D'Addario Accessories Cable, Black, 20 feet (PW-GRA-20)

SUMMARYThese are my favorite cables. They don't break the bank, but aren't cheapo. The clip-on tie proves to be more useful than you would expect, especially if you gig. Buy it - and enjoy for a long time.PROs- Never have to tighten the molded plug covers.- Cable is a good quality, fairly heavy gauge material- Includes a clip on "bungee cord" cable tie -- VERY HANDY -- I wish I could buy a bag of those and clip them on other cables- Seem to last as well or better than other instrument cables I haveCONs- Lack of a dual right angle plug option- Lack of a 25' lengthNEUTRAL- Gold coated plugs. Makes no difference at all...conducts electricity, just like the silver ones.- Bungee cord cable ties do stretch out over time and become useless. But they work for quite a while and you can buy replacements from D'addario though, which is actually awesome.DETAILSI've been playing for about 30 years and these are my favorite cables. I've owned all sorts of cables. some had metal casings around the plugs in flatter configurations, or round metal casings. Some were metal with plastic coating, some are molded plastic. I have had cloth covered cables, rubber covered cables, plastic covered cables and cables of various gauges. I've had gold plugs, silver plugs, smooth plugs and ribbed plugs. I've had $5 cables and $55 cables...bargain basement and mogami.These are the cables that I find myself grabbing for - they seem stay to in place well when plugged in, don't have problems with the cable wanting to coil, twist or tangle, and they have a very handle cable tie (Like a little clip on bungee cord), that turns out to be very useful and a lot quicker than hunting for a velcro cable tie. Seem to hold up as well or better than the others I've had.I've also tried the planet waves CLASSIC series and had problems with those always wanting to tangle up, so I do NOT recommend the CLASSIC series -- the cable is thinner and cheaper and it is always tangled. This CUSTOM series is much better.

I was really suprised this cable sounded so much better than a very expensive i previously had. This cable has better responsivness and no loss of signal. An excellent cable and well built. Lets rock

I play bass. My other main cable is like a $70 cable, and while it still works perfectly, I found myself needing an affordable backup that has a right angle because it would fit my basses better. Having fallen in love with D'Addario products, this is the one I went for. Little did I know, I would start using this cable all of the time as my main cable! To start, the sound quality is just as nice as my expensive cable and it seems to have the same quality of connectors. It's the perfect material/flexbility, and doesn't seem to tangle like other cables I own. Lastly, the right angle jack is the ideal profile for my basses. I am so happy! I will continue to buy these cables again and again. Planning to grab one of the straight-to-straight ones, too. Before you go and buy one of the super high end $60-$80 instrument cables, consider buying these because D'Addario managed to pack everything you would need into this line of cables.

Surprised that the cable broke. The connector into the guitar broke off from the cable while playing. Given the light use of the cable I believe it to be a manufacturing defect. As a beginner guitarist I am looking for quality products that I plan to continue to purchase over the course of my learning/playing. I did like the performance while it worked. I also use D'Addario strings on both my electric and acoustic guitars. My hope is that D'Addario sees this product complaint and sends a new cable to replace this broken one.***UPDATE TO 5 STARS*** outstanding customer service. I reached out directly to customer service with a description of my issue and a photo of the cable via D'Addario's website and was contacted within 24 hours via email. Customer service sent me let me know that the cable was guaranteed and replaced it with an upgrade (for the inconvenience)! Received within 2 days. Well done.

Nice heavy duty cable. Use it to send on my Valeton GP 200.

After playing guitar for more than 30 years and using a wide variety of cables, I have settled on Planet Waves as my standard. In this instance, I chose the right angle cable as part of a 5-cable system (running an effects board with 2 Planet Waves cables going though the effects loop and 2 between the guitar and amp. The 5th cable is a stereo version for channel switching). The right angle cables allowed me to effectively route the cables to the pedals on my compact, but crowded, effects board. This many cables can get really sloppy on the floor, and I decided to go with these cables through 1.25" expandable braided sleeving (PET) rather than purchasing a snake custom designed by pedalsnake.com. One nifty trick I have found helpful is to use different colors of electrical tape on each end of the cable as well as the input to the amps and pedals to make hooking up very simple. Even if you are a "straight into the amp" player, this trick comes in handy to differentiate your cable from others that may look similar. Overall I have found PlanetWaves cables to be a good combination of value, durability, and tone quality!