coiled cable

Hootsmon

the old fashioned type for geetar.......are there any made that are not crap?

Hootsmon

30 foot long cable...dang

Lookin' for something short around the house so i am not constantly entangling myself

ICBM

Whirlwind

soma1975

https://thedivinenoise.com/divine/pages/cables/curly-cable

GoldenEraGuitars

Hootsmon said:

30 foot long cable...dang

Lookin' for something short around the house so i am not constantly entangling myself

I believe 30 foot is the length of the cable if you were to stretch it out.

I had one for a while and tbh while it looked cool it was forever tangling itself no matter what I did. 

ICBM

GoldenEraGuitars said:

I believe 30 foot is the length of the cable if you were to stretch it out.

That's correct. Bear in mind that it has the capacitance of a 30-foot cable too.

GoldenEraGuitars said:

I had one for a while and tbh while it looked cool it was forever tangling itself no matter what I did. 

That's why the Whirlwind ones are so good - the cable is much thicker and heavier than the normal telephone-cord type thickness, and doesn't tangle. The guitarist in my band has been using one for as long as I've known him and it's always been fine, although I had to replace one of the plugs once I think.

Hootsmon

It's for the home only and i just saw a 10 footer...Hmmmmm

ICBM

Hootsmon said:

It's for the home only and i just saw a 10 footer...Hmmmmm

That could easily be the same length as the 30-foot, depending on how they're described... 10' coiled, 30' stretched out. Most of them seem to be that sort of length.

Hootsmon

John...it's a 10 foot stretched one

Hootsmon

http://www.whirlwinduk.com/wocc20-whirlwind-20-1-4-coil-cord/

ICBM

Hootsmon said:

http://www.whirlwinduk.com/wocc20-whirlwind-20-1-4-coil-cord/

That must be the stretched length - it's clearly way shorter coiled up than 20' if you look at the picture, probably more like 5 or 6'.

The one my bandmate uses is much longer than that - it also noticeably rolls off top-end, which suits his sound although I'm not keen on it at all.

Kittyfrisk

@Hootsmon   Slight deviation in direction, but have you thought of going wireless?
I have a brand new, unopened Lekato 5.8G Guitar Wireless System Transmitter/Receiver that I had bought for my mate's birthday before the bugger up & died on me, so I still have it.
You could have it for a donation to tFB & there is no bad mojo attached to it   
No worries if it's not for you.

Hootsmon

Many thanks KF but wireless is not for me...thanks again you kind soul  

Kittyfrisk

No problem  

ricky50

Divine Noise 50/50 - not cheap but bomb proof and clever half and half design means they don't ping out of your amp either if you over-stretch them when gigging.  Mine's being going for the last 6 years and still coils as good as new.

thegummy

I bought a Fender one cause it looked really cool and was Daphne blue but I actually hate it because the coiled part is so heavy it tugs downward.

TheMarlin

I use 30ft cables, but as a means of attenuating very bright guitars. 

As I get older, cables bother me. I hate getting tangled in the damn things, be it headphone, guitar, or any other cable. Have gone wireless on guitar, it’s a joy.  It’s quite liberating to be able to potter about and play guitar roaming the grounds. 

bbill335

i have one from designacable, neutriks/van damme. no complaints and nice choice of colours. 

MikeS

bbill335 said:

i have one from designacable, neutriks/van damme. no complaints and nice choice of colours. 

Oh good shout. I've just bought a coiled white one off the back of this. Looks ideal.

bbill335

Hootsmon said:

http://www.whirlwinduk.com/wocc20-whirlwind-20-1-4-coil-cord/

i have an old whirlwind coily lead with proper brass jacks. that one doesn't look half as robust. 

tabano

I use a vox coiled cable and I am aware of the “tonal” variations, in fact,  I really like how very slightly tames the top end of my plexi,
Its been great for 6 plus years ( live gigging included )