Guitar Cable

[rgand]

I want to get a better guitar cable. One of mine is a little noisy and the other one is unusable with single coil pickups. Obviously it's time for an upgrade.

Any recommendations?

 

[Cagey]

Mogami=happy. Pricey, though. Buy cable + ends and do yourself.

 

[mayfly]

Neutrik ends with canare wire.  Build 'em yourself.

 

[BigSteve22]

Mogami=happy. Pricey, though. Buy cable + ends and do yourself.

Neutrik ends with canare wire.  Build 'em yourself.

Like they said, buy the cable and the plugs and make 'em yourself. Save a bunch of money too. I get my stuff from Markertek.com https://www.markertek.com/ Great proces and service PLUS they have instructions posted for wiring things up.  :icon_thumright:

 

[TBurst Std]

Neutrik ends with canare wire.  Build 'em yourself.

FTW
I get mine from Guitar-cable.com

 

[rgand]

Thanks for all the replies. Making them certainly does sound like the best option. I'll get going on that. :icon_thumright:

 

[Cagey]

Markup on cables is HUGE. Making them yourself is a dramatic savings.

 

[rgand]

Thanks for the direction. I have cable and ends on order.

 

[stratamania]

Perhaps you may find this useful...but you might want to use wire strippers instead of a knife.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smg68qgJa-I

 

[Steve_Karl]

Like they said, buy the cable and the plugs and make 'em yourself. Save a bunch of money too. I get my stuff from Markertek.com https://www.markertek.com/ Great proces and service PLUS they have instructions posted for wiring things up.  :icon_thumright:

... and FREE Shipping!

 

[BigSteve22]

Like they said, buy the cable and the plugs and make 'em yourself. Save a bunch of money too. I get my stuff from Markertek.com https://www.markertek.com/ Great proces and service PLUS they have instructions posted for wiring things up.  :icon_thumright:

... and FREE Shipping!

Yeah, forgot to mention the free shipping!

 

[rgand]

Perhaps you may find this useful...but you might want to use wire strippers instead of a knife.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smg68qgJa-I

Good video, thanks. I do use a knife to strip. Done it for years with coaxial cable and found it to be to my liking.

Like they said, buy the cable and the plugs and make 'em yourself. Save a bunch of money too. I get my stuff from Markertek.com https://www.markertek.com/ Great proces and service PLUS they have instructions posted for wiring things up.  :icon_thumright:

... and FREE Shipping!

Yeah, forgot to mention the free shipping!

Love that free shipping!

 

[stratamania]

I use knives myself for thicker cables but I thought I had better put a choice for the Health and Safety Internet Executive committee for PC and protecting oneself from oneself members who might be cruising this corner of the web  :laughing7:

 

[rgand]

I use knives myself for thicker cables but I thought I had better put a choice for the Health and Safety Internet Executive committee for PC and protecting oneself from oneself members who might be cruising this corner of the web  :laughing7:

:laughing11: :icon_thumright:

 

[BigSteve22]

For coax stripping, I've always used something very similar to this:
https://www.amazon.com/JacobsParts-Universal-Coaxial-Stripping-Rotary/dp/B018UXE90U/ref=sr_1_127?ie=UTF8&qid=1527714333&sr=8-127&keywords=coax+cable+strippers

Mine's a little older style without the interchangeable blades, but works the same way. Paid close to $20 for it when I was doing a lot of RG6 cable installation. Now they're $5, free shipping, and you get much more consistent results over using a knife. (Not to mention the added finger safety!)  :icon_thumright:

 

[rgand]

For coax stripping, I've always used something very similar to this:
https://www.amazon.com/JacobsParts-Universal-Coaxial-Stripping-Rotary/dp/B018UXE90U/ref=sr_1_127?ie=UTF8&qid=1527714333&sr=8-127&keywords=coax+cable+strippers

Mine's a little older style without the interchangeable blades, but works the same way. Paid close to $20 for it when I was doing a lot of RG6 cable installation. Now they're $5, free shipping, and you get much more consistent results over using a knife. (Not to mention the added finger safety!)  :icon_thumright:

Looks like a good item. I haven't seen those before. But what fun is it if you don't slice a finger tip now and then? :icon_biggrin:

OK, OK, I ordered one.

 

[Cagey]

Those work well. Just be aware that there's a "setup" to them, where you adjust to depth of the outer sheath you're cutting through so as to miss the sheild. That particular unit looks like it has a rotatable die to it. Others do it differently. In any case, you have to be careful not to cut through the shielding, which can be surprisingly easy to do. Practice on a spare length of the exact cable you're going to use.

 

[rgand]

Thanks, Kevin. I'll practice on the very end to get it right.

 

[BigSteve22]

Those work well. Just be aware that there's a "setup" to them, where you adjust to depth of the outer sheath you're cutting through so as to miss the sheild. That particular unit looks like it has a rotatable die to it. Others do it differently. In any case, you have to be careful not to cut through the shielding, which can be surprisingly easy to do. Practice on a spare length of the exact cable you're going to use.

It's just like any other cutting tool, or any tool for that matter: It takes some learning and getting accustomed to before you can use it correctly. Additionally, I only use this tool for stripping the outer sheath. For the core I generally use a T-Stripper to avoid damaging it.
https://www.homedepot.com/p/Ideal-T-Stripper-Wire-Stripper-and-Cutter-For-14-24-AWG-Solid-Wire-45-121/100069433
Over doing it perhaps, but old habits die hard.

 

[stratamania]

I like the look of the first tool. Might have to try one out.