Leads/cables.

[LarryUK]

I want some patch cables and a couple of long leads. I've got a couple of offset connectors. But what do you use?

Why do people use patch leads when these connectors offer a direct connection?

[Guest Farnsbarns]

I guess because those hard connectors force you into particular arrangment of pedals. That said, I don't use pedals so my thoughts are worth nothing.

[surfpup]

I cut my own to size. That way you can arrange your pedals how you want and fit the cables accordingly. There are many solder/solderless options. Most if my board is George L's or Chandler ClearFuse.

[Dub-T-123]

I want some patch cables and a couple of long leads. I've got a couple of offset connectors. But what do you use?

Why do people use patch leads when these connectors offer a direct connection?

The placement of the jacks varies from pedal to pedal, if one is lower or higher than the other by enough space, these can result in broken jacks by putting all of the stress of your stepping action on the jacks.

 

If one pedal has top mounted jacks, and the other has side mounted jacks, these are useless

 

So for those two reasons, these connectors are the worst

[jdgm]

I have some of those direct connectors and did use them for awhile on my board.

 

But I found they didn't always - almost never in fact - line up right; put it in the pedal socket, attach another pedal and one of them was at a slight angle.

 

The other thing was that once the tip came loose/unscrewed and got stuck in the pedal socket and I had to take my expensive pedal apart to get it out.

That was enough for me.

 

I now use soldered patch cables and the best ones are those I made up myself.

[kidblast]

Those fixed ones don't work for me either, I Don't have a lot of pedals but they are all different brands, nothing would ever line up right.

 

I use just regular 6" patch cables, I've got a few George Lynch ones too. Since once they are locked on the pedal board, the pedals don't move, they don't get to see a lot of "wear and tear" and I'm not gigging much these days, so my stuff pretty much stays put 95% of the time.

[Dub-T-123]

The sides of pedal enclosures are not 90° angles, so when you connect them with these they end up curving like a bowl shape that will eventually break the jacks when you step on the switch