Hi Folks ,  
 
Talking about cables , i'm wondering which brand should be the best ( considering wiring , contacts...)for jack cables ?
 
Many thanks for your advices .
 
ALAIN

I have trouble with standard 90 deg. cables like Horizon.   They tend to pop and cut out.   I have had good luck with Planet Waves cables.   I know that there are better quality and more expensive cables out there but are they really worth it?

For me, Monster's lifetime warranty (believe me, you only buy them ONCE) sold me as far as 'store-bought' cables.  The Monster BASS cable was the first time I ever heard the difference after years of Whirlwinds, Horizons, Planet Waves.  They were all well built, but the BASS cable just sounded better, I was shocked at the difference.
 
The best deal most of us here have run across for cables though, is Butch Ammons' Bayou Cables (www.bayoucables.com).  Fabulous components, carefully built by a retired master electrician, at very reasonable prices with the same guarantee.  Highly recommended by those of us who've done business with this really good guy.  I can hear the difference in these as well.
 
If only I was smart enough to GO to Baton Rouge to pick them up, a great town for that South Louisiana vibe, nice people, great food, terrific music. Lassez les bon ton roulet!!
 
J o e y
 
(Message edited by bigredbass on May 23, 2006)

Hi Folks ,  
 
Joey , i looked at monster cables here in belgium and i found a 6,2 meters cable jack for 179 euros !!!!   ....really expensive !!!! i hope it worths it's price ...and i also found a special cable seris for bass , and rock specially !  
 
I think those cables must be be good , on the other hand , if you have effects units and pedals ( like me ) , if i wanted to have a complete monster cable set up , it would cost me a lot of money ...so i hesitate
 
I didn't found there any 5 pin cable at monster for my series 2 , do they make that ? ( bayou does )  
 
Thanks  
 
ALAIN

Take a look at bayou cables. Cheaper than Monster, and IMO as good as monster if not better!

I purchased some cables from Bayou Cables and they are super. I highlly recommend them.

Hi Spliffy and Oliver ,  
 
...thank's for your advices , ...why such a difference of price
 
ALAIN

Lower overhead I assume.

I've bought 6 monster cables.  Four speaker cables for our monitors, a regular guitar and an acoustic guitar cable.  The regular guitar and one of the speaker cables soon broke - on both the tip of the plug broke off!  33% failure rate is unacceptable.  (Actually even worse.  Now that I think about it, the monster component cable I bought for the TV/Receiver/DVD hookups also failed).  I'll not buy monsters again.  I ordered a couple of Series 1 cables from bayou almost 2 months ago.  Still waiting as he is having trouble getting the right connectors.
 
Bill, tgo

Hi Bill ,  
 
Well , very sad and expensive experiment you've had !!! ...For instance , i have klotz cables for years and never had a single problem with them but it seems they are a bit  tired  now...
 
So , monsters or bayou n that's the question !  
 
I suppose bayou and monsters both manufacture 5 pin cables for series 1 and 2 , but never saw 1 so far ...
 
ALAIN

I recently rewired my whole rig with Bayou Cables.  They're very well constructed, and are a clearly audible improvement over the cheapo G*itar Center stuff I had previously been using.  I received my order from Butch within about 2 or 3 weeks, and couldn't be happier with their performance (and appearance!).  It's nice to be able to specify the color of the jacketing as well as the type of connectors.  I took a page from Paul TBO's playbook and got a couple RED instrument cables.  They're usually plugged into my Rhodes and Moog in my studio, but they always get a compliment or two when I use one for bass.
 
I've not been so fond of Monster Cable since the fiasco with their copyright protection legal battles, but that's been thoroughly discussed in a thread here a while back.

HI adam ,  
 
Do you know if bayou makes 5 pin cables for series 2 ?  
 
I went on the website and saw no such cables ? ...
 
ALAIN

I'd email Bayou. I bet they can make a 5 pin.

That's what i'll do today ! ...i have relatives in florida who come here in belgium in july the 7 ...the only thing i hope is that the delivery won't take 1 month ...
 
ALAIN

I ordered some from him and had them a week later.