DIY Cables

[normanpotter]

Hello all,

Just wondering where those of you who roll-your-own cables (ha… har ) get the necessary bits & pieces?

More interested in cable recommendations than connectors (have found Mouser to be pretty helpful in that respect)…

Cheers for any help
Sam

[rickenbackerkid]

Most of mine are made from proel mic cable. seems as good as anything else and it's pretty cheap

[Zaulkin]

I use Canare GS-6 for patch cables and Mogami cable for instrument leads. There are actually heaps of good options but I just happen to have stocked up on those ones.

Ryan at Ampshop.co.nz is good for this kind of stuff.

[Slowy]

Have some made from Audioquest interconnect cable but that would be insanely expensive to do retail.

Don't know if you can still get it but Pudney made a bulk wire for Turntable interconnects. It was 2 strands of coax with an earth between them. You could buy a length, peel it in two and strip off the earth. You ended up with 2 leads and a heap of control cavity wire for the cost of one length. Absolute win, not too expensive and way better quality than many conventional guitar cables. Switchcraft or G&H plugs and you're set.

[normanpotter]

Thanks for your input all!

Soldering burns here I come.

[nzsimon1]

Have some made from Audioquest interconnect cable but that would be insanely expensive to do retail.

Don't know if you can still get it but Pudney made a bulk wire for Turntable interconnects. It was 2 strands of coax with an earth between them. You could buy a length, peel it in two and strip off the earth. You ended up with 2 leads and a heap of control cavity wire for the cost of one length. Absolute win, not too expensive and way better quality than many conventional guitar cables. Switchcraft or G&H plugs and you're set.

Guitar cable has a high conductive graphite jacket also needs to be very low capacitance just because you get sound out doesn't mean its working