Monster Cables And Stingray

[spencer]

I recently bought one of the monster bass cables, it seems to not hold very well in my stingray, I took apart the input on the stingray and watched as I plugged it in and it seems as if the shaft is too short, or the groove is too short for the peice to click in, it could just be my eyes. Anyone experienced this?

 

[Kirby]

I use Monster and Zaolla in studio. I have not had a problem with this. How old is your jack? They do wear out after time.

 

[TNT]

Spencer,

Yes!!!

Monster Cables (which I love) have a re-curring issue with that exact problem.

Best bet, when buying Monster, always take your instrument in (if you can) to make sure it's a correct fit.

Even now you can take it back (if you bought it new), tell them the problem and they will replace it.

 

[Caca de Kick]

Just take back the (overrated) Moster Cable, and get an Ernie Ball cable with the angled jack. They last forever!

 

[spencer]

Just take back the (overrated) Moster Cable, and get an Ernie Ball cable with the angled jack. They last forever!

I only got the monster because I respect the lifetime warrenty and its so easy to replace

 

[bovinehost]

Just take back the (overrated) Moster Cable, and get an Ernie Ball cable with the angled jack. They last forever!

He's right, you know.

I'm not overly picky about cables, but the EBMM cables are really superb.

 

[TSanders]

Monster cables suck.

The only cables Ive ever had that had ANY problems were Monsters.

 

[Kruse]

Monster cables suck.

The only cables Ive ever had that had ANY problems were Monsters.

No trouble here. I'm happy with my SR5 - Monster Cable (w/ angled jack) combination.

 

[BluesBassPlayer]

Monster appears to make their phono jack slightly oversized in diameter. The reasoning being, a better tighter fit will give a better contact. We all know phono jacks are absolutely the worst way to connect any instruments or speaker cabs. They were intended for switchboards, hense "phonio jack" We can thank Leo Fender for that. They say his frugleness or cheapness led him to the most in expensive way to plug in a guitar or bass. Monster makes a good cable and jack, the input jack (female part) wears out and eventually fails. The worst culprit is the switchcraft barrell jack as found on most G&l's Once they fail, there isn't any way to fix or adjust the jack. It must be replaced and its a nusence.

Jimi

 

[Ken Baker]

The worst culprit is the switchcraft barrell jack as found on most G&l's Once they fail, there isn't any way to fix or adjust the jack. It must be replaced and its a nusence.

Jimi

It ain't just G&L, Jimi. The problem can be found in any deep panel jack due to the nature of the jack itself. There just isn't much spring pressure brought to bear on the inserted plug because there isn't enough room to have a beefy contact. Additionally, none of the deep panel jacks can be adjusted or have their internal contacts bent back into shape. So when an overly large plug, such as those that Monster uses, cause premature wear, all that can be done is replace the jack.

Trick to making this jack type last longer? Use angled plugs and belay the cable through the strap so it can't twist & wiggle and abrade the internal contacts. Of course, using a cable with standard plugs would be helpful as well.

Ken...