Vintage style = the mesh-covered cable? I had the same problem with that; the plugs simply come loose. That's the only cable I've ever had with that problem, and I'm still a bit miffed at Fender for selling that kind of sub-par sh*t with a premium pricetag. Gave mine to our bassist.
I spent about a month researching quality options, and generally Mogami cables with Neutrik silent plugs are touted to be just about the best you can get, unless you are willing to spend serious money. So that's what I ended up purchasing. People will disagree... but the silent plugs are still awesome
The ready-made silent Mogami / Neutrik cables are on the expensive side. The ones I've seen also carry a lifetime warranty, which I couldn't care less about.
I know how to solder, so for a price of 2 ready-mades I instead bought 30 meters of Mogami and enough Neutriks to put together 5 silent cables, 6 meters each; with spare plugs. I'm betting that was the last cable purchase I will ever make... the only ones that are actually in use anymore are the ones connecting my pedal board to the amp.
On personal experience I'd recommend considering wireless. I've used XVive U2 for over a year now. Still cheaper than the really "high end" cables, and does the job without latency, interference or tone loss. And it seems to me that it's now catching on - I've seen affordable solutions from Big Brands coming up lately. Chinese stuff of course can be found from Amazon or Aliexpress under US $50.
I'm not likely to revert back to wire. I'm way too used to the freedom of not having a cable stuck under my wah and moving with my guitar around the practice room or stage at will.
