Guitar cables keep breaking. Me or the guitar cables?
Guitar cables keep breaking. Me or the guitar cables?
Admittedly I don't treat them too well, I roll over them with my computer chair sometimes. Play with them outside across the grass. Etc. I buy cheap cables though.
Can anyone recommend particularly durable guitar cables?
That's definitely on you, not the cables. I have had plenty of both cheap and expensive cables and they all are still working just as well as the day I bought them (well, the ones I haven't lost anyway).
Mogami are all I use but they’re probably not very durable. I love to add Neutrik silent right angle connectors with the special plug that eliminates pops when you plug in while the amp is on too. They are a game changer.
Sounds like you might want to start thinking about a wireless system.
ive had cables just go to shit on me and they sit like pretty little princesses inside. all cheap cables tho so i bought a d'addario im hoping will last awhile but havent had it long enough to know
@pugsnroses77 @rab once i dig mine out ill take a look at them cause mine have been around for a hot miniute.
I remember that I stopped having cables break when I switched to a different brand (one of thomann.de's store brands, so not even that expensive). There's definitely a chance that it's the cables.
monoprice.com has a reputation for having cheap good cables (cables in general, not sure of their reputation among musicians). I bought a guitar cable from them and haven't had any problems, but I haven't subjected it to a ton of abuse either.
I would pay more than "midshelf" price for any cable. With analog quality is more important, but there is a point where you're just buying the marketing.
The whole reason expensive cables are expensive is because they are expected to hold up to some abuse. Cheap stuff can last, but it needs to be babied. True for lots of things.
Only cables that go bust here are 3.5mm mini plug cables that I use for mini synths and sequencers. Never broke a guitar cable, always find broken guitar cables in most of my friends’ gear though.
Well, definitely don’t roll over them. How is your wrapping technique though? Guitar cables are the most susceptible to bend damage of any cable I’ve used. If you don’t wrap them up correctly you spin the wires inside and the connections break.
So, my advice, wrap cables properly, you can find help on YouTube I’m sure, and buy cables with removable ends so if they do break you can just cut and solder a shorter cable without the broken section, instead of throwing away the whole cable.