skilsaw Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 To practice, I sit in the corner of my room about 4 feet from my amp. A regular cable gets tied up in my feet, or the legs of my chair. It's one of those petty little annoyances. I think a curly cable may be the answer. Do they get twisted and knotted? Or is it cool to have about 25 feet of cable all over the floor? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 ......a curly cable.....do they get twisted and knotted? Usually, yes. But they are probably OK for your needs. Either that or buy a shorter straight lead..... P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdgm Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 IMO curly cables are an abomination; one such cable on my landline phone is bad enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capmaster Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 I often used coiled cords in my first playing years. During a recording session in March, 1983, I did it for the last time. That's how it came: On the first picture during soundcheck you may see the cable barely clearing the stand with the Neumann U87i microphone. The second pic already shows contact. Moments after a bandmate took the third one, I still heard drums and bass from the Studer A80 24-track recorder through my headphones. My Gibson S-G, however, blown through my Acoustic G60T, vanished in slow motion, followed by a loud bump. I had knocked that dearly expensive mic over with my guitar cable Fortunately the U87i had survived, but I switched to using straight cords immediately. I had some of them with me, too, in the yellow Adidas bag on the seat beside me. The sticker on my amp adequately said "I'm a bad boy" :) Anyway, the first take of my wicked fast rhythm guitar recorded minutes later ended up on the record, and then I added a slide guitar with an open E tuning. Those were crazy days... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdgm Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 A good demonstration of why the wretched things should be avoided or banned. Curly cables are evil. They take jobs away from perfectly good straight cables too. Cap - I hope you have kept the SG....but not the trousers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capmaster Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 A good demonstration of why the wretched things should be avoided or banned. Curly cables are evil. They take jobs away from perfectly good straight cables too. Cap - I hope you have kept the SG....but not the trousers. The SG is still here, the trousers are long gone. Corduroys were nice for late winter, and all of my clothing was selected for being noise-free. I had lots of vocals to do then, too, and didn't want to sing them in the nude As for clothing, you wouldn't even know me on the videos :P All kidding aside, they did none of us, and I also don't have copies of our TV appearances from October 2nd, 1982. They nearly electrocuted me in the TV studio on September 29th, 1982, but I posted about it in the past. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billymagnum Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 Coiled was the first cable I had for my first electric guitar which was a harmony piece of junk in the 95-96 era. I also had one of those crappy fabric-wrap-around capos lol. I hated the coiled cable because yes it tangled and got that weird phone cord syndrome. Also there were two tiny screws on each 90 degree jack that always came loose and I'm pretty sure it was the least shielded/insulated cable ever made. I also remember hating the tension it created when id bemoving about. Since then it's been nothing but straight cables. From hosa to fender to spectraflex to planet waves and everything in between. I most recently bought the new gibson cables which are by far the most impressive cables I've ever owned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie brown Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 Straight cables, for me, so far! Or, wireless, whenever possible! CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L5Larry Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 I often used coiled cords in my first playing years. When I started playing electric guitar (Richard Nixon was President of the USA), all I thought was available was coiled cords. They were/are a serious PIA for the various reasons stated above. As soon as I learned to solder, I started making my own straight cords out of industrial grade Beldon wire and Switchcraft connectors. What I do now, as most of my playing is sitting 2' away from my amp in jazz orchestras, is buy a high quality 20' guitar cable, cut it in half, and solder Switchcraft right angle plugs on the cut ends. This makes two 10' cords, so I always have a spare. Each cord has a straight plug on one end and a right angle on the other, so you can just flip the cord around for the various requirements. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshall Paul Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 Billy allured to it correctly. Curly leads weren't very well shielded and so actually added to the inherit 50-60- cycle hum. Straight are much better. But in my younger days, I didn't know better and so used curly leads just like everyone else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capmaster Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 ... Curly leads weren't very well shielded and so actually added to the inherit 50-60- cycle hum. ... Modern curly leads usually have state-of-the-art shields. They also have good capacitance specs. Mine in the early 1980s were of excellent electric and sonic qualities, too, but those were expensive and rare then. Most were of much worse quality in the average than straight ones of similar price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidblast Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 two words for you mate Go Wireless! might sound over kill but the freedom of not being tethered is hard to beat. Wirelss units have come a long way,, the don't really kill your tone like they used to. I've been running a line 6 relay G30 since my X2 died. I use it at jams/on gigs, sometimes yes,, even at home. Cables are a pita. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btoth76 Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 two words for you mate Go Wireless! ... +1 It's cost will turn over! I spend so much time repairing my cables...it's driving me insane! I use quality cables, still, they brake time to time. It's a pity, considering I only play at home, seated! Cheers... Bence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Pesh Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 I've always used straight cables, to the best of my knowledge. I am considering a short coiled cable for home use, having read some of the comments, here. It would make more sense than having 20' tangling around my ankles...! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Autumn Light&Shade Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 two words for you mate Go Wireless! might sound over kill but the freedom of not being tethered is hard to beat. Wirelss units have come a long way,, the don't really kill your tone like they used to. I've been running a line 6 relay G30 since my X2 died. I use it at jams/on gigs, sometimes yes,, even at home. Cables are a pita. Hi kidblast, I've never used a wireless system, always used striaght leads by Whirlwind, had the same leads for 20+ years, never failed me but I still get tangled up. Does the wireless system ever pick up any interference? As this sounds like an ideal piece of kit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brantobrien Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 The G30 and G50 by line6 are great. No interference in two years of constant use. The battery door is a bit annoying on mine, but a small piece of gaffers tape has solved that problem. I actually tried going back go my Planet Waves cable and found it to be frustrating both in having a cable and in how it messed with the eq on my tone. I'm a p90 guy, so I'm a bit used to noise, but I'm also sure that the G50 didn't add any noise either. The advantage to the G30 is that it also keeps a short 1/4" cable to the hip pack, but Ive like the G50 a bit better with its metal casing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stein Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 To practice, I sit in the corner of my room about 4 feet from my amp. A regular cable gets tied up in my feet, or the legs of my chair. It's one of those petty little annoyances. I think a curly cable may be the answer. Do they get twisted and knotted? Or is it cool to have about 25 feet of cable all over the floor? Yes: it IS cool to have a mess of cables all over the floor. Truthfully, regardless of what cable you use, you are going to have to get the hang of not getting tangled up. Because eventually, you will move onto situations where you won't be right next to your amp. Then you might be on a stage, where you have more important concerns than where you get to have cables. And then there are OTHER peoples cables they don't want you tripping on. Not knocking wireless, even though it does not sound as good as a cable. But even those that use them are already familiar with dealing with cables. (That's kinda why they use them). Better to learn to keep your cables neat, learn to keep track of where they are, and learn to be aware of there presence. You will never escape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capmaster Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 ... Better to learn to keep your cables neat, learn to keep track of where they are, and learn to be aware of there presence. You will never escape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshall Paul Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 Yup. Leads and cables are just something your going to have to get used to. You maybe dancing around the stage in your wireless getup, but everyone else isn't. There's leads from the gits to the live rigs. Then the rigs to amp heads, and then to cabs. And then the leads from re-micing to heads and cabs, and then all the PA system. Then from there to the sound lizards consoles on the sound stage out in the crowd. And then the monitors. And then all the power leads to juice these systems up. Backstage and on stage is just one mess of leads and cables going everywhere. You've got to learn to not only keep an eye on yours but everyone elses as well. And don't get me started on those bloody lights! (LOL). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capmaster Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 ... And don't get me started on those bloody lights! (LOL). Fortunately they prefer straight cables for stage lighting. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Autumn Light&Shade Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 The G30 and G50 by line6 are great. No interference in two years of constant use. The battery door is a bit annoying on mine, but a small piece of gaffers tape has solved that problem. I actually tried going back go my Planet Waves cable and found it to be frustrating both in having a cable and in how it messed with the eq on my tone. I'm a p90 guy, so I'm a bit used to noise, but I'm also sure that the G50 didn't add any noise either. The advantage to the G30 is that it also keeps a short 1/4" cable to the hip pack, but Ive like the G50 a bit better with its metal casing. Hi brantobrien, thank you for replying. Definitely going to check these two models out. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshall Paul Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 Fortunately they prefer straight cables for stage lighting. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drog Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 I hate coiled cables . OP, maybe try the new "Orange Twister"cables when they are available, they are suppose to,solve the tangle issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billymagnum Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 I hate coiled cables . OP, maybe try the new "Orange Twister"cables when they are available, they are suppose to,solve the tangle issue. I want a company that pre-tangles my cords. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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