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Topic: RIGHT CABLE What Do You UIse |
Ernest Cawby
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Lake City, Florida, USA, R.I.P.
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Posted 3 Jan 2004 9:47 pm |
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I had a different cable on my rig that was not George L, The other day, I changed it to a George L and had a much better sound,
What is your experience with cables? Does it make that much difference on you setup?
ernie |
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Ray Montee
From:
Portland, Oregon (deceased)
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Posted 3 Jan 2004 11:35 pm
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Be careful and DO NOT use those cables with the nifty looking little right-angle, or 90 degree angle where it plugs into your guitar.
It's understood that they DO retard your signal somewhat and this in turn, does cause havoc with your TONE. Don't let anyone con you to believe otherwise. It could be a hoax. |
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Eric West
From:
Portland, Oregon, USA, R.I.P.
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Posted 4 Jan 2004 2:25 am
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When using the GL L's, you have to make sure there is a GOOD connection is all. The surface area of connection is the same as the straight ones if done carefully and screwed down fully. I use a dab of electrical contact paste, after I check them and a dab of either loctite blue or fingernail polish to lock the top down.
I told Ray not to eat those Hamburgers... 
Also be aware that they are subject to 'car dooring" just like any other cable, though they're a durn site easier to fix than the others.
EJL
[This message was edited by Eric West on 04 January 2004 at 02:27 AM.] |
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Wayne Baker
From:
Altus Oklahoma
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Posted 4 Jan 2004 3:44 am
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Ernest, I use those cables with the nifty looking little right-angle, or 90 degree angle where it plugs into your guitar. You know what my tone is like. I got em' from Rutlands.
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Brad Sarno
From:
St. Louis, MO USA
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Posted 4 Jan 2004 2:47 pm
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I got a tip from George Lewis' daughter at his booth. She said that there's a trick to the right angle type plugs. There is a tendency to insert and then bend the wire at a right angle before inserting the cap screw. She said when you bend the wire like that, you actually are pulling it back out a tiny bit, weakening the electrical contact of the center conductor. She said leave the wire firmly seated in the hole and only bend it enough to let the cap screw catch its threads. Then by tightening it all the way the cable automatically makes it's right angle and it wont pull out at all. I do agree that they could use some thread lock because mine tend to come loose over time.
To comment on the sound of the cable. Well you'll find dozens of testimonials on this forum about how great that cable sounds. It's based on the cable's low capacitance. That means that this cable is less prone to absorbing high frequencies. There are some guys who swear their favorite cable is the big fat old Belden stuff. I've even heard them say that the fatter the cable, the fatter the sound. I guess there's some truth to that because that fat old cable does have more capacitance and will reduce the highs a bit. A darker tone equates to "fatter" or "thicker" sounding. It's all a matter of taste.
Brad Sarno
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Gene Jones
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Oklahoma City, OK USA, (deceased)
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Posted 4 Jan 2004 4:53 pm
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My experience with the GL cables was that they sounded OK with a good connection, but I was never able to achieve that with any consistancy. I found the "quick connect" feature to be too temperamental for me and I went back to solder connections.
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Jeff Peterson
From:
Nashville, TN USA
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Posted 4 Jan 2004 7:00 pm
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| Bill Lawrence had the best cable 30 years ago, and with a re-design, he's making even better cable now. His connectors are literally 'jewelry quality'. Eric Johnson still uses some of Bill's original cable. [This message was edited by Jeff Peterson on 05 January 2004 at 08:45 PM.] |
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Chris Lasher
From:
Blacksburg, VA
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Posted 4 Jan 2004 7:54 pm
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| To be tangential, Eric Johnson, who's my favorite guitarist, has said that guitar cable is polar, and that results in different tone depending on which way it is oriented in the chain. After I read that, I tried switching my cables around in orientation and I perceived differences. Has anyone else tried this? |
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Ernest Cawby
From:
Lake City, Florida, USA, R.I.P.
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Posted 4 Jan 2004 9:35 pm
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I go from guitar to my Goodrich Steel Driver with 1 90 and a straight end, my 90 has always worked great, then to the pedal and then to the Ultraverb 2, then to the Sho-Bud amp.
I tried going from guitar to pedal and then thru the goodrich and did not like that.
I have been using George Ls since 1991 about and have never had a failure with connections not once.
No embersement just a happy camper.
Thanks for a good way to do it.
ernie
PS I love those rubber sleves I will order some in the near future, have tried some. Like um[This message was edited by Ernest Cawby on 04 January 2004 at 09:38 PM.] |
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