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On 15/04/2021 at 00:16, peteb said:

When I joined the band I was best known for in the 80s, the guitar player / band leader literally stood over me and taught me how to coil cables correctly (as he did to everybody he played with). He now runs one of the biggest pro audio / PA companies around! 

So what was this correct method?

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In my band I’m just responsible for my own instrument leads. So I coil it with the twist method so it’s about the same size as the pocket of the gig bag. Then it does not uncoil etc. The other ‘lead’ is a wireless thing into the other pocket of the gig bag.

for a gig I take coiled spares held in a coil by those elastic things in a previous post.40EB11A6-2265-4275-BCBA-E9E516425883.thumb.jpeg.4f2fd589b8ab852e9571516be3c8f613.jpegECDC2E4D-145A-48B8-99EE-B0117C09E7CD.thumb.jpeg.790d5b7ece75c8693ab1e27b43b1ceec.jpeg

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47 minutes ago, Nail Soup said:

So what was this correct method?

 

30 minutes ago, Nail Soup said:

In my band I’m just responsible for my own instrument leads. So I coil it with the twist method so it’s about the same size as the pocket of the gig bag. Then it does not uncoil etc. The other ‘lead’ is a wireless thing into the other pocket of the gig bag.

for a gig I take coiled spares held in a coil by those elastic things in a previous post.40EB11A6-2265-4275-BCBA-E9E516425883.thumb.jpeg.4f2fd589b8ab852e9571516be3c8f613.jpegECDC2E4D-145A-48B8-99EE-B0117C09E7CD.thumb.jpeg.790d5b7ece75c8693ab1e27b43b1ceec.jpeg

Pretty much like that... 

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I've lost count of the number of people involved with making music who have told me the correct way to coil cables.

I'm pretty sure that 99% of them had never asked if I do it that way or, indeed, seen me coil cables.

 

I must look like the kind of person who can't coil cables, I guess. :)

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On 14/04/2021 at 23:48, chris_b said:

I know 2 band leaders who won't let anyone else touch their leads. One told me that if I coiled up his leads he'd uncoil them and do it again!!  I know how he feels.

A singer friend of mine has been banned from coiling cables because he does that thing where you wrap it round your arm really quick 🤣

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