Diffrenent brands of cables and sound?

**sickindian** · 07-07-2009, 04:19 PM

Hi
Im patchin up my rig with mogami cables and i have bben wondering what will happen if it change cables to other brand?

**Jimmyb** · 07-07-2009, 04:25 PM

Some people swear that changing cables makes a huge difference, others don't.

Try it and see what your ears tell you.

**MrMusashi** · 07-07-2009, 04:51 PM

on a passive circuit guitar the capacitance of the cable can make a difference. on active gear i cant hear too much difference.
i suggest you give it a try, bring out those old cables and switch over. be sure to record your performance, then switch over to the new cables.. repeat procedure.
then a/b test using this tool:
ABC/HR Audio Comparison Utility

MrM

**catdaddy** · 07-07-2009, 04:52 PM

Here's a Guitar Player article where they tested a bunch of cables. Click on the "Images" on the right side to the the charts comparing them

49 Guitar Cables at All Price Points

**megaroel** · 07-07-2009, 05:01 PM

i know that the cheaper the cable the noisier. ive use spectraflex for years the best in my opinon. i havent really tryed eb cables just yet

**DaPatrooch** · 07-07-2009, 05:02 PM

In the newest issue of Guitar World magazine, there's a whole article about different cables and then there's a list of a bunch of popular cable brands and how they differ from another. It's pretty interesting.

**sickindian** · 07-07-2009, 11:55 PM

So mixing different brands can be fatal in results?

**DaPatrooch** · 07-08-2009, 12:15 AM

Originally Posted by sickindian

So mixing different brands can be fatal in results?

Not at all

The differences between cables as far as sound isn't going to be drastically different from other brands. Mixing different cable brands won't harm anything.

**Dante** · 07-08-2009, 12:32 AM

but i do hope they make a difference. i spent 100 euros on 2 cables last time :P

but seriously, even if it's just durability, i think the spectra will outlast most cheap cables many times.

**luke2joey** · 07-08-2009, 01:20 AM

Hi,

Cables do make a difference, esp. with passive pu's, as Mr. Musashi also stated.
I am using George L's now, after many years of struggle....You can use these cables with the George L's jacks, but I did not like them. So, I am soldering to Neutrik jacks (of course, I would almost say: Neutrik rules).
Very open, dynamic cable. Best cable for passive systems, but that is just my 2 cents...
Try some differend brands and let your ears decide.

Good luck.

**candid_x** · 07-08-2009, 02:39 AM

The difference was dramatic when I switched to Mogami Gold.

**Larry** · 07-08-2009, 02:45 AM

I starting making my own cables and never looked back. Too much marketing garbage with cables in my opinion.

**johanguitarist** · 07-08-2009, 04:35 AM

I have had too much problems with George L's so i am going to wire it up with either Klotz La Grange or Mogami with Neutriks. What is the difference in gold or standard connectors? Is it worth the price-difference?