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If you want to find out more about wires and cables for guitars in general, please have a look at our cable column for more details. This column was also published in the "Premier Guitar Magazine" in the May 2008 issue.
Teflon insulated Silver Wire
This is the best of the best you can buy for reasonable money ! A military graded, teflon insulated wire with 19 individual pure silver cores, for maximum clarity and a transparent and punchy tone. You will hear details, you never heard before. This is the maximum high-end cable for stompboxes, guitars, amps and hi-fi applications. Here are some technical data from the manufacturer of this cable: This cables PTFE insulation differs from the standard FEP types at upper temperature levels. PTFE is able to withstand continuous temperatures of +260°C and is waterproof and resistant to outside conditions as well as chemical attack from acids, alkalis, solvents and oils. Used in consistently high temperature areas this cable has been approved to MIL standards for military use. Strands made of pure silver wires, core insulation made of PTFE, flame-retardant. Minimum bending radius for flexing: 10 x cable diameter. Temperature range: -190°C to + 260°C / peak: + 300°C. Working voltage: 600 volt. Graded to MIL-W 16878 specifications. So if you want to let your gear breath, this is the way for you to go !!! We stock two different gauges and you can buy this cable from the spool as running meters.
AWG 24/19 (0.5mmē) for guitars, stompboxes and amps (white): $ 6.10 / 4.50 €uros each meter (SKU: tefl24)
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NOS Vintage Cloth Wire from 1957 !!!
This is the real things for all you guys, looking for the magical vintage tone - NOS cloth wire from 1957 !!! We managed to get some spools of this cable from the same US factory that produced the cloth wire back in the golden days for Fender and Gibson. This spools were long forgotten and stored in a very large and old warehouse and this are definately the last spools - if they are empty, there is no chance to buy some more. So maybe this is the last chance to get this NOS vintage stuff. The AWG 30 cable is very flexible while the other two gauges are a little bit more stiffer, the AWG 30 is the perfect cable for wiring up electrical guitar electronics ! All the cables are cloth covered. The cloth cover is not waxed, but nitro lacquered !!!! The inside of this cable is stranded copper that is protected with another layer of cotton cloth. On the old sticker on the spool it was hardly readable, that this wire can handle 500 volts. This is also the ideal wire for historically correct tube radio repairs. We bought three different gauges in various colors and the wire is available as running meters. All the common colors like black and white are completely sold out, and we canīt get this wire anymore, because we bought the last spools that were available worldwide. The following colors are still in stock:
AWG 30 (0.25mmē) for stompboxes, guitars and tube radios: $ 6.10 / 4.50 €uros each meter (SKU: nosc30)
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Reissue Vintage Cloth Wire
This is the reissue vintage cloth covered wire (aka "Pushback Wire"), that is very popular and a lot of guitar companies are using this one for their vintage reissue guitars. The vintage cloth wire is a cotton covered 22 gauge wire, US made by the same company that made it for Fender in the old days. Perfect for restoration of older guitars and amps or for 'retro' clone projects. Waxed just like the old stuff. A pleasure to work with; just cut to length and push back the cotton braid. The lack of plastic insulation resonances results in the good, natural sound from this 22 gauge, stranded tinned high quality copper wire, so itīs always worth a try. If you are looking for the vintage tone, I highly recommend to try this wire, it really makes a difference in tone. Itīs not very flexible, so itīs easy to route. We stock two different gauges and you can buy this cable from the spool as running meters.
AWG 22 (0.65mmē) for guitars, stompboxes and amps (BLK, WHT): $ 2.70 / 2.00 €uros each meter (SKU: resc22)
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Reissue Vintage Braided Wire
This is another popular reissue vintage "pushback" wire, you all know from old Les Paul guitars or vintage PAF style pickups: the shielded, socalled "braided" vintage wire ! Itīs a pleasure to work with, the insulation simply pushes back to expose the center conductor wire. The 22AWG (0.112" diameter) shielded wire has a tinned stranded 22 gauge copper single 'hot' conductor, white celanese and black waxed cotton insulation and a braided tinned copper shield. The braided wire is often used for the restoration or modification of Gibson guitars. US made by the same company that made it for Gibson back in the good old days. The lack of plastic insulation resonances results in the good, natural sound from this 22 gauge, stranded tinned high quality copper wire. This is also the cable used inside amps for the reverb cords ! You can buy this cable from the spool as running meters.
AWG 22 (0.65mmē) for guitars and amps: $ 5.40 / 4.00 €uros each meter (SKU: vinbraid22)
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Audiophile Silver/Gold Wire
This is the real deal for all you tone connoisseurs with a big wallet - Gold / Silver wire - the most superior audio wire worldwide ! It is recommended for all audio applications. Crystal clear sound while keeping all the warmth and nuances. The mixture of silver plus 1% gold has proven itself excellently as capacitor film for best tone caps worldwide. The resulting sound is so impressive that it was only natural to think of using this alloy for the internal wiring of electronic devices. Listening tests with individually isolated conductors quickly proved that silver/gold shows its superior strengths every bit as convincingly in this application as well. Purity and elegance are the terms that automatically lend themselves to this exquisite material. We stock various diameters of uninsulated and teflon insulated wires and you can buy this wires from the spool as running meters.
0.50 mm uninsulated for guitars and amps: $ 18.90 / 14.00 €uros each meter (SKU: mun1)
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Military graded, stranded ("pre-bonded") wire
A fairly priced military grade of stranded copper with PVC insulation. The special thing about this cable is that the strands are partly bonded so that the wire routes easily, even in the narrowest locations. This is an excellent budget allround hookup-wire for stompboxes, guitars and amps that can make a lot of difficult jobs much easier for you. We stock two different gauges and you can buy this cable from the spool in different colors as running meters.
AWG 24 (0.5mmē) for guitars, stompboxes and amps: $ 2.05 / 1.50 €uros each meter (SKU: pb24)
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High-Quality stranded standard wire
A bargain standard allround wire, but still high-quality ! The 0.5 mmē wire is the standard for the use inside guitars. Very easy to route and easy to solder. The stranded wire offers a harmonized "class5" copper core and is PVC isolated. Temperature range: -40°C to + 70°C / working voltage: 300 volt. The core consists of 16x0,195mm strands ! This is a high-quality budget standard allround hookup-wire for stompboxes, guitars and amps. We stock three different gauges and you can buy this cable from the spool as running meters in black and white.
0.25 mmē for guitars and stompboxes: $ 0.70 / 0.50 €uros each meter (SKU: std025)
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Highly Shielded Cables
We tested and selected a lot of shielded cables, especially for wiring inside guitars and stompboxes, and this is what we found ! Highly shielded audio cable with a reasonable diameter, highly flexible and a very low capacitance to keep your tone punchy and transparent. If you want to shield your noisy singlecoil pickup guitar, this is the way to go. You can also use it inside humbucker guitars or inside stompboxes. We offer two different versions, both are military graded and the best quality you can get. The "Standard Version" is highly flexible with a minimum bending radius of 6 x the cable diameter of 2.8mm and a temperature range of -40°C to + 80°C. We bought several spools of this cable, so we can offer it for a very reasonable price. The "Premium Version" is ultra high-shielded and the stuff the NASA uses inside their spaceships. Itīs carbon-black with a AWG25 (2.8mm) diameter. This cable offers an ultralow capacitance of only 31pF/meter !!! We stock this two different versions, both are black and you can buy this cable from the spool as running meters.
"Standard Version", AWG 25 (outside diameter 2.8mm) $ 2.70 / 2.00 €uros each meter (SKU: shield-std)
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Vintage Cloth Power Cords
Do you want to convert your vintage or vintage reissue amp back to the original look down to the oddest details ? If so, this is the perfect power cord for you ! Itīs a cloth covered, AWG10 (6mm) modern high quality power cord with three individual AWG19 (0.75mm) leads under the hood. This is no NOS cable, itīs only looking as if its coming from the 50īs ! Naturally you can use it as a standard two-leaded power cord as well, leaving one lead unconnected, depending on the country you are living and depedning on what you want to do with it. The three leads are highly flexible, no solid-core construction. Because of this, you can also use it as a supercool looking speaker cable in your amp or to connect your top with the speaker cab. The AWG19 diameter of the leads is perfect for speaker connections of all kinds. There are lots of possibilities how to use this cable, use it as a power cord for your amp and your pedalboard for a cool retro vintage look or as a speaker cable inside your amp or all kinds of external speaker connections. The cable lays easily and will not twist.
There are many colors available and in stock, for a full color chart please click H E R E
AWG10 (6mm) with 3 x AWG19 leads (0.75mm) $ 8.10 / 6.00 €uros each meter (SKU: powercord)
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NOS Bakelite European SCHUKO AC Power Plugs
The perfect mate for our vintage cloth covered power cords ! This straight european SCHUKO (male) AC power plug is made out of real black bakelite, and was made in the early 50īs - itīs the same material, Fender made the early production Telecaster pickguards from (aka "Blackguards") ! The plugs were made by the still existing, german based KOPP company and we found a limited stash of this little rascals some time ago in an old electronic store, that was closed some days later. The plugs survived the times in the cool and dry storage room of this shop and came back to light by accident. We only have a limited supply of this plugs, because of this we will not sell large quantities to single persons, so others will have the chance to buy one as well. This plugs are absolutely beautiful and the real deal from the 50īs to spruce up any power cord. To find out more about SCHUKO plugs in general and their safety features, please click H E R E. Please note, that this plug will not fit your standard US power socket ! The plugs are fully certified, and it is save to use them up to 250 volts AC. You can find some detailed gut shots of the plugs and the imprinted logos and certifications by clicking H E R E.
NOS european SCHUKO bakelite power plug $ 11.50 / 8.50 €uros each (SKU: nosplug)
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Guitar Cables and Plugs
SINGLECOIL Premium Guitar Cable
You know, finding a good guitar cable can be a long and cost intensive journey. Over the years we tried almost each and every guitar cable, until we decided to make our own one. Our goal was to offer a fairly priced top-notch cable that is affordable for everyone, combining the best qualities of the guitar cables we like best in only one cable. This guitar cable is made exactly to our specs, and you can buy it nowhere else. Our cables have an outer diamater of 7 mm and they all have a woven triple shield, which gives them a powerful and clear tone but they still are outstanding flexible, with a very good braided screen which will not steal the airy breath and transparency from the tone - this makes our cables a great new experience for everyone ! No matter if you are playing jazz or ultra metal, this cable will always sound powerful, transparent and punchy, with an outstanding sparation of the individual strings - but never shrill, sterile and cold ! Loss free transmission due to the low capacity of 75 pF/meter. You can use this cable for electric as well as acoustic guitars and basses - also a great choice for keyboards of all kinds ! You will receive the superb balance, natural, warm and sweet response with superior definition and clarity you always searched but never found. You donīt have to dip deep into your wallet to get an expensive sounding, audiophile guitar cable ! You can buy this cable from the spool as running meters in "See-Thru-Black" (pic #1), "Vintage Tweed" (pic #2) and "Golden Tweed" (pic #3). For an additional fee, we can solder the plugs to the cable for you, every custom length is possible !
SINGLECOIL Premium Guitar Cable, "See-Thru-Black": $ 4.75 / 3.50 €uros each meter (SKU: guit-black)
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SINGLECOIL Premium Patch Cable
This is the premium choice in patch cables ! If you are looking for the best patch cable, here it is - perfect for wiring up pedalboards, rack-systems etc. This cable is made exactly to our specs, and you can buy it nowhere else. Itīs enormously powerful and clear sounding for guitar and bass due to the special stranding and wire diameter. It offers perfect 100% double shielding due to the combination of copper spiral shielding and conductive carbon shielding, loss free transmission due to the low capacity of 70 pF/meter. Itīs an AWG24 cable (outer jacket diameter: 6mm), but very flexible and easy to wind due to the use of fine individual stranding. Strain reliefed and good protected against bending due to the thick, special mixture PVC-jacket. Here are some more technical specs: Inner conductors: 1 x 0,22 mm2 / Copper strand per conductor: 28 x 0,10 mm / Conductor insulation PE: 1,8 mm / Temperature range: -20°C to + 70°C You can buy this cable from the spool in "solid black" as running meters. For an additional fee, we can solder the plugs to the cable for you, every custom length is possible !
SINGLECOIL Premium Patch Cable, "solid black": $ 2.70 / 2.00 €uros each meter (SKU: patchc)
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SINGLECOIL Premium "Audio Plug System"
You all know the NP2C Neutrik standard audio plugs from the "professional phone plugs C-series", you can see on a lot of guitar cords. Itīs a mono 6.3mm (1/4") heavy duty plug with a metal housing, nickel contacts and the wellknown chuck type strain relief system. Our plug is an improved version, based on the Neutrik plug. Our plug offers a gold tip for better connection and tone transfer, as well as nickel metal housing and nickel contacts. Itīs a road worthy straight 2 pole 1/4" professional phone plug with the following options: rugged diecast metal shell, chuck type strain relief for optimum cable protection, gold tip for better tone transfer, precision machined one-piece contacts to avoid hook up of tip contact, very low capacitance and resistance, meets all prevailing standards. But itīs much more than a simple plug, itīs a audio plug system ! This means, that the inner part of the plug fits several housings, so you can choose your favorite optics with always the same high-quality inner part. The "Classic" housing offers the Neutrik look we all know and love and is available in nickel only. The "Modern" housing is available in nickel and black, and the styling is more agressive.
SINGLECOIL Premium Audio Plug: $ 3.40 / 2.50 €uros (SKU: 63std)
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Angeled Audio Plugs
You know, there are situations and configurations where a straight plug will not work. So we had a look for the best angeled plugs available and tested and measured countless different models, before we ended up with this two. The "Standard" model is a high-quality angeled audio plug with nickel contacts and a very rugged metal shell. The pertinax between the tip and the sleeve is extra thick, so you canīt melt it while soldering on the plug. You can use this plug for guitar cables as well as all kinds of patch cables. Itīs available in nickel only. The "Premium" angeled audio plug is the best angeled plug we could found on the market. It offers a very elegant diecast metal housing in "satin silver", fully hard-goldplated contacts, patented strain relief for optimum cable protection and a very low capacitance and resistance, so it will keep your tone untouched. This is the premium choice for both, guitar and patch cables ! Naturally you can also use this plugs for bass and keyboard cables.
Angeled Audio Plug "Premium": $ 5.40 / 4.00 €uros (SKU: 63angprem)
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Over the years we tried a lot of different cables, to carefully A/B them to find the best one. From this chase, we have some cables left, that you can buy if you need them. They are all as new and we offer a 2 years warranty. They never saw a stage, we only used them for testing and comparing in our custom shop. If you are interested in a certain cable, please send us an email and we will come back to you with the details - first come, first sale ! So here we are:
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