Question about George L plugs

[Jelle]

I'm planning to buy a bunch of solderless George L plugs (.155 or .225) as I can get them at a good price (- €2 compared to Lava and Neutrik) and am looking for a plug that saves space on my home board.
My question is if they can be used with different cables than George's own (and which size plugs should I buy for that), because there's much better to be had at lower prices IMO.

Thanks!

[Lance]

Short Answer. "NO"

You'll have to use George's own cable. Go for the thin stuff for your pedal board.

[tazzboy]

Yeah I know that Eric Johnson uses George L .155 cables and I believe he uses the brass plugs

[SS Haze]

well if eric johnson used that then we all should
anyone else agree?

[tazzboy]

Not everyone is going to agree to this.

[Jelle]

Too bad; the cable is hideously expensive and balances out the deal negatively. Lava it is then.... Thanks for your input!

[Lance]

I'm not sure I'd agree that they're ridiculously expensive. They're a niche product. If you one that wants to put together a pro-quality board and cable it up/tie wrap neatly to ensure that you won't have issues, they're an excellent choice. If you constantly mess with your board and swap pedals around, I'd actually recommend traditional cables.

Couple some George-Ls with a Pedaltrain board, a bunch of velcro and some tie-wraps....and you'll have a board that'll stand up to quite a bit of abuse.

Sonically, I'm not sure I actually hear a bit of difference.

BTW - I also have a 20' George-L instrument cable. I honestly can't recommend it. It's difficult to deal with as the cable is rather rigid....and the outer coating keeps it from moving around freely. Maybe I have tin ears....but I don't hear any sonic difference between this cable and some of my other decent cables.

[PhatBoy]

Bil Lawrence carried the same thing a coupla years back. Can't remember for sure if they were cheaper

PB

[Jelle]

The George L cable isn't very expensive indeed (hey, I'm an 'audiophool', so I'm used to much worse), but for the quality it offers I think there's better to be had at a lower price. So I'd rather try Lava, whose normal cable I like better, and as a package comes as expensive as George L over here.

[rand z]

i have used george L and bill lawrence cable for 5 years, exclusively

imo, lawrence is cheaper and better. (ive had to repair the george L cables more frequently... and, i think the lawrence cables are slightly higher in fidellity)


rand z

[Jelle]

I've been considering the Lawrence cables and they seem a valid option; it's only that I'm not too keen about ordering from outside the EU, as I've been hit (or screwed?) with outrageous duties a couple of times. Add high shipping rates and they are out of the game (sadly).

[tazzboy]

No I got the .255 for $30.50 at Pedals plus effects warehouse

Cause Guitar center and other wanted $46.

[MikeMurray]

Guys I see all these solderless cable, but what about decent quality solderable jacks and cable. Looking for under $5 a jack and $1 a foot of cable...

[SimpleOne]

Nevermind!

[Jelle]

Originally Posted by MikeMurray

Guys I see all these solderless cable, but what about decent quality solderable jacks and cable. Looking for under $5 a jack and $1 a foot of cable...

Nothing wrong with that and I would even prefer it, but I'm looking for small plugs and even the flat metal ones are a bit too long to my liking. Over here that seems to spell George L or Lava immediately...

[MikeMurray]

Kekeke... I meant I am looking for some decent cables and jacks the require soldering :D

[Jelle]

Originally Posted by MikeMurray

Kekeke... I meant I am looking for some decent cables and jacks the require soldering :D

Hehehe, my bad. I love Neutrik plugs with Klotz La Grange cable. Sets me back about €4 for 1m (3ft) and a nice plug; dunno what that would cost down there, but I'm very happy with both sturdiness and sound.

[MikeMurray]

I'd have to import ;) Well as long as I know what to look for cause atm I am using cheap hardware store jobbies :/