Ghost_Bass Posted June 22, 2015 Share Posted June 22, 2015 (edited) I've been using George L's on my pedal board for the last 4 or 5 years. Recently, i was doing soundcheck at a gig and my sound cut off. I tracked the problem to my pedalboard and all seemed like it was the Korg Pitchblack malfunctioning. I did the gig with no FX and took the pedalboard home for a close inspection. I tried all my pedals individually outside of the pedalboard and all worked as they should. Then i started testing the George L's one by one and found one faulty cable with bad contact. I tested the rest of the cables and found another one that was cutting my signal a lot (almost to half). I redid all my cables with new wire and all function as they should but i lost my faith on this system and now i'm looking to get new cables, soldered and solid. My first idea is to buy Neutrik plugs and some Klotz cable (the same i'm using on the rest of my leads) and make my own cables but the Goerge L's were great due to their reduced size, witch made my pedalbord very compact. I'm writing this post to ask you what's new out there, with great quality and very reliable, with a compact size? I haven't looked into cables and plugs since i made my cables all those years ago. Let's say that money is no object for now and signal quality is king Cheers Edited June 22, 2015 by Ghost_Bass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landwomble Posted June 22, 2015 Share Posted June 22, 2015 right-angled neutrik connectors and decent cable are as good as they get as far as I'm concerned. If you solder your own you know they're done right... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_5 Posted June 22, 2015 Share Posted June 22, 2015 [quote name='landwomble' timestamp='1434989635' post='2804469'] right-angled neutrik connectors and decent cable are as good as they get as far as I'm concerned. If you solder your own you know they're done right... [/quote] This. I've had the same cable for over 20 years - Neutrik and Van Damme. I use George L's though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost_Bass Posted June 22, 2015 Author Share Posted June 22, 2015 My cables are all Neutrick/Klotz soldered by me (appar from one klotz funkmaster i bought a long time ago) and never missed a beat. I wen't for the George L's for the pedalboard due to their small size and huge reputation as a top quality cable. After this recent experience i don't want to use them anymore (or any other push-fit alternative), only strong, high quality and soldered cables. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fretmeister Posted June 22, 2015 Share Posted June 22, 2015 I get mine from Kabl. Always great service, never had one fail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost_Bass Posted June 23, 2015 Author Share Posted June 23, 2015 What do you think of this wire? Been looking at Neutrik and Klotz pages and found what seems like a good combination: [attachment=194859:Sem Título.png] link: http://shop.klotz-ais.com/cgi-bin/quickorder/lshop.cgi?action=showdetail&wkid=1435056899-5383&ls=e&nc=&rubnum=&artnum=IY104_&file=&gesamt_zeilen=&p8= And with some PX series Neutrik angled plugs: http://www.neutrik.com/en/audio/plugs-and-jacks/px-series/ Looks like it could do the trick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skidder652003 Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 come on this has been done to death! there's only one place to go really http://bassic-bits.co.uk our very own obbm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HazBeen Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 Evidence Audio SIS, they are solderless but srew in. Not cheap, but they will sort the issues (I also used to have George Ls), are compact and have excellent audio characteristics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landwomble Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 I just get it from CPC or Maplin. Maplin's Van Damme instrument cable is very good and cheap, too: http://www.maplin.co.uk/p/van-damme-pro-grade-classic-xke-instrument-cable-black-priced-per-metre-n98jt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost_Bass Posted June 25, 2015 Author Share Posted June 25, 2015 [quote name='skidder652003' timestamp='1435062260' post='2805003'] come on this has been done to death! there's only one place to go really [url="http://bassic-bits.co.uk"]http://bassic-bits.co.uk[/url] our very own obbm [/quote] [quote name='landwomble' timestamp='1435085805' post='2805374'] I just get it from CPC or Maplin. Maplin's Van Damme instrument cable is very good and cheap, too: [url="http://www.maplin.co.uk/p/van-damme-pro-grade-classic-xke-instrument-cable-black-priced-per-metre-n98jt"]http://www.maplin.co...per-metre-n98jt[/url] [/quote] Hehehe, you forgot that part where on my sig it's stated my country I just want to buy a nice cable to make my own patch leads, the plugs will definitely be Neutrik. I have no problem with OBBM or any other cable builder/brand but i will allways trust more on my own soldered wires because i'll know whats inside the plug Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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