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Arlo · May 9th, 2008, 11:04 AM

I just ordered cable and tips from Bill and put one together last week.

I spoke to Bill the other day about this cable and my not being able to get it to work. Funny cause I thought I had done everything correctly in making it. The ends are idiot proof. I felt like I was in the 3% bracket that Bill says can't assemble them correctly.

I thought I had done something wrong. I plugged it into my amp but I got no signal. It felt like it had inserted all the way because it was very hard to push into the jack.

So I took it the other day and tried the same cable in my old Yamaha amp and it worked perfectly. It still went in hard. I had after all assembled it perfectly.

So went back to my Line 6 and tried it again and it wasn't going into the jack all the way. It would seem the tip is the culprit. I pushed a little harder and it went in but it took some effort and I would imagine it will be difficult to remove. But it worked perfectly.

Like you I agree that the clarity and the power I got from the cable was outstanding! I was amazed at the difference. WOW!

I then went and made two short ones for my DBX 163A compressor connection in the amp loop. Dang what a difference!! I wish I would have bought some of this cable sooner. Outstanding results that are instantly audible.

The problem you are having I am afraid will happen to me as well as the tips seem to be over sized a bit. I am going to see if I can use sand paper and smooth the end tip. Maybe a little WD40?

Bill will call me when he reads this and I will ask about it.

I highly recommend this cable!

May 9th, 2008, 11:04 AM	#2 (permalink)
Arlo Friend of Leo's Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Maine [in a van down by the river] Age: 50 Posts: 2,258	I just ordered cable and tips from Bill and put one together last week. I spoke to Bill the other day about this cable and my not being able to get it to work. Funny cause I thought I had done everything correctly in making it. The ends are idiot proof. I felt like I was in the 3% bracket that Bill says can't assemble them correctly. I thought I had done something wrong. I plugged it into my amp but I got no signal. It felt like it had inserted all the way because it was very hard to push into the jack. So I took it the other day and tried the same cable in my old Yamaha amp and it worked perfectly. It still went in hard. I had after all assembled it perfectly. So went back to my Line 6 and tried it again and it wasn't going into the jack all the way. It would seem the tip is the culprit. I pushed a little harder and it went in but it took some effort and I would imagine it will be difficult to remove. But it worked perfectly. Like you I agree that the clarity and the power I got from the cable was outstanding! I was amazed at the difference. WOW! I then went and made two short ones for my DBX 163A compressor connection in the amp loop. Dang what a difference!! I wish I would have bought some of this cable sooner. Outstanding results that are instantly audible. The problem you are having I am afraid will happen to me as well as the tips seem to be over sized a bit. I am going to see if I can use sand paper and smooth the end tip. Maybe a little WD40? Bill will call me when he reads this and I will ask about it. I highly recommend this cable! __________________ My music? It is free for my friends.