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Re: EBS flat cables = possible awesomeness
Posted: Fri May 22, 2015 7:00 am
by Lebowsky
goroth wrote:I'm guessing the wire inside is shielded, and the rubber coating is flat. Tempted to cut one apart and see what it is. Probably heading down to the rehearsal room on Thursday - will take a couple of cables and run a shit load of fuzz through them at 100+ dB and see if I get any Mexican long wave radio action.
But yes, buffers everywhere = no shits given

did you end up catching mexican radio, or are you still using them btw?
Re: EBS flat cables = possible awesomeness
Posted: Fri May 22, 2015 7:12 am
by fcknoise
I've used EBS flats for about 1,5 years, and not one has broken down. I dunno if they keep my mojos and tone intact but idgaf
Re: EBS flat cables = possible awesomeness
Posted: Fri May 22, 2015 9:29 am
by jrmy
Brandsmannen wrote:I dunno if they keep my mojos and tone intact but idgaf
This statement FTW about everything gear-related that I love. Sigged for emphasis.
Re: EBS flat cables = possible awesomeness
Posted: Fri May 22, 2015 9:42 am
by Lebowsky
neoflox wrote:That's what I wanted to read here. Looking for a dealer nearby now.

let me know if you want a dealer with decent pricing in Germany. can't find any in Switzerland or France.

Re: EBS flat cables = possible awesomeness
Posted: Fri May 22, 2015 9:46 am
by neoflox
This seems reasonable:
http://www.ebay.de/itm/EBS-PCF-10-Patch ... 1356284232
(The shop:
http://www.rakuten.de/produkt/ebs-pcf-1 ... 80330.html)
edit: Although I just made a price proposal for the 3 cables left from him. Maybe write him up if he has more coming

Re: EBS flat cables = possible awesomeness
Posted: Fri May 22, 2015 10:03 am
by Lebowsky
I saw those yesterday

no worries, I need many many more anyway....

Re: EBS flat cables = possible awesomeness
Posted: Fri May 22, 2015 11:22 am
by goroth
Yeah they're rad cables.
I got mine from tgt11.se.
They ship wwas well. Now that the krona isn't worth anything maybe that could be a good deal?
Re: EBS flat cables = possible awesomeness
Posted: Fri May 22, 2015 11:31 am
by neoflox
Well, they still are 50% more than in the german shops, but the international shipping is about the same and they seem to stock enough. It's good.
Re: EBS flat cables = possible awesomeness
Posted: Fri May 22, 2015 11:38 am
by fcknoise
jrmy wrote:Brandsmannen wrote:I dunno if they keep my mojos and tone intact but idgaf
This statement FTW about everything gear-related that I love. Sigged for emphasis.
Haha yeah for me to. Feels cool to be sigged

Re: EBS flat cables = possible awesomeness
Posted: Fri May 22, 2015 8:48 pm
by Lebowsky
Just ordered a bunch from the swede shop. No VAT, for once it's useful not to be in EU

Re: EBS flat cables = possible awesomeness
Posted: Sat Jun 27, 2015 12:34 pm
by Chankgeez
Just some words of caution:
Some of my EBS cables are starting to fail. You peeps who don't swap out pedals often may not have this problem, but as someone who plugs and unplugs pedals all the time, my cables are starting to get all crackly/staticy.
I believe the culprit is the poorly reinforced molded plastic casing. It doesn't seem strong enough to hold up to multiple pluggings/unplugging. I think the metal part of the plug is beginning to come loose from the plastic part. So, these have lasted a lot less time for me than other cheapish cables. Kind of a bummer because I like them otherwise.
Re: EBS flat cables = possible awesomeness
Posted: Sat Jun 27, 2015 1:02 pm
by goroth
I don't ever unplug mine

Re: EBS flat cables = possible awesomeness
Posted: Sat Jun 27, 2015 1:03 pm
by goroth
Get in touch with ebs. They replied quickly when I asked about longer cable lengths. If ebs USA doesn't help out pm me and I'll hit up the local dudes.
Re: EBS flat cables = possible awesomeness
Posted: Sat Jun 27, 2015 1:10 pm
by Chankgeez
goroth wrote:I don't ever unplug mine

Yeah, you may not encounter this problem.
I'll get in touch with EBS, but I'm not sure I really expect them to do anything about it. I'd only really do it to let them know about the problem. The only thing that'd fix it is stronger construction. Not sure they're prepared to do anything about that immediately. Maybe somewhere down the line.

(Also, I think my e-mail will work from here to Sweden, thanks.

)
Maybe I should just get some of their interconnection plugs?
Re: EBS flat cables = possible awesomeness
Posted: Sat Jun 27, 2015 1:22 pm
by goroth
Nah I meant that I got in contact with a Swedish dude really quickly - I emailed in Swedish. So if their international office isn't the same dudes, and it is tardy I can hit up the guy I had contact with!