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What's the best way to connect pedals? I've got 10 or so. I want something to do the job well, doesn't cost too much and is also aesthetically pleasing. What do you guys use?
-shane
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George L's
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You mean like connect them w/ audio cables? I just bought some short like 3-6 inch cables, some w/ right angles, some not, and I hooked them up. Oh, btw, I am including like 3 such cables in the package that you will get soon. One of them is for attaching the tap tempo pedal to the Boss DD-5.
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I just use small .75-1 foot cables with right angles.
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I use the planet waves cable kit. I had some George L's, and it was nice, but I prefer the Planet Waves (at least the kit stuff).
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Originally Posted by Hellfighter George L's
Ditto! Easiest to work with and very good sound.
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I got a pack of Hosa 6" right angle-right angle cables. They're not the highest quality around, but it gets the job done.
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A lot of people like the George L cable kit. You can cut everything to the perfect length, they're very easy to assemble, and the sound quality is good. The only problem is the right angle connectors. I've been having trouble getting them to work without pops. My plan is to use George L cable and solder them to the cheap radioshack 1/4" Mono Right-Angle Audio Plugs. The low profile plugs make pedal board space a little bit easier to deal with, and they're cheaper than the George L plugs.
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Originally Posted by Griffon A lot of people like the George L cable kit. You can cut everything to the perfect length, they're very easy to assemble, and the sound quality is good. The only problem is the right angle connectors. I've been having trouble getting them to work without pops. My plan is to use George L cable and solder them to the cheap radioshack 1/4" Mono Right-Angle Audio Plugs. The low profile plugs make pedal board space a little bit easier to deal with, and they're cheaper than the George L plugs.
Just make sure they are seated all the way in before you start tightening the thumbscrew. I think this is the most common mistake in making your cables. If you know how a well seated cable feels in the plug, you'll get it right all the time.
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Make your own. Get some good bulk Mogami cables and some GH 45 degree connectors. Just cut to length and solder them. I saved about 1/3 over going with a kit and I got the custom lengths that I needed.
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Originally Posted by Hopeful Just make sure they are seated all the way in before you start tightening the thumbscrew. I think this is the most common mistake in making your cables. If you know how a well seated cable feels in the plug, you'll get it right all the time. Yeah, I try and I try and I try that, but I can't seem to get it perfect. I still love me some George L's though!
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Originally Posted by Griffon Yeah, I try and I try and I try that, but I can't seem to get it perfect. I still love me some George L's though! what helps me with the right angle connections is to
1: not push in too hard, I've found that this can cause a short.
2: use a bit of a twist as the cable goes in.
I actually have better luck with the right angles than the straight ends.
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So the George L's look great. But I can only make 5 pedal connectors of of it! I need twice that. I can't see it being worth $120. Is it? What about the connectors that have no cables? Just jack to jack...
-shane
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If you buy the kit for $60, you get 10' of cable which is more than enough, and you can buy just the plugs for about $50 more. The thing is, how much would you pay for good tone? Also, with the extra cable (you'll only need about 5' to make 10 cables), if a cable fails, just readjust the cable ends and if the cable is bad, you just replace the cable and reuse to plugs. So simple, and no soldering.
And for the jack to jack situation, you can make the cables as short as you want.
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Jack to jack plugs have a tendency to hurt your pedals. you'll end up breaking solder joints, and loosening your jacks, from the shifting when you step on your pedals.