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Title: Jack cables
Post by: dubalbal on May 23, 2006, 08:51:31 AM: Hi Folks ,

Talking about cables , i'm wondering which brand should be the best ( considering wiring , contacts...)for jack cables ?

Many thanks for your advices .

ALAIN
Title: Jack cables
Post by: essencetimestwo on May 23, 2006, 04:10:34 PM: I have trouble with standard 90 deg. cables like Horizon. They tend to pop and cut out. I have had good luck with Planet Waves cables. I know that there are better quality and more expensive cables out there but are they really worth it?
Title: Jack cables
Post by: bigredbass on May 23, 2006, 07:45:25 PM: For me, Monster's lifetime warranty (believe me, you only buy them ONCE) sold me as far as 'store-bought' cables. The Monster BASS cable was the first time I ever heard the difference after years of Whirlwinds, Horizons, Planet Waves. They were all well built, but the BASS cable just sounded better, I was shocked at the difference.

The best deal most of us here have run across for cables though, is Butch Ammons' Bayou Cables (www.bayoucables.com (http://www.bayoucables.com)). Fabulous components, carefully built by a retired master electrician, at very reasonable prices with the same guarantee. Highly recommended by those of us who've done business with this really good guy. I can hear the difference in these as well.

If only I was smart enough to GO to Baton Rouge to pick them up, a great town for that South Louisiana vibe, nice people, great food, terrific music. Lassez les bon ton roulet!!

J o e y

(Message edited by bigredbass on May 23, 2006)
Title: Jack cables
Post by: dubalbal on May 24, 2006, 03:37:21 AM: Hi Folks ,

Joey , i looked at monster cables here in belgium and i found a 6,2 meters cable jack for 179 euros !!!! ....really expensive !!!! i hope it worths it's price ...and i also found a special cable seris for bass , and rock specially !

I think those cables must be be good , on the other hand , if you have effects units and pedals ( like me ) , if i wanted to have a complete monster cable set up , it would cost me a lot of money ...so i hesitate

I didn't found there any 5 pin cable at monster for my series 2 , do they make that ? ( bayou does )

Thanks

ALAIN
Title: Jack cables
Post by: spliffy on May 24, 2006, 04:52:10 AM: Take a look at bayou cables. Cheaper than Monster, and IMO as good as monster if not better!
Title: Jack cables
Post by: olieoliver on May 24, 2006, 06:07:24 AM: I purchased some cables from Bayou Cables and they are super. I highlly recommend them.
Title: Jack cables
Post by: dubalbal on May 24, 2006, 06:18:41 AM: Hi Spliffy and Oliver ,

...thank's for your advices , ...why such a difference of price ???

ALAIN
Title: Jack cables
Post by: olieoliver on May 24, 2006, 06:35:44 AM: Lower overhead I assume.
Title: Jack cables
Post by: lbpesq on May 24, 2006, 07:03:32 AM: I've bought 6 monster cables. Four speaker cables for our monitors, a regular guitar and an acoustic guitar cable. The regular guitar and one of the speaker cables soon broke - on both the tip of the plug broke off! 33% failure rate is unacceptable. (Actually even worse. Now that I think about it, the monster component cable I bought for the TV/Receiver/DVD hookups also failed). I'll not buy monsters again. I ordered a couple of Series 1 cables from bayou almost 2 months ago. Still waiting as he is having trouble getting the right connectors.

Bill, tgo
Title: Jack cables
Post by: dubalbal on May 24, 2006, 07:44:38 AM: Hi Bill ,

Well , very sad and expensive experiment you've had !!! ...For instance , i have klotz cables for years and never had a single problem with them but it seems they are a bit tired now...

So , monsters or bayou n that's the question !

I suppose bayou and monsters both manufacture 5 pin cables for series 1 and 2 , but never saw 1 so far ...

ALAIN
Title: Jack cables
Post by: jagerphan84 on May 24, 2006, 07:50:29 AM: I recently rewired my whole rig with Bayou Cables. They're very well constructed, and are a clearly audible improvement over the cheapo G*itar Center stuff I had previously been using. I received my order from Butch within about 2 or 3 weeks, and couldn't be happier with their performance (and appearance!). It's nice to be able to specify the color of the jacketing as well as the type of connectors. I took a page from Paul TBO's playbook and got a couple RED instrument cables. They're usually plugged into my Rhodes and Moog in my studio, but they always get a compliment or two when I use one for bass.

I've not been so fond of Monster Cable since the fiasco with their copyright protection legal battles, but that's been thoroughly discussed in a thread here a while back.
Title: Jack cables
Post by: dubalbal on May 24, 2006, 07:58:16 AM: HI adam ,

Do you know if bayou makes 5 pin cables for series 2 ?

I went on the website and saw no such cables ? ...

ALAIN
Title: Jack cables
Post by: olieoliver on May 24, 2006, 08:02:48 AM: I'd email Bayou. I bet they can make a 5 pin.
Title: Jack cables
Post by: dubalbal on May 24, 2006, 08:06:22 AM: That's what i'll do today ! ...i have relatives in florida who come here in belgium in july the 7 ...the only thing i hope is that the delivery won't take 1 month ...

ALAIN
Title: Jack cables
Post by: olieoliver on May 24, 2006, 08:09:03 AM: I ordered some from him and had them a week later.
Title: Jack cables
Post by: dubalbal on May 24, 2006, 08:10:42 AM: Perfect ! This will be done today ! Thanks

ALAIN
Title: Jack cables
Post by: dela217 on May 24, 2006, 10:56:59 AM: I was making the 5 pin series cables a while back. I stopped because the 90 degree Neutrik was back ordered from the factory and was a 4 month wait! That is probably why Bayou is still waiting for connectors too. I was told months ago that they would be available in June or thereabouts.

Michael
Title: Jack cables
Post by: mica on May 24, 2006, 11:00:42 AM: Is there something wrong with the 5-pin cable you received with your bass, Alain?
Title: Jack cables
Post by: dubalbal on May 24, 2006, 12:26:44 PM: Hi Mica ,

...Nothing wrong with my 5 pin cable , no problem at all !

I 'm actually looking for a place that can provide those cables because i would like to have another one because we're having more and more gigs so , as you know , cables are the first things to suffer from playing live ...so i don't want to face a cable problem in a gig ! ...i also always have one replacement tube when i play somewhere ...it helped me once !

So , now , i feel that my old klotz companions are a bit tired and looking for a refreshement of all my cables !

...may be i should need another bass ...in case of i break a string ...and guess what , it 'd be another alembic series 2 with an emerald green finish ...and front+side leds ...i won't say more now...!!!!!! I'll think to that !!!!!

Thank's Mica

ALAIN
Title: Jack cables
Post by: dubalbal on May 25, 2006, 11:38:28 PM: Hi Folks ,

I send a messaye at bayou cables and they replied me they could have 5 pin cables for series 2 and other things i need in about 10 days ...pretty good !

I'll order everything today !

Thank's for your advices !

ALAIN
Title: Jack cables
Post by: olieoliver on May 26, 2006, 06:33:29 AM: I do believe you'll be pleased with them Alain.
Title: Jack cables
Post by: bassman10096 on May 26, 2006, 12:55:05 PM: I've already said all the good stuff about Butch Ammons and Bayou's product, prices, customer care, etc. that I could (or that anyone would believe). But --- Where else are you gonna get your cables in a choice of red, or blue or some of the other nice colors Butch makes? My son will NEVER AGAIN walk off with my instrument cable, claiming I thought it was mine (Yeah, sure.). Now, his is blue, mine's is red - simple - the way I am...