Untwistable guitar lead?

[coffee_king]

Hey all
Anyone know of anyone making untwistable guitar leads?
I'm very active onstage and I'm always twisting mine up.
I can't find jack on Google.
Ta

[Myke]

Wireless system

[CamdenRob]

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Wireless system
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or alternatively a wearable rig you can strap on whilst jumping around....

[KingBollock]

The trick is in how you store them. There is a way to loop them that takes the twisting tendency away. I'll see if I can find the video. I know someone posted it on BassChat not long ago.

http://youtu.be/wXU0yA3GedY

Edited December 17, 2014 by KingBollock

[chris_b]

There's no such thing as an untwistable guitar lead.

Leads do last longer if you store them properly but if your problem is caused by your stage act (I'm jealous you've got so much energy!!), as already pointed out, your only solution is a wireless system.

[coffee_king]

Hi
Cheers for the responses. Its worth pointing out that how you store a lead (And coil it up before so) has nothing to do with it becoming coiled up/tangles/twisted while on stage.
I've tried wireless but occassionally I would get drop outs, so I really dont want to have to go down that route again.
Hmm, maybe its time someone invented one, if they can make a kinkless hose eh.

[BigRedX]

[quote name='coffee_king' timestamp='1418838069' post='2633944']
Hi
Cheers for the responses. Its worth pointing out that how you store a lead (And coil it up before so) has nothing to do with it becoming coiled up/tangles/twisted while on stage.
I've tried wireless but occassionally I would get drop outs, so I really dont want to have to go down that route again.
Hmm, maybe its time someone invented one, if they can make a kinkless hose eh.
[/quote]

When did you last try wireless? At the semi-pro end of the market wireless systems are a massive improvement over what was available even 5 years ago and in many cases quite a bit cheaper too.

[chris_b]

Drop outs?

You didn't try the [i]running around the garden [/i]routine did you?

[EBS_freak]

The modern digital wireless is incredibly good. Drop outs are a thing of the past.

[Grissle]

Agreed^^^
If you haven't tried wireless in a while you should.

[Adee]

Yep the LINE 6 G50 is superb, not bad money, quality build and NO drop outs, its the only way to go !

[Dan Dare]

Get one that's twisted already? The old telephone cable style is still available. Or wear lead divers boots to stop you jumping around...

[Low End Bee]

I suffer a lot from twisting cables. I'm like a slow motion dervish when I play. I can get a 15 foot lead down to 5 feet of gordian knot in minutes.
As a solution I've gone for old school coiled phone style Vox cables. £19 quid a pop and haven't let me down in 18 months, I had the more expensive and heavier Bullet branded ones before but one packed up at a gig so they're off the list.
Not the thing for the recording studio or if you're interested in tone and stuff. But they're great for rehearsals and gigging.

[bartelby]

[quote name='CamdenRob' timestamp='1418827938' post='2633757'] or alternatively a wearable rig you can strap on whilst jumping around.... [/quote]

Like this guy from Itchy-O Maching Band:

[gafbass02]

After using top end cables like zaolla I switched to obbm cables, which I still have, but my 'go to' cables have become these !!
https://www.studiospares.com/Cables-Leads/Leads-Guitar/Armoured-Jk-R-Ajk-5M_588620.htm

Despite the price They sound good, even compared to my previous cables, but crucially, the coil up very easily and compact, the same way every time and don't twist at all.

A brilliant buy.

[molan]

FM cables are very high quality and very hard to twist because of the, harder than usual, outer casing.

[Woodinblack]

I find the fender microfibre ones don't twist much, or at least considerably less than other leads, if you want to stay wired.