SkinnyMike Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 Anyone here use them over standard straight cables? I like the look of them and have done a bit of research, however most people seam to only have them a few months before the cable breaks! Does anyone have any experience with them and are they as bad as people make them out to be? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubit Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 I always thought they were cheap and nasty as you rarely see them being used these days, plus they always seem to be short Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 (edited) I was looking at Bullet Coil Cables a while back, but didn't buy one in the end. [url="http://www.bulletcable.com/bullet-cable-shop/vintage-retro-30-coil-cable/"]http://www.bulletcab...-30-coil-cable/[/url] Edit: I remember why now, they're stupidly expensive! Better off buying OBBM! Edited April 23, 2014 by discreet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 I've been gigging a couple of reasonably priced Vox coiled cables for the last eight or so years with no issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HowieBass Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 My oldest cable (and still good after 35 years) is a coiled one, has a right-angled jack on one end so tend to use it for my recently acquired P bass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonesy64 Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 I've used the same orange Lava coily cable for the past four or five years without a hitch. Regarding the length, you certainly can't walk out front with it but it is plenty long enough for a typical pub/club stage area. I think there are a couple of UK stockists of Lava cable now but can't recall who they are off the top of my head. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffbyrne Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 I have 2 from the 70's I still use regularly for practice - they're good in confined spaces. G. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkinnyMike Posted April 24, 2014 Author Share Posted April 24, 2014 Interesting that some of you have been using the same cable since the 70's! I think my main concern is the length. Vox for example list their cables as being 9m long, sure, that's the total length but the actual length would be what, 3m? I'd really need a coiled cable that is actually 7-8m long. I'm sure that will be quite expensive and pretty specialist, but can anyone point me in the right direction for that, or are there any companies that offer a custom length? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PURPOLARIS Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 You can make your own using a pencil and a hairdryer apparently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 [quote name='PURPOLARIS' timestamp='1398338955' post='2433066'] You can make your own using a pencil and a hairdryer apparently. [/quote] I ended up in A&E doing that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkinnyMike Posted April 24, 2014 Author Share Posted April 24, 2014 [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1398339131' post='2433071'] I ended up in A&E doing that. [/quote] How did you manage that?! Or shouldn't I ask.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JapanAxe Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 I had a curly cable into the 80s and the main problem was the considerable weight of cable dragging down on your output jack and knocking against your legs in a somewhat irritating fashion. The audio quality wasn't great either, with a fair amount of top end loss. Never tried a lava curly but these days I prefer my cable (OBBM) to trail along the floor, not make itself a nuisance at knee height. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 [quote name='SkinnyMike' timestamp='1398339269' post='2433075'] How did you manage that?! Or shouldn't I ask.. [/quote] Breaking up a fight between an accountant and a hairdresser. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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