Cables - To Be Or Not To Be Options

[Cosmin Lupu]

Hey mates on Sunday's v-chat session, I found myself in the middle of a very interesting discussion regarding cables and wireless guitar transmitters. This made me think a lot on how I'd like to run around free, onstage, without being scared that I'll pull the plug out of the pedalboard and suddenly I'll wake up with a huge buzzing sound around me (the distortion kicked and the cable on the ground) and no sound coming out of my guitar

What do you think? Would you like to use a wireless unit for your guitar instead of a cable? Or do you think that cables are offering better qualty - if yes, what kind of cables are you using and why? Can you feel a difference between different brands?

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[Nihilist1]

In my experience( and my ex girlfriend's father who played for Yes and currently plays in Yoso), cheaper wireless systems kill guitar tone. I am not sure of the exact price range of a good one, but I can tell you it is definitely above the 500 USD range. I bought one and was entirely unhappy with it. If you are like me and tone matters a great deal, then this may not be the best option(it certainly isn't the most affordable).

Check out the Snap Jack by ZZYZX before you set out on finding the right wireless unit. It has a magnetic lead so you can not only switch between instruments easily, but so if you do have a situation like CathShadow, it just disconnects, rather than damaging your guitar/input jack.

Hope this helped.

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This post has been edited by Nihilist1: Sep 2 2011, 08:03 PM