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I HATE PANCAKE... I don't like the way they look and I hate makin them... Rant...

If you spend the time and make 'em right the Lava are good but I didn't like George L's... Go for Cheap Colorful Crap!!!

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If the rainbows are the ones I think they are, I wouldn't recommend them. (edit: I remember now that I got the Musician's Gear branded ones) The ones I have started to go bad after a year or so, and at least three are dead now. I've been happy with my Hosa's, which I've had for over a year with no problems, but apparently they don't get great reviews, so you might want to avoid those, too.

Also, I dislike solderless cables on principle.

Evidence Audio Monorail + Lava solderfree plugs.

If you're just gonna use for the board and trying stuff out it's good to have a bunch of colorful pre-mades that'll work for cheap...

Or you could spend $700...

Glenouille wrote:Well, I think I have a bit of an addiction to them...

jesus.. almost as terrifying as if those were all snakes

I've had the same two planet waves cables since I started.... on bass! which was like middle school... like 6-7 years
but the cables are probably more like 4-6 years old but still!

Assuming you're talking about long cables and not patches

EDIT: u say patches, nvm

If you don't move your pedals around and just keep them velcro'd down, I've found solderless aren't bad. They start to mess up in a bad way (crackling, noise, and not working at all) if you unplug/replug them all the time. Obviously you can fix this, but it is a hassle to do it and it eventually cuts down on the cable length.

I've had a cheap colorful patch last for several years now. Low profile by chance. No complaints except once it goes bad, it's done for.

I recently got Mammoth pancakes and love them. Favorite so far because I know they can be fixed without worrying about losing cable length, they last due to the solder, and they are very low profile.

I've had some Planet Waves patches for a couple years. Never give me a problem, but the right angle plugs stick out wayyyy to far for small or tight boards. Only use them big boards with space or top-mounted jacks.

My recommendation: Mammoth pancakes.

CHEAP COLORFUL CABOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOLS

I buy Hosa's off ebay for cheaps.

The cable going from my bass to my pedalboard is a Mogami Gold cable with Neutrik connectors. On my board, everything is connected with the Planet Waves cable board kit. Going from the board to my amp is a random Yorkville cable.

new solderless cable on mammoth... stupid easy assembly, and not as expensive as lava. interesting
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pry-stgTIIk[/youtube]
http://www.mammothelectronics.com/Chandler-1-4-TS-Patch-Cable-Plug-Kit-p/1200-kit-clearfuse5.htm

for my board I generally buy Hosas from the local music stores--pancakes forevah!--and have no problems/complaints despite my obsessive-compulsive board rearranging. i haven't killed one yet. i can't afford a Lava kit or the equivalent. i do want to make up some odd-length cables, though. 9"/15"/18" would be handy since i often have cable runs too long for the standard 6"/1'/2' lengths.

the new mammoth ones look awesome

I have either made pancakes or used the cheap livewire cables