Solderless = Useless

louwd123 · 2010-11-26T08:54:37+00:00

Hi guys, I would really like to know if anyone had the wonderful experience of a cable failing on you during a live session. Then it was almost as if Alan's words that I read once on a thread about him not trusting solderless connections rang in my ears with the feeling of someone telling you - "I told you so". Anyway the wonderful bit of dynamics was caused by the "amazing" George-L's connection that dipped out every now and then. Even though I've tested it at practices it chose to have a mind of it's own the first time I actually used it live. *sigh* - I feel better now. Thanks for the opportunity to complain. ☹

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Is there no chance that the pickups are actually wired out of phase? I mean, tonally you said there's nothing that appears to be wrong...but out-of-phase can still sound okayish without being right?

/cheap seats

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nicovlogg wrote
louwd123 wrote I'm somewhat afraid of the laughs that might hit me if I tell you guys the real usage of the debated faulty cable. As I'm reading what you guys are saying, everyone seems to be using them as patch cables between pedals, which makes sense, but the salesman assured me that it is a great guitar cable. Yes, using the george'l as a cable from the guitar to my pedalboard. Don't think I'll be doing it again. hehe.
Well, I just have to defend George L's a little bit here. Had one for 2 years, my main cable, use it from my guitar to my pedals. Lots of practices and gigs with no issues, at all, ever. I always loop the cable through my strap so that it doesn't strain and I always check that it's still tightly screwed down. And I would recommend these cables to anyone, they're easy enough to put different plugs on if you don't want solderless.

+1 I have to stick up for the George L's here too. I have them, and wont use anything else... I say that cause I have NEVER had an issue ?

louwd123

Hi all,

Just thought I'd mention that I wasn't trying to dis the cables, but was rather ventilating the frustration of having a mishap in a live setting. It might have been any cable, but in this case it was the G-L's, but I suppose the topic I wrote out of frustration probably placed the focus on the failing cable and not the failure within the live setting. May I then just ask you guys who are using the cables from guitar to pedalboard, are you using the straight jack or the angled jack on the guitar side? As in my case it was the angled jack that failed, which I like to have on the guitar side of the cable as it lies flat against the body before suspending it through my guitar strap. Anyways.

"Rock on good people"

nicovlogg

louwd123 wrote May I then just ask you guys who are using the cables from guitar to pedalboard, are you using the straight jack or the angled jack on the guitar side? As in my case it was the angled jack that failed, which I like to have on the guitar side of the cable as it lies flat against the body before suspending it through my guitar strap. Anyways.

"Rock on good people"

I also use the angled jack, just for ease of fixing. I just make sure that it gets squeezed nice and tight by the guitar strap so that there isn't pressure on the jack, which I think is just good practice for any kind of cable.

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louwd123 wrote Hi all,

Just thought I'd mention that I wasn't trying to dis the cables, but was rather ventilating the frustration of having a mishap in a live setting. It might have been any cable, but in this case it was the G-L's, but I suppose the topic I wrote out of frustration probably placed the focus on the failing cable and not the failure within the live setting. May I then just ask you guys who are using the cables from guitar to pedalboard, are you using the straight jack or the angled jack on the guitar side? As in my case it was the angled jack that failed, which I like to have on the guitar side of the cable as it lies flat against the body before suspending it through my guitar strap. Anyways.

"Rock on good people"

I use angled for everything, except my strat cable which has a straight on one end.
I have back up sets of George L cables anyway... Hope I dont need them... And I dont even gig ? haha

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