The Cable Corner

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Come in, talk about cables. Geek out ask whatever regarding cables and have fun.



IME you don't really need a fancy cable either to get a solid sound but in general the quality of a cable does affect the end sound but thankfully one doesn't need to spend loads of money on a solid cable.



What do you use, what's been your experience with different cables, what jacks do you prefer etc etc?



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Hello,
Are these cables made with rebranded Mogami or Belden wire?
Thank you
 
thegame said:
Hello,
Are these cables made with rebranded Mogami or Belden wire?
Thank you
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Right on mostly if not all cables are made by an OEM and are branded to specific specs of said OEM factory and line under said brand. But for a few not many are actually made in house.


These are really no different and we don't have leprechauns or magic fairies sprinkling dust on the cables :LOL:



That being said under my understading the factory used by Providence isn't necessarily exclusive to Providence for OEM work but it isn't the one most commonly used by some other competion either and the cables made under Providence specs and standards are made only for Providence By our specs and standards and tested and made as such in any case.



Sort of like say MIM Fender and MIM Charvel or MIM EVH same country and same factory but made to totally different standards, price points and quality in ley mans terms.




A lot of work as such not only in cables is common place but also amongst boutique now with many boutiques outsourcing some of what they do such as amps or pedals to an OEM that does work not just for them but other brands as well. You see this a lot in the cabinet making industry as well. This is the case too with some boutique guitars as well where a Boutique OEM for lack of a better term does a lot of the work for a brand.


Suhr for example doesn't have OEM work done on their guitars and all that is in house or damn near well most of it by example as far as I am aware or as much as can be done.



The thing is some actually use the same OEM sometimes or possibly the same specs but under different brands for cabs for example but in other cases completely unique designs and offerings such as in amps and pedals or guitars.
 
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Yes would have sufficed
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Yes doesn't suffice sometimes nor are things so simple or easy to understand/explain sometimes and well patience is required to really understand somethings sometimes in general and that's the fun part IME.



An EVH Standard ain't the same as an MIM Fender Player for example ain't the same as a Charvel MIM yet they are all made in the same factory. Gibson strings don't sound or play like Daddarios either nor do they sound or play like Fender strings yet all use the same OEM which is Daddario.



While this is OEM work it's not by the typical OEM factory used by some or most more well known brands on average and they are made to a specific spec, standard and degree of quality. It's not all cookie cutter stuff essentially and there are differences even amongst OEMs within the same factory depending on specs and order.
 
Also want to add between the factory, owner, HQ and sellers and makers of Providence Cables in JP it's very tight knit and almost like a small family/company.



It's not huge but yeah.



Yes it's OEM but there is a good relationship and communication on all levels between brand, makers, factory and sellers/company and not as corporate as many would think and this stuff isn't cookie cutter and we make sure to provide something our way we feel will benefit players and their rig over years and years of experience.




Providence started as a cable company for rack units to provide quality cables. Back then no one really cared about the sound I figured and a cable was a cable especially in the backstage were none of the cool things happened like at the front I imagine. What's the point of a fancy cable most probably figured back there its just a cable........ Developing the cables from my understading was a way to bring importance to what matters and that is the sound and signal and what one hears......



Back then for example a lot of the cables that were made were also all black jacket. This was terrible not so much because of tone but simply backstage in a dark setting you can't make out black cables in the dark.



White Jacket Cables were introduced and this solved the issue but players and sound guys complained they didn't sound good. The engineers would later figure out it had to do with the being material used and what they were made of, not the color", affected sound.



This is why Providence uses a Purple Jacket on our patches to this day. Purple was decided as the color and the material to be used and what players and sound guys were comfortable with sound wise and also were able to make out easier in the dark vs black jacket cables.




It's a pretty funny story but it goes back to what Providence is all about and why we do what we do, because the cable matters and well the sound and signal matters.



Feel the Sound, Hear it. PROVIDENCE CABLES ^_^
 
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