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#286010 - 06/07/11 09:03 AM
Electric guitar cable help
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Paravenged
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Registered: 06/07/11
Posts: 2
Loc: England
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Hi, my guitar lead just broke and I want to get a new one for my Fender/Jackson. Budget it really £15 and I was looking at this: http://www.gak.co.uk/en/fender-tone-master-18-ft-instrument-cable-right-angle/45521
^ would that do the trick?
Thanks (1st post)
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#286025 - 06/07/11 04:16 PM
Re: Electric guitar cable help
[Re: Paravenged]
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Ozzuk
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Registered: 21/12/02
Posts: 1959
Loc: Pencoed/Bridgend South Wales
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People far to often cheap out on cables which imo are an improtant part of the equastion, do you really need 18 foot?
I've personally had many planet waves cables and while they may not sound as good as the boutique cables that are hand made which cost 50 quid plus for 10 foot they are decent and good sounding cables...
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Planet-Waves-Class...=item3cb99729d6
Infact that should do the job nicely I think I have one of those and it's a really nice cable...
Just read the info on the tonemaster seems good enough so either would suit i'd only go for a right angled lead if you have a V style guitar with the jack in the lower wing, you may not like it going into a standard shaped guitar like a strat...
you might aswell go for the fender cable but I know planet waves have a great repair/replcement service... should it break...
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#288746 - 12/10/11 10:19 PM
Re: Electric guitar cable help
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Lotus
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Registered: 08/08/11
Posts: 147
Loc: Stafford
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Can I resurrect this thread?
I've been checking out cables after acquiring a Fender Mustang amp.
Decided to go for the Fender Gold only to discover this is now discontinued and I might be lucky to get one from last consignment to be shipped at the end of the month.
So what's the alternative? Some speak highly of Planet Wave and my local dealer (a Fender Premium dealer) is trying to push me down the route of Monster Rock.
At a cost of £39.99 I'm not so keen to be pushed down that route. This price is similar to Fender Platinum but with my level of incompetence I'm thinking £20 is about the right amount to spend.
I expected choosing & acquiring a cable to be as easy as an easy thing, but oh no.
Cables sold out, discontinued, too expensive, too cheap, only for Bass, only Accoustic, too long etc, the list goes on & on.
Anyone got any thoughts/recommendations
Thanks
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#288750 - 13/10/11 09:04 AM
Re: Electric guitar cable help
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Megi
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Registered: 08/07/11
Posts: 1271
Loc: Lincolnshire
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I agree with Jocko that there is a bit of hype/marketing going on with cables, although not to say that you shouldn't look around and consider what you need. This is an interesting article on guitar cables, written by a qualified electrical engineer - I find this guy's website is pretty useful for lots of stuff to do with guitar electrics and amplification.
guitarnuts.com - instrument cables
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#288757 - 13/10/11 02:31 PM
Re: Electric guitar cable help
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S&P
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Registered: 18/08/11
Posts: 85
Loc: Sheffield UK
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I've been using Fender California cables for a while and had no problems with them. They come in a dinky range of colours and are very affordable.
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im going into Dawsons tomorrow so i'll probably pick one up there, if not then i'll check out the soundwave cables.. and yes I do need a right angle jack at one end for my V Jackson 
