Lava Cable Tightrope Review

I ve recently used the lava tightrope cable ends to accommodate my boss es 5 but i ve been using the soldered ones rather than the unsoldered.

Lava cable tightrope review.

I didn t really buy into the hype before preferring to spend dollars on the pedals instead. Tightrope the newest creation from the team at lava cable is solder free option that features 155 diameter cable with a 20 gauge low capacitance solid copper core. 8 00 am to 5 30 pm mon fri cst. Right now my choice would go with the lava tightrope.

Act 3581 larch lane jackson mo 63755 phone. I needed to cable 10 pedals on a pedaltrain classic 1 board with a 1 spot pro cs 12 powering the rig. Featuring a modified version of our proven lava plug design that has the smallest circumference of any like plug and our tightrope 20 awg low capacitance 32 pf ft solid core patch cable it s the perfect choice for musicians who want the best of both worlds. Life with lava tightrope.

You just can t get down with solderless cables huh. I still don t love them and would love to figure out who makes a compact head soldered connector these days that would be a bit more foolproof. The tightrope cable made in usa. Low price and a superior product.

Lava cable tighrope lower price easy to find easy to assemble looks better than mini elc good reputation. Naturally i checked out youtube reviews and various guitar music site message boards before settling on the lava cable tightrope kit. Top that off with a new custom designed low profile plug that s easier to put together than ever before and the results both tonally and functionally are pretty spectacular. So far 0 failures 0 ground loops buzz hum and a very low noise floor.

I m now a believer. The catch is that the solder less system is comparably inferior to soldered cables. Helpful tip make sure the copper line goes straight into the tip of the cable. The learning curve for trimming the cable is steep but once you figure it out it is a breeze.

Every component matters and not all cables are created equal. Now i need about 40 plugs and bunch of cables want to pay less for the best. I like the kit cause you can cut the cables as long as you need them. Reviewed in the united states on july 24 2017 these plugs worked perfectly to use the last of my lava cable kit.