KingPrawn Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 Man i am loving my new Lava leads.Top price, but the build quality and when you plug them in they are in. Not sure about tech stuff but these are going to last longer than me thats for sure. [url="http://www.bassdirect.co.uk/bass_guitar_specialists/LAVA_CABLES.html"]http://www.bassdirect.co.uk/bass_guitar_sp...AVA_CABLES.html[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Burrito Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 I'm a big fan of not skimping on the cables Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingPrawn Posted December 11, 2010 Author Share Posted December 11, 2010 A splendid mantra. In my brain its a signal think. Good lead = good signal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted December 11, 2010 Share Posted December 11, 2010 [quote name='BurritoBass' post='1054383' date='Dec 10 2010, 06:49 PM']I'm a big fan of not skimping on the cables [/quote] Definatley. Basschats very own OBBM produces some quality leads, very good prices too. Really noticed the difference, when A/Bd with my Planet Waves leads - much more depth and all over even tone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MythSte Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 [quote name='Lozz196' post='1055549' date='Dec 11 2010, 11:45 PM']Definatley. Basschats very own OBBM produces some quality leads, very good prices too. Really noticed the difference, when A/Bd with my Planet Waves leads - much more depth and all over even tone.[/quote] Really? That is interesting. I've recently bought myself some planet waves cable simply for the lifetime guarantee, I don't think my tone suffers for it par se but its an interesting one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 I was never unhappy with my Planet Waves leads, but my main one, after much gigging started to look rather sorry for itself. Had read a few things on here about OBBM, so ordered one. Tried it at home through my practice amp, and it was very noticeable how much more the lows came through, and a much more even-ness over the whole tonal spectrum. To give a description, my Planet Waves lead sounds like I`ve reduced the bass by 1 on the amp, and increades the mids by 1, in comparsion to my OBBM lead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbass Posted December 18, 2010 Share Posted December 18, 2010 I also changed to Lava Cables from Planet Waves and although it hurt when I bought them I have noticed an improved in tone. Just better clarity. Obviously when playing live and loud there probably isn't THAT much difference to the listener. The main thing for me though is the build quality. They are like the SAS of leads. My planet waves would start to crackle after a few months heavy use but I've had one Lava Cable since July and it has withstood everything. Not a single crackle or slight bit of damage. Also - what is quite interesting to know - the Planet waves have those sprung jacks that "hold" them in your bass...after many chats with Warwick owners this actually buggers the inside of the jack socket up by applying unnecessary pressure. Happened to my FNA Jazzman and Thumb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warwickhunt Posted December 18, 2010 Share Posted December 18, 2010 [quote name='dbass' post='1062265' date='Dec 18 2010, 09:28 AM']Also - what is quite interesting to know - the Planet waves have those sprung jacks that "hold" them in your bass...after many chats with Warwick owners this actually buggers the inside of the jack socket up by applying unnecessary pressure. Happened to my FNA Jazzman and Thumb.[/quote] Yep I'm a Warwick owner who despises the PW leads! I'm sure it's not specific to Warwick basses probably the type of barrel socket that is installed on Warwicks just seems to get grief from the PW jacks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shambo Posted December 18, 2010 Share Posted December 18, 2010 [quote name='MythSte' post='1055961' date='Dec 12 2010, 12:49 PM']I've recently bought myself some planet waves cable simply for the lifetime guarantee[/quote] Might wanna put that receipt somewhere safe. My last planet waves cable didn't last very long at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warwickhunt Posted December 18, 2010 Share Posted December 18, 2010 [quote name='Shambo' post='1062332' date='Dec 18 2010, 11:44 AM']Might wanna put that receipt somewhere safe. My last planet waves cable didn't last very long at all.[/quote] Especially when you stamp all over the bastid because it's wrecked your jack socket! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EBS_freak Posted December 18, 2010 Share Posted December 18, 2010 [quote name='warwickhunt' post='1062340' date='Dec 18 2010, 11:54 AM']Especially when you stamp all over the bastid because it's wrecked your jack socket! [/quote] Exactly. I never let those things anywhere near my basses/amps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebrig Posted December 19, 2010 Share Posted December 19, 2010 (edited) I wondered why my Warwick Corvette jack socket has suddenly become very loose fitting inside. Now I know! my Planet Waves cable is the culprit! Edited December 19, 2010 by thebrig Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mog Posted December 19, 2010 Share Posted December 19, 2010 Wow, the only problem I've had with planetwaves cables is that the ones I owned were too short. Not a fault for over 10 years. A lot of that was into the Streamer too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauzero Posted December 22, 2010 Share Posted December 22, 2010 [quote name='dbass' post='1062265' date='Dec 18 2010, 09:28 AM']Also - what is quite interesting to know - the Planet waves have those sprung jacks that "hold" them in your bass...after many chats with Warwick owners this actually buggers the inside of the jack socket up by applying unnecessary pressure. Happened to my FNA Jazzman and Thumb.[/quote] One was supplied with my Variax guitar. The guitar kept cutting out. When I put a reasonable quality stereo J-J lead (for the phantom power) in its place, the problem went away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robocorpse Posted December 22, 2010 Share Posted December 22, 2010 In 1987, I bought some Whirlwind cables. I still have them. They are bloody fantastic, and a rare example of something with a "lifetime guarantee" that actually never needed me to take them up on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiamPodmore Posted December 22, 2010 Share Posted December 22, 2010 I use Venom Cables at the moment and my 20ft Sidewinder has lasted me a good 18 months so far. For £6.49 off ebay, that is rather good. Gonna get a cable or two from OBBM when i have some spare cash though. Liam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmccombe7 Posted December 29, 2010 Share Posted December 29, 2010 I took advice from BC readers and bought an OBBM speaker cable and noticed the difference. Changed tone to a more even, smoother sound without changing amp settings. Very surprised as I'm an Instrument Engineer and should know about differences in cabling. I used to make my own bass leads many moons ago using twin core, sheathed co-ax instrument cable which lasted a long time until they were pinched by another band. I have one remaining which is now 25 yrs old and still going strong. I think the twin core gives them that added strength and durability whereas single core co-ax tends to break down more easily with wear and tear. Will look at gradually changing all my cables to OBBM over coming year as they are extremely well made and sound better into the bargain. Cheers Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Posted December 30, 2010 Share Posted December 30, 2010 I sliced the ends off a planet waves cable and put neutrik jacks on it as I was unhappy with the the PW ones wrecking the sockets but the cable is cheap and nasty anyway and nowhere near as good as Van Damme. That old bodged cable is in the gig bag as a "spare for a spare for a spare" or the first one that comes out if any strangers from other bands need to borrow a lead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeftyBiskit Posted December 30, 2010 Share Posted December 30, 2010 I bought a pair of Leem Cables about 6years ago-very pliable they are too but mainly for the lifetime guarantee,and they are still going strong,and I also bought a pair of Planet Waves these are also still going but they did bugger up my o/p jacks on my Hartke so i have changed these to neutriks -best thing i ever did-you'd think that Amp manufacturers would follow certain cabinet manufacturers and put these on the o/p of amps to improve the signal quality-give me neutriks anytime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cameltoe Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 Planet Waves lead just died on me after 1 year use. Wish I kept that receipt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gsgbass Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 Samson Tourtek. They work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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