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[Mouse]

My 2nd last lead was a planet waves and it last almost 2 years, shite! My last one was one of the newer planet waves leads that you could switch on and off, it lasted a year! A change in brand is in order, any recommendations?

[Tav]

Pirhana with the Neutrick connects seem to be quite good. I prefer leads with the metal connectors that have the covers which can be screwed off. Then if they break you can easily re-solder them. When I was down at Soundcontrol they had a good value range of their own leads...ask Lewis about those he bought one.

[soundian]

Originally Posted by Tav

Pirhana with the Neutrick connects seem to be quite good. I prefer leads with the metal connectors that have the covers which can be screwed off. Then if they break you can easily re-solder them. When I was down at Soundcontrol they had a good value range of their own leads...ask Lewis about those he bought one.

Neutrik are the dbs for for two reasons, easily resoldered and the cable clamp which tightens as you screw on the cover. They're expensive compared to most others but it's worth it long term.

you can buy neutrik connectors and cable from Maplins. If you're used to resoldering cables, it's not a big deal to make your own.

[skuzzlebutt]

Originally Posted by Mouse

My 2nd last lead was a planet waves and it last almost 2 years, shite! My last one was one of the newer planet waves leads that you could switch on and off, it lasted a year! A change in brand is in order, any recommendations?

whirlwind...

...'cos my first whirlwind has lasted over 17 years....

[spellchecker]

Originally Posted by Ikaruga

you can buy neutrik connectors and cable from Maplins. If you're used to resoldering cables, it's not a big deal to make your own.

seconded, the neutrik connectors are about 2 quid each and look sturdy as owt. choose any cable you like from maplin's they'll cut it to length as well. a decent cable can be had for between 50p-100p a metre (WAY cheaper if you buy by reel), so you could be looking at a top notch 10ft cable for about 6-7 quid.

[Keilan 303]

It's good to get someone at Maplins that actually knows a thing or two, which isn't always the case....

Trying to get decent quality speaker wire from there was a nightmare "uhh..its just all wire"....

[David]

www.monkeyfx.co.uk do some decent cables, using top notch parts, and not too expensive
the other alternative is to make your own, if you can solder its piss easy, and fairly cheap (depending on what parts you use and if you buy in bulk or anything)

i like the planet waves cables i have had, i had one that started dieing (crackling if you stopped playing and wiggled it, though it still worked well enough) so i just got it switched for a new one under the lifetime warranty planet waves have, i just took it back to the shop, they sent it off no questions asked and i got a replacement sent out

David

[the_beastly_one]

Originally Posted by Mouse

My 2nd last lead was a planet waves and it last almost 2 years, shite! My last one was one of the newer planet waves leads that you could switch on and off, it lasted a year! A change in brand is in order, any recommendations?

What am I doing wrong? The longest a cable has ever lasted for me has been 4/5 months....

[Chi 666]

Originally Posted by the_beastly_one

What am I doing wrong? The longest a cable has ever lasted for me has been 4/5 months....

me to, mine just last a few months then there gone.