Re: [Harp-L] Re: Cables: Are there really any sonic differences?

[Rick Davis <bluesharpamps@xxxxxxxxx>]

The job of a cable is to noiselessly carry your signal forward from your
microphone.  If it colors your sound to the point you can hear it the cable
is defective and needs to be replaced.

Use good quality cables from the name-brands like Planet Waves, Mogami, Live
Wire, Monster, and others.  Take care of them:  Learn to do the "Roadie
Wrap" with your cables.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqbYyaUY5Sk

One cable "sounds better" than another only to the extent it is quieter, and
all good cables are dead quiet to the ear.  Spending extra bucks on custom
cables -- or fretting over which is the "right" cable -- will not improve
your tone at all.

-- 
-Rick Davis
The Blues Harp Amps Blog
http://www.bluesharpamps.blogspot.com/




On Wed, Mar 2, 2011 at 8:46 PM, Jim Rossen <jimjimdr@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>
> My band mates did a nice cable article for Premier Guitar Magazine,
> link below, and I tried some of the demo cables.  There were clear
> differences in sound- detail, frequency response, smoothness.  The
> differences were minor compared to the many other factors that affect
> the sound, but definitely detectable.
>
> Jim R
>
>
> http://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Issue/2008/Jun/Guitar_Cable_Roundup_Part_Two.aspx
>
>
>
> On Mar 2, 9:38 am, Rick Davis <bluesharpa...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Most of us use premium name-brand 20-foot instrument cables, unbalanced,
> > with a quarter inch phone plug on each end.  Such as Live Wire, Planet
> > Waves, Mogami, Monster, and others.
> >
> > I challenge the notion that there are real audible differrences between
> > various cables in this class.  It would seem obvious that we should avoid
> > the bargain bin at Guitar Center when shopping for a cable.  Any premium
> > name-brand cable will be fine.  You don't need to spend a bunch of extra
> > money for cables: It won't improve your tone.
> >
> > --
> > -Rick Davis
> > The Blues Harp Amps Bloghttp://www.bluesharpamps.blogspot.com/
>
>