pedalboard cable recommendation

Erock

Erock

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So I've been using lava solderless for years, and love the results when they are working right. They are just a PITA if you ever have to move them or adjust anything, something always sounds off unless you get them perfect. I'm done with solderless. What's your recommendations for some high end soldered pedalboard cables?
 
Erock said:
Hmm, was looking for something I could make custom lengths, but those do look really good. Thanks
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I tried making custom length ones and they were great. But eventually I swap things out and around and then the lengths were wrong sometimes. But the EBS ones are so thin and flat connectors it’s easy to tuck the cables away. But custom length are cool and look great.
 
Bash_Man said:
If you have a lot of wiring and need bends and small spaces, the Mogami 2319 is a winner.

Couple that with some squareplugs like SP400.

Good luck
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I was using 2319 for years... now moved to 2314. Not as much high end loss as the 2319 and more clarity.

Nice and thin still too.

I was losing some high end in my pedalboards while using true bypass, good buffers etc.
Worked out it was the 2319 causing the issues for me.

I think it's a newer cable from Mogami that wasn't around years ago, sounds killer.
 
saxxamafone said:
I was using 2319 for years... now moved to 2314. Not as much high end loss as the 2319 and more clarity.

Nice and thin still too.

I was losing some high end in my pedalboards while using true bypass, good buffers etc.
Worked out it was the 2319 causing the issues for me.

I think it's a newer cable from Mogami that wasn't around years ago, sounds killer.
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I can't find the 2314, is the W2524 the newer cable you mentioned? I have a true bypass looper, so I test the same way. I notice the high end loss immediately if the cables aren't making a perfect connection.
 
I bought a bunch of pre-made patch cables from Creation Music Co. and have been very happy with them.
 
I think i use Ernie Ball and the EBS but can't remember. I need to look into different patch cables.
 
The last year or so, I've bought all my cables (inst, spkr, etc...) from Castline. Small shop in Ohio and they only use Mogami cables. Looks like with pedalboard patch cables, they have a choice of 2319 (Silver line cheaper) and 2524 (Gold more expensive), but their overall prices are way cheaper than anywhere I've found for the quality.

I did try their patch cables before and although they use pancake connectors, I felt they were little bulky, but it may be just that I'm used to the EBS connectors. The 2524 cables were more rigid and thick which was not the greatest for a tight pedalboard, depends on how tight your board is.

https://www.castlineusa.com/index.php/castline-silver-pb
 
Unpopular opinion, the amount of pedals you chain in a row will affect sound more than your cables. Yes there is a difference between the more expensive stuff, mid tier, and cheapo but do you A. like the sound of that " better"? and B. realize that your 5 pedals are tone suckers because true bypass lops off high end? I have put together some George L cables and mixed in some other type that were made for me by a pedalboard builder years ago. I am not a touring musician though and ultimately rely on a buffer to retain my highs. I like reading about what everyone else does though.
 
Kapo_Polenton said:
Unpopular opinion, the amount of pedals you chain in a row will affect sound more than your cables. Yes there is a difference between the more expensive stuff, mid tier, and cheapo but do you A. like the sound of that " better"? and B. realize that your 5 pedals are tone suckers because true bypass lops off high end? I have put together some George L cables and mixed in some other type that were made for me by a pedalboard builder years ago. I am not a touring musician though and ultimately rely on a buffer to retain my highs. I like reading about what everyone else does though.
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absolutely agree man. That's why I use the tb loopers. It's a pretty efficient signal path with everything off. It's easy to hear it with nothing, then just add in the OD loop to compare. The switcher on the left has different OD's on it. The difference is barely perceivable when it's working right. If they aren't perfect, you can hear the drop right away. The entire first switcher is gated with the SUN's loop, and the SUN is connected on switch 2 of the right hand switcher.

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saxxamafone said:
I was using 2319 for years... now moved to 2314. Not as much high end loss as the 2319 and more clarity.

Nice and thin still too.

I was losing some high end in my pedalboards while using true bypass, good buffers etc.
Worked out it was the 2319 causing the issues for me.

I think it's a newer cable from Mogami that wasn't around years ago, sounds killer.
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I think the recommendation is to use an input and output buffers with the 2319. I do agree with you about the loss of high end. That's the reason why I ended up switching to the 2524 cable for my pedal board, but by then I only had 3 pedals on my board (wah, tuner and fractal FX8).
 
Bash_Man said:
I think the recommendation is to use an input and output buffers with the 2319. I do agree with you about the loss of high end. That's the reason why I ended up switching to the 2524 cable for my pedal board, but by then I only had 3 pedals on my board (wah, tuner and fractal FX8).
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3 pedals is about the max I want in a chain at a time anyway. So is the 2524 the cable to get? I've been using lava ultramific, and they are nice, when they are working right.
 
Erock said:
absolutely agree man. That's why I use the tb loopers. It's a pretty efficient signal path with everything off. It's easy to hear it with nothing, then just add in the OD loop to compare. The switcher on the left has different OD's on it. The difference is barely perceivable when it's working right. If they aren't perfect, you can hear the drop right away. The entire first switcher is gated with the SUN's loop, and the SUN is connected on switch 2 of the right hand switcher.

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been thinking of picking up a switcher for that very reason myself! A Dod 250 style into a Disto + into a fuzz...tone suck central.
 
saxxamafone said:
I was using 2319 for years... now moved to 2314. Not as much high end loss as the 2319 and more clarity.

Nice and thin still too.

I was losing some high end in my pedalboards while using true bypass, good buffers etc.
Worked out it was the 2319 causing the issues for me.

I think it's a newer cable from Mogami that wasn't around years ago, sounds killer.
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I didn't even know the 2314 existed honestly. Did you actually do a legit test against the two? Not doubting you just very curious. My setup I had sounded great, although I do use a Empress buffer+.
 
Kapo_Polenton said:
been thinking of picking up a switcher for that very reason myself! A Dod 250 style into a Disto + into a fuzz...tone suck central.
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It makes a big difference when you like a pedal, but don't like what it does when it's sitting bypassed in the signal chain.
 
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