Building Your Own Cables

This article was originally printed in the Elmore’s Music Free Newsletter on January 13, 2007. I was so excited about the practical implications of these products I just couldn’t keep it a secret. So, read on my friends and enjoy . . .

Build Your Own Cables

We have all been in situations where we could use a custom built cable. Regardless of your situation, the standardized cables sold at your local guitar store are hit and miss when it comes to length and functionality.

Often, cables come cut too long for pedal boards or your home studio. Conversely, you may also need longer length cables for runnings you guitar to offstage amps.

The solution to this problem is relatively simple. Go to your local music store and pick up a cable station from PW. It comes packaged with everything you need to make your own cables. The larger option costs more money but comes with 250 feet of cable, meeting all of your needs. Don’t need that much? Go with the pedal board cable kit which is much more reasonable and offers great value.

Long gone are the days of soldering cables to jacks in tight spaces. Now you can enjoy Planet Waves soilderless design that allows you to create a cable of any length for any purpose in minutes. Personally, I really enjoy this option because chances are you wouldn’t cxatch me sodering anything together, much less something for my guitars which I view as children.

I have had the opportunity to use the pedal board kit and have had tremendous success in organising my board to suit my needs. This is a must have item if you use a lot of gear or perform.

If you run a line straight to your amp from your guitar, I suggest you look at our previous cable option. This is really suited to the serious gearheads who are trying to conserve space and get definitive lengths.

As a side note, a really cool demo can be found by clicking on the video link above.

Connectors and Adaptors

Recently, I discovered I wanted to experiment using my mic, pedal board and saxophone. Needless to say, I came across some complications. Mic jacks are much different than what we use for guitar. To plug my mic in through my pedal board, I’d need an adaptor.

Going onto Planet Waves site, I found exactly what I needed to try my experiment and it cost about as much as a burger and fries. I was shocked by the shear volume of utlitiies Planet Waves has to offer.

From home audio to the professional studio, there are various kinds of adaptors to meet your needs and allow you to have some fun with your equipment.

Next time you need to connect odd cables, try going to PW. I can almost gurantee they’ll have what you need.

With that, we conclude this month;s Planet Waves/D’Addario feature column. You can look forward to learning about D’Addario strings in our next edition and what makes them so special.

Planet Waves Cable Station Pedal Board Kit.
Planet Waves Cable Station Cable Cutter and Tester.
Planet Waves Cable Station mini Cable Cutter.
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~ by worship1 on February 26, 2011.