Very reasonable price, Durable - I have one ten footer with twenty or thirty gigs under the belt and it is in like new condition. They sport two types - HS - Hot Shrink - which is just a shrink wrap cover and the G - Artist Gold. They also have lengths available from one to twenty five feet.
Ten feet of HS will run you about $15.
Disclaimer - I absolutely do not put any credence into cables that proport to transmit more signal such as Monster or low (insert hot topic element here) cables. The human ear has enough trouble without trying to hear the difference between "Bandwidth Balanced Construction" and soldered cable. It's snake oil.
My Father sold tubes for more than fifty years, you think you can hear the difference between tubes? I know you can't - having shown in blind "taste tests" that the coveted tubes of yesteryear produce power in the exact same fashion as todays Russian or Chinese versions and with labeling removed, the ear cannot tell one from another.
Ernie Ball Super Slinkys
The Summer I went to camp and attended Woodstock, I was determined to get a guitar. My Father found some Gibson arch top that was in horrid shape (although today probably worth a fortune). One of the first "improvements" I made was slapping on a set of Super Slinkys. One of my friends told me about these marvelous things - light gauge strings. .009s to be exact. I think the beast had .011s when I got it and with the high action, it was murder.
I still, forty years later use Ernie Ball Super Slinys - Regular Slinkys now and again...usually on the Jaguar.
Elixir Strings
I was not satified with the D'Addarrio nor the Martin strings I tried on my Ovation, so I sprang for some Elixir Nanoweb Strings. I haven't put them on but felt the need to mention when strings run $18 a set, they had better be superb.Breakage is not much of a concern. It seems to be the strings selling point. But I had heard and read many raves about tone being remarkably bright & remaining true that I decided to try them out. Strings rarely break for me but tone fades...usually quickly. I am lucky to get three gigs out of a set.
Friday night I saw Rich Pagano and the SugarCaneCups.
What a great show. The melodies are Beatle-esque. Which is not surprising considering he is the drummer for the Fab Faux, the premier Beatle tribute.
His lyrics are thoughtful and thought provoking. I think they got seven or eight songs in the one hour set.
Highly recommended.
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