PRS Cables. . .

[JC_Broussard]

Any of you guys use the PRS cables? I have a mix of Monster, Boss, Roland, Pig Hog. They are all great, and I'm sure any quality cable is a quality cable. Just wondering if anyone has used the PRS ones and if they are high quality as I'd expect.

 

[bodia]

Any of you guys use the PRS cables? I have a mix of Monster, Boss, Roland, Pig Hog. They are all great, and I'm sure any quality cable is a quality cable. Just wondering if anyone has used the PRS ones and if they are high quality as I'd expect.

I use them, and yes, they are high quality. They're actually made by VanDamme Cabling, in England. Definitely worth the price.

 

[FragileThunder]

I have a few PRS cables, definitely a high quality cable. I'd buy more if I were replacing any of the...*counts*...many cables I have.

 

[László]

The higher end PRS cables are indeed made by VanDamme in England, and they're among the lowest-capacitance cables you can buy. This matters because the higher the capacitance, the more high frequency loss that's experienced over a cable run.

To give you an idea, the VanDamme is 26 picofarads per foot. Mogami, a very fine studio grade cable, is 48 pF per foot. A lower number is better.

This means you can run 20-25 feet of PRS cable and not hear high frequency loss, where you'll hear after 10-15 feet with Mogami. Monster is a higher capacitance cable as well, but I don't have the numbers on that.

They're also light weight, don't tangle, and lay flat on the floor. Abbey Road studios was re-wired entirely with VanDamme a few years ago. It's very, very good cable.

There's only one guitar cable with lower capacitance, Sommer of Germany's highest-end cable (16pF), but it's much stiffer and much more expensive. I only use the Sommer I have for super-critical clean recording, for everything else the PRS VanDamme cable is top notch.

 

[JC_Broussard]

Thanks, I'm convinced I'll make the purchase. I mean, if I can't trust a bunch of PRS heads to say PRS is good, then who can I trust?

 

[László]

Thanks, I'm convinced I'll make the purchase. I mean, if I can't trust a bunch of PRS heads to say PRS is good, then who can I trust?

 

[FragileThunder]

Thanks, I'm convinced I'll make the purchase. I mean, if I can't trust a bunch of PRS heads to say PRS is good, then who can I trust?

Right? What did you expect for an answer? Truthfully, I'm generally a skeptic when it comes to "branded" accessories but these (along with Martin acoustic guitar strings) are notable exceptions.

 

[László]

I know I'm a little nuts, but in my studio I run a fair amount of distance with my cables: 18 feet from guitar to a buffer on my pedalboard, 20 feet from pedalboard to amp switcher, and 10-25 feet from the amp switcher to the amps. So the high frequency loss can add up.

When I spec'd my cabling, I looked up all the capacitance specs to minimize high frequency signal loss, and was happy to learn that the PRS/VanDamme stuff spec'd best for my needs.

Fortunately my switcher also has a high quality buffer to minimize signal loss, so I don't really hear any degradation in all that cabling.

You'll also be happy to learn that the PRS cable rejects noise, including handling noise, better than other stuff I've used.

 

[dogrocketp]

I’m strictly PRS cable for live performance. When the cable goes bad, they replace it.

 

[JasonE]

I don't have any of the PRS guitar cables but I do have a few of the speaker cables and use them between my amp heads and cabinets. I like the ones I have. I have never felt the need to buy the guitar cables for some reason. I should pick a couple of them up some day.

 

[DISTORT6]

I’m quite fond of my 25’ Straight / Angle cable.
One thing that hasn’t been mentioned yet - it seems to resist tangling up on itself due to it being extra flexible.

 

[bodia]

I’m quite fond of my 25’ Straight / Angle cable.
One thing that hasn’t been mentioned yet - it seems to resist tangling up on itself due to it being extra flexible.

That's a good point.

 

[JasonE]

I’m quite fond of my 25’ Straight / Angle cable.
One thing that hasn’t been mentioned yet - it seems to resist tangling up on itself due to it being extra flexible.

The speaker cables are pretty flexible too.

 

[László]

I’m quite fond of my 25’ Straight / Angle cable.
One thing that hasn’t been mentioned yet - it seems to resist tangling up on itself due to it being extra flexible.

I think I did mention that, but maybe I didn't? Yes, it's a really cool thing, I completely agree with you!

The trade-off in cable shield design, as I understand it, is the type of shielding. Some of the more flexible cables compromise on this, and most of the cables with good shielding are more difficult to work with; but the Van Damme cables are (in my experience) both flexible and as good at noise rejection as any cable on the market.

Not only do I love the PRS Van Damme cables, when I order custom lengths from vendors I order the same cable. Paul Smith knows his stuff.

 

[László]

The speaker cables are pretty flexible too.

+1.

And they're also pretty light weight for what they are, which means I can run them to my amp/cab switcher without needing a strain relief due to the weight of the cables.

Yes, it's a small thing. But it's a good thing!

 

[DISTORT6]

I think I did mention that, but maybe I didn't? Yes, it's a really cool thing, I completely agree with you!

Whoops! You sure did.

 

[Longneck Tenon]

Any of you guys use the PRS cables? I have a mix of Monster, Boss, Roland, Pig Hog. They are all great, and I'm sure any quality cable is a quality cable. Just wondering if anyone has used the PRS ones and if they are high quality as I'd expect.

I do and they are great.

 

[Psydoc]

I use Evidence Audio cables and patch cables.

 

[Turkeyhead]

I’ve been using them for several years. I love them. Haven’t use any other since I bought my first. Worth the cost.

 

[watelessness]

i've been using one of the PRS hot-patch cables for years because it makes switching guitars so easy