You have the right guitar, amp and pedals for your perfect tone – now how about your cables?

(Image credit: Canary Cables)

Guitar players spend a lot of time thinking about their gear, from instruments to amps to pedals and beyond. But what often gets lost in all this deep thought about the equipment you use to transmit your sound is an understanding of the very thing that connects all the components involved in that sound to one another—your cables. 

Contrary to general perception, all cables are not created equal. After putting so much time, effort and passion into crafting the ideal guitar sound, it would be a waste to have it marred by an inferior cable picking up electrostatic interference or sapping the top end from your tone.

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