Hosa Gtr
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 HOSA Gtr 518rt Woven Jacket Guitar Instrument Cable  US $25.00
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 HOSA GTR 218RT Guitar Cbl Right Angle 1 4 US $25.00
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 Hosa Technology GTR 220RT Guitar Cable US $21.48
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 Hosa Technology GTR 225 HOSA 20FT GUITAR CABLE US $11.99
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 HOSA GTR 215JH JamHub Direct Guitar Cable 24 AWG OFC 15 NEW WIRELESSSOUNDS US $11.99
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 Hosa 5 Ft Standard Guitar Cable GTR 205 US $11.00
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 HOSA GTR 210 Male 1 4 to Male 1 4 10 US $9.99
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 HOSA GTR 210R Male Right Angle 1 4 to Male 1 4 10 US $8.99
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 Hosa Technology10 FT Guitar Cable GTR 210 US $8.49
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 NEW Hosa GTR 205 Audio Cable for Guitar 5 ft 1 x US $6.75
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 HOSA GTR 210 10 Foot Traditional Guitar Cable US $1.00
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Is this a good amp cord for my guitar?
Im a begginer guitarist and was wondering if this is a good amp cord:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Hosa-25FT-1-4-Right-Angle-Guitar-Cable-Cord-GTR-225R-/130333965307?pt=Guitar_Accessories&hash=item1e58827bfb
I will be using it with an epiphone sg-310 (seymour duncan humbucker set), and a crate fw120 amp. Just lookin for a good right agle amp cord. - Thanks
I've actually used Hosa, but I prefer Rapco. I will usually buy Hosa for converters or connectors though (ie 1/4" to RCA, that kind of thing). Even Rapco is on the cheaper side, but because I have an onboard preamp it doesn't matter.
The other answerer was right on the money - 25' is too long, especially for cheap cable, but even more so for a guitar without active electronics (ie passive pickups).
Aside : I don't understand why more guitars don't have onboard electronics. Active pickups or an onboard preamp mean far less output impedance, which means far less treble roll-off, which means that you can use crappy cables of any length and not worry about it affecting your tone. Even a preamp/active pickup without a buffer output will still be 10-50x better in terms of being able to handle cables as a normal passive pickup. Of course, cables are a very profitable accessory...
Livewire as a brand is a decent middle ground. I think Mogami are a little on the expensive side, but well made, and Monster cables are just retarded - too much to spend for such a poor quality (construction-wise) cable. I mean, I don't care if you can exchange them for free or not - my music store offers the same deal on Rapco cables (repair or replace, actually), and I can always repair a Rapco cable myself if I need to, which I can't with a Monster cable (stupid molded plastic plugs).
Let's face it, if your cable dies right before a gig at 10 o'clock at night, it doesn't matter how good the return policy is - if you're screwed, you're screwed. I can say, from experience, that Rapco cables are better constructed than Monster cables - I've had two Rapco cables go bad after 5 years now of playing... versus all of my Monster cables going bad within a year of buying them. Gigging ain't easy on equipment, but seriously?
Saul
EDIT: I pulled up a link or two. The first one talks about cable capacitance. I disagree that even "cheap" cables have only 30-ish pF/foot... I've seen higher numbers.
Of particular importance is the second link that talks about "gold connectors" being essentially a worthless feature. They are.
And the last couple of links talk about making your own guitar cables, although some are a little technical and geared towards A/V, and making speaker cables instead of leads.
The very last link was pretty amusing for me, since it went about debunking a lot of the "audiophile" claims made by various speaker cable manufacturers. Probably not relevant to your question, but if you want to skim through it feel free. The short story? It's all gimmicks and lies...
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