There's actually two types of plugs that I use to make all my cables, there's a right-angle one and a straight one, both bought from my local Jaycar Electronics store, here's a pic to show what they look like:
For cabling, I usually buy around 10m of Response WB1530 cable, again from Jaycar Electronics, it is actually described as twin-core shielded mic cable for use with 3-pin XLR plugs but I found that it works perfectly well for making instrument leads, I normally just solder the two inner cores together at both ends of the cable and then solder them to the plugs tip connection after soldering the shield-braiding to the sleeve connection.
The plugs I buy are around $6.00 each, yeah I know that's a little expensive but you're better off paying the money for good quality plugs in the long run cause cheap ones will let you down, usually right in the middle of that nicely prepared solo you've been working on for months.
I don't think I've ever done a mini-tutorial on making instrument cables, so maybe that might be a good idea for a new thread to start in the pedals section, let me know if any of you are interested in me doing one.
Last edited by DrNomis_44; 09-01-2018 at 11:13 AM.
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