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I'm very much a "specs" guy when it comes to cables. The capacitance, line loss, shielding, and general construction of a cable are important.

I've been using the D'Addario American Stage cables lately (actually for a couple of years). They really are a good cable, and you can generally get them for a reasonable sum. They cost more than many, but not as much as some others.

Here's a link to them:

http://daddario.com/pwMobileProduct...bles&sid=2affc0a1-a0bf-456e-89d4-98caf82b0633
 
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smitty_p said:
I'm very much a "specs" guy when it comes to cables. The capacitance, line loss, shielding, and general construction of a cable are important.

I've been using the D'Addario American Stage cables lately (actually for a couple of years). They really are a good cable, and you can generally get them for a reasonable sum. They cost more than many, but not as much as some others.

Here's a link to them:

http://daddario.com/pwMobileProduct...bles&sid=2affc0a1-a0bf-456e-89d4-98caf82b0633
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Musicians Friend has a "price drop" sale on these right now.

I'll vouch for cables and other parts you can get from Lava Cable. Lava Cable has a wide variety of cables and ends to choose from. At the 2009 winter NAMM show, I met the owner of Lava Cable's: Mark Stoddard. Very nice guy, and FWIW, American Vet and Patriot.
http://www.lavacable.com/index.php?id=1
 
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I'll never need a noise gate. Like I said, I don't play anything high gain. I've got a Fuzz pedal, but it's probably the noisiest thing, and I only really turn it on when the jam is about to begin. I'll just use my tuner or volume knob between songs, although the tuner does give a little pop. Eventually I'll get a mini volume pedal that'll go far enough to the end of the chain that it'll cut out all the pedals besides chorus, which is quiet when there's nothing going into it. It's set for Leslie stuff, so if it made noise, it would be a problem.
For me, noise just isn't a problem. I play bluesrock/Americana-type stuff, with a little country mixed in. Nothing modern rock or metal. So far my gear has gotten me there. Once I played a place where it made some noise, so I just used the tuner (at the end of my chain, for exactly this purpose) to kill it. Once we're playing, you can't hear anything anyway. :)
 
smitty_p said:
I'm very much a "specs" guy when it comes to cables. The capacitance, line loss, shielding, and general construction of a cable are important.

I've been using the D'Addario American Stage cables lately (actually for a couple of years). They really are a good cable, and you can generally get them for a reasonable sum. They cost more than many, but not as much as some others.

Here's a link to them:

http://daddario.com/pwMobileProduct...bles&sid=2affc0a1-a0bf-456e-89d4-98caf82b0633
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I think my 20' is this one. I love it, though it's a bitch to coil and uncoil, if it's the same one.
It's tough, clear and quiet, though.
 
Marshall & Moonshine said:
I've got a PP2 and Planet Waves (or some equivalent) cords and my rig is pretty quiet, but I don't play high gain.
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I've used the Planet Waves at ludicrous levels and it's still real good. Where I hear the difference between $5.00 in the wicker basket specials and good quality cables is at small room and recording volume, when I can hear more overtones in the signal.
 
Marshall & Moonshine said:
No way I'm shelling out $100 for a cable, but if you heard it fix your problem right before your eyes then that's what matters. I wonder if exchanging the old cord for a new one (same type) might have made the same difference. Noise just comes from bad shielding. Maybe one of the solder joints weren't great.
Who knows?
Who cares?
It sounds like you got a great cable!
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I tried no less than 6 different cables all of different makes ranging in price from $10 to $50 and none of them cleared the noise issue. When I bought the $100 cable I had every intention of sending it right back because I have all thought it was quackery, but I just had to see for myself...low and behold it worked!
 
That's crazy! I'm glad you figured it out. I woulda gone nuts, if a few new good cords didn't fix it. I would have moved on to a different possible cause.
I've played in places with terrible power, dimmers, fluorescents, name it, and my PW cords have always gotten me through. If I ever struggle with noise, maybe I'll have to look into that.
 
RVA said:
I hate tripping over cables. When they made advances in battery life (we have been waiting long enough) I wil consider wireless. They seem to have done a great job with the latency issues.
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Schaffer Replica. My friend is making them...
 
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Back in 1984, I bought some "Easy Lock" cables. You just cut the cable and screw on the end....still have them...still use them...still quiet.
 
Marshall & Moonshine said:
I've got a PP2 and Planet Waves (or some equivalent) cords and my rig is pretty quiet, but I don't play high gain. I get some noise through my Strat, but no more than you'd expect. It's really only noticeable with modulation, especially trem.
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I run gain about halfway, but stage volume is always high...

The 25 foot 1984 Easy Lock cable is shown here connecting the DD-3 to the VS265

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Sp8ctre said:
It may just be my environment where I work...tons of fluorescent lights and some heavy duty heating/cooling equipment...

I don't care anymore because my problem is solved...
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Im impressed. I never tried any fancy cables...shoot, I remember recording at Buck Owens' Chester Avenue Studio in Bakersfield with taped up cables, and duct tape holding broken jackplates in place. That was before digital recording and you couldn't really filter noise out very much...those old records are pretty quiet!

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jjudas said:
My noise suppressor in my Boss ME-50 multi-effects pedal takes care of most of noise related concerns.
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I've used a Boss NS-2 for years. Not long ago, I bought a Zoom G1-XON something and I have never figured it out...I bought it because I thought it would be a cool way to teach students about effects...
 
Raiyn said:
So how does that pedal work? You just plug it into the clean channel and go or what? I'm jonesing for some effects to play with, and a modeling amp or multi-effects pedal (I was thinking ME-80) seem like a good way to try stuff.
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I plug into my amp clean, it's got 22 distortion models, 10 tone, 11 modulation, 11 delay, reverb, compressor, noise suppressor, onboard tuner, wah pedal and memory banks where you can record and store up to 30 patches of recorded settings. It took me some time to learn how to get the tones I wanted from it, but now I love it. I don't have the desire to build a pedal board. The boss multi-effects units are essentially the boss effects pedals simulated into one unit. The ME 80 is a new version than mine. I watched a guitar player use it at a gig at a wedding party. He had his settings programmed and just switched patches between songs.
 
Raiyn said:
:rolleyes: I get nothing from it, I'm just trying to help out.

Yeah, the Line 6 amp I'm comparison shopping has that capability built in. You'd have to buy a transmitter, but the receiver is built in to the amp.
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I'm just being a joker.....
 
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