Subj : Guitar cable
To   : Mike Ross
From : Neall Mercado
Date : Sun Jan 07 2001 01:25 pm

 -=> Quoting Mike Ross to Neall Mercado <=-


 NM> What is the recommended and the maximum distance of an electric guitar
 NM> cable without the signal loss?

 MR> Maybe 25 ft or so. Use the lowest capacitance cable you can find.

How can I measure the capacitance of the cable?

 MR> One way to pick a cable is to plug it into the amp without a guitar
 MR> and turning up the volume. Hold the plug shell and slap the cable on
 MR> the ground. If it makes a lot of noise try another cable. The quieter
 MR> the cable the better.

Oh yes, I've noticed those sounds when my guitar cables are all tied up
and I slapped them on the ground. Thanks for the tip! =)

 MR> However, if the guitar has a built-in pre-amp (or a little add-on)
 MR> then it can drive much longer cables even cheap noisy types without
 MR> affecting the sound.

Have you tried using the Boss NS-2 Noise Supressor?  Does this stompbox really
eliminates noise?


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