I heard on some demos from Elixir Cables, but I heard they stopped producing them. They were ultra low pf/ft.
I never liked what I heard from Monster Cables. The treble on the amp would need to go up to 11 with those.