Ashley R Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 Hey guys Quite a novice when it comes to Audio, and was wondering for a TS 1/4" Instrument cable (Say for going from a Guitar to a Amp) what type of cable should I be using? Someone has asked for me to make some up for them. Would it be ok to use standard Mic Cable? And just use the Sheild/Earth and one of the conductors, just trimming the 2nd one off. Or To join the two conductors together to give a larger cross section? Or should I just buy an appropriate drum of cable? Thanks Ash Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david.elsbury Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 Guitars in particular need a low capacitance cable in order that the tone isn't changed, mic cable doesn't meet this spec correctly. Suggest getting a drum of proper instrument cable. Beware the stuff that has a conductive plastic wrapping the core, remove it or else your cables will short out and be no use :) 2c David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbuckley Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 That post is worth rather more than 2c. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashley R Posted December 12, 2012 Author Share Posted December 12, 2012 http://www.swamp.net.au/pro-line-instrument-guitar-cable-roll.html This looks like the right stuff to me. And in the picture on the website, the conductive plastic coating is the black bit, and the insulation is the Red bit? Made up plenty of DMX cables, but never any 1/4" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david.elsbury Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 Looks that way, yup. Use the best 1/4" connectors you can afford, might be a good idea if the connectors allow it to use heatshrink as an additional strain relief, guitarists can be extremely rough on their cables. Probably best to use straight connectors on both ends unless otherwise requested, some amps and di boxes won't physically accept a right angle plug (countryman type 85) and likewise, use TS connectors not TRS. Hope this helps :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashley R Posted December 12, 2012 Author Share Posted December 12, 2012 I have already seen a few outlets on things where someone has plugged in a cheapo Jack and the tip as broken off in the outlet! So will be using Neutrik Jack's (I mean they are cheap enough) For TRS cables, that I can use just standard Mic cable, As it carries the same Balanced signal that a 3P XLR Mic Cable would be used for right? And thanks David's for your help, this has been most informative :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbuckley Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 For TRS cables, that I can use just standard Mic cable, As it carries the same Balanced signal that a 3P XLR Mic Cable would be used for right? Yep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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