D'Addario Guitar Cable - American Stage - Made in the USA - Geo Tip for Secure Connection - 1/4 Inch Male to 1/4 Inch Male - 10 Feet - Straight Ends - 1 Pack

Excellent cables. Capacitance (which does make a difference, according to my ears) is among the lowest I've seen, and everything about these cables seems as good as anything else I've seen. I have some Monster cables as well, and I'd rate these above them. The connector shape seems to be unique to D'Addario, and I'm inclined to believe their claim that it gives a more reliable connection. I saw in the AI-generated review summary that some people apparently don't like them because they're not as thick as Monster cables—so what? If it works, it works, and in the absence of other considerations, thickness is actually a negative.

I have this cable for almost 10 years and stills works fine

I should begin by mentioning that I am a bit of a cable snob. My rig whether for recording or playing out is all mogami gold cables through and through. Choosing to go with Mogami has been expensive, but at least I don't have to worry about my cables being an issue. Recently I've decided to incorporate an effects loop into my live rig rather than just do the old fashioned guitar-pedals-amp approach. The idea of shelling out $120 or so on 2 long enough Mogami cables turned me off to the idea, $120 would buy me a darn good pedal rather than some boring cables.Fortunately I came across these. I just bought the one to see how good they are, if it ended up being a big compromise from Mogami Golds I would just keep it as a living room guitar cable or give it away to someone who isn't a cable snob. Turns out these are excellent cables and I'm buying another to make the loop.I A/B'd this 20' cable with a Mogami Gold 18'. The difference was very subtle, with the Planet Waves having a more poppy high end with slightly scooped mids and the Mogami's having a more flat and neutral EQ. Again the difference wasn't much at all, but I would say on the whole that the Mogami's are more transparent. For live guitar though, I actually would prefer the more excited high end from the Planet Waves so they really work for me. I may not use them for recording as I don't like to have any sound coloration that I don't explicitly plan on having.Regarding noise, both cables seemed equal here, which is to say that they do not pick up interference and add noise to your signal. A definite must have feature for me. The tip locking aspect of the planet waves also works very well. I had bought a planet waves cable about 5 years ago that had a feature like this but instead it just ended up getting really stuck inside guitar jacks. I'm glad they fixed this. These cables also don't have a serious tendency of getting knotted up as they have a bit of a stiffness to them, although not too much so as to be too rigid and heavy. I can't speak for long term use quality as I just got one, but they seem very well built.Overall I would recommend these to anyone, whether they are a discerning pro with lots of funds or a starting musician on a budget. I especially would recommend these to a starting player since usually the cheap cables you buy to spend more on other stuff end up choking your sound to a significant degree. Also these are made in America - that's why I was inclined to give them a shot even though they didn't say mogami on them. Very glad I did. If only they sold pedal patch cables like these, I might end up switching to Planet Waves entirely for live and keeping my expensive Mogamis for recording work only.

I have used a variety of guitar cables over the past 35 years of playing. Depending upon the materials and construction, each one imparted a little bit different sound.I've been gigging the past 7 years or so with some "ok" cables that run somewhere around $20-$30.I don't actually remember why I decided to try the D'addario cables, but I'm glad I did. Whether through my pedal board with two 15' cables or guitar straight to amp with one cable, I now have a tone I can only describe as "buttery" - smooth but not muddy, warm but articulate. They immediately became my favorite cables of all time.Extra bonus: The cables are worth a lot of D'addario Players Circle points on their website. I've picked up some nice free stuff and a few packs of strings. Sweet!

I bought this cable in 2016. I’ve been using it exclusively since then, now I’m not gigging with it. I’m just playing myself or sometimes at a friend’s house. But I’ve played at least a couple times a week since I bought it. It’s been stepped on, yanked rolled over with desk chairs & it still keeps its shape. Still rolls up nice. No problems with loose connections or anything else.It’s a great cable, I’ve had many cheaper cables that have failed after 2-3 years but this cable is superior in every way. Now I’m buying two new ones for my effects loop. Awesome cable!

I've had this cable so far for about a month now, and I haven't had any problems (but of course with any cable, only time will tell). This cable is definitely an upgrade from the live wire cables I normally use. This one is thicker than Live Wire, yet not as thick as monster cables. I am actually ok with that though because it makes the cable more flexible and manageable. The casings around soldered parts of the jacks are very sturdy and don't have the problem where the rubber in that area wears out like they do with the Live Wire. At the end of the day, it doesn't matter too much what cord you use just as long as it transfers your signal, but I can tell you that you don't have to be as careful with a Planet Waves cable as you would have to be with a Live Wire.EDIT: I've had this cord for about a year now, and it's been working great. I loved it so much that I bought another one. These things are definitely built to take some abuse.