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Topic: George L'S connectivity issues with inst's besides PSG, |
Joshua Gibson
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Arizona, USA
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Posted 27 Jan 2015 1:23 am |
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Hey Guys, I'm having some problems with connectivity problems  ...I've noticed that with Bass particularly I have MAJOR issues.
Just wondering if anyone else has had this problem, and if so any suggestions?,
Thanks in advance,
J Gibson.
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Mesa Lonestar classic 112 custom cab.
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Telonics, Zoom, BJS,
Goldtone BS, LITM, OS Dobros.
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Jack Stoner
From:
Kansas City, MO
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Posted 27 Jan 2015 3:15 am
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I've used George L's with guitar and bass and no problems. Its a guitar cord and connectors, nothing magic in that (although it is low capacitance).
Our guitar player uses them on his US Strat. I have a MIM Fender Tele and an Epiphone LP and they have no problems with the George L's connectors.
Last night our bass player had problems with his cord, on an active electronics 5 string bass. I loaned him a George L's and it worked perfectly.
The George L's connectors are "standard US inch size" in length and diameter. Some imported 1/4" jacks are metric size and thus potentially could have connectivity problems. But that is the jack and not the cords fault. |
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Les Cargill
From:
Oklahoma City, Ok, USA
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Posted 27 Jan 2015 10:32 am
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I recently replaced all my cables for live use. The price alone for George L put me off - I was able to buy two of everything in the Livewire brand for less money than one set of George L. would have been.
Yeah, they are cheap - that's why I bought two of each  They do have Neutrik ends and the cable appears to be of decent quality. When they break, it's because I broke 'em, so quality doesn't matter for that. |
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Jim Sliff
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Lawndale California, USA
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Posted 27 Jan 2015 1:48 pm
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I normally use only George L's. For 6-string and other "stand-up" instruments I use the larger-diameter cable as an instrument to pedalboard (or amp) lead, and the smaller stuff to wire pedalboards and from board to amp.
I have never had a problem with one except when trying someone's import guitar with the aforementioned odd sized metric jacks...and most better cables are problematic with those cheap jacks (which I replace on friends' guitars regularly).
One major advantage to George L's (besides the easy construction to any desired length) is the low capacitance. Many molded cables - especially cheap ones - tend to have very high capacitance and poor shielding, muffling the tone and causing noise issues.
The only molded-end premade cable I use is a Fender curly cable. I has a certain high-end rolloff that works well with slightly icepick pickups.
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1930's/40's Rickenbacher/Rickenbacker 6&8 string lap steels
1921 Weissenborn Style 2; Hilo&Schireson hollownecks
Appalachian, Regal & Dobro squarenecks
1959 Fender 400 9+2 B6;1960's Fender 800 3+3+2; 1948 Fender Dual-8 Professional |
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W. Van Horn
From:
Houston, texas
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Posted 28 Jan 2015 4:05 pm
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| I know a handful of guitar and bass players in Houston who quit using George l's because of this. They mainly use them in pedal boards and were having to fix issues constantly. Maybe it's because the cables bang around in the board while connected? Mine are rock solid and see tons of use. As a side note, I have found that using only George l cables let's too many highs thru for steel, so I always have one cbi or similar in my signal path. I bought a bunch of Mogami cable and neutik connectors to compare but have yet to solder them. |
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