cables for GUITARISTS from audio companys


i was wondering are there any musicians amongst us who know of any cable companys that make cables and speaker wire and power cords for guitars and amps..
maybe you made the cables your self using kimber ect::??
i looked at MIT but heard some half n half news on them....
any help would be good help
thanx
joolz
Hi Joolz:

Both MIT and AudioQuest make a viable, practical instument, speaker and power cable. I've tested both in the store and loaned them to many musicians with positive results and feedback. Harmonic Technology is working on a line of cables for us as well. The so-so feedback you're receiving about the MIT's is regarding live performances. Most all of our electric guitar players said they thought the cable stripped something from their sound while they were playing, but raved about how much was transferred to the board during recording. Acoustic players and bassist's complained about this far less often. At first the AQ's were excellent sounding but microphonic, which rendered them useless for live performances. This problem has long since been corrected and their cables are as good as their recordings would seem to dictate. Every amp we've run with upgraded power cords has also sounded better, but as you know this is subjective as well. You really need to demo a few and see what you think in much the same manner as you would consider any cable for your stereo. Our musicians seemed as passionate about their opinions as our audiophiles. I thought this was a good thing!!!

Please feel free to contact me if you'd like to persue this further.

Sincerely,
Mario
Check out http://www.dimarzio.com/ . They are a music cable maker who also makes audio cables. Have been pretty well viewed by Soundstage reviewers and Wes Phillips (Soundstage/Stereophile) was using them for a while.
I found out in the late 70's NOTHING will make a guitar or amp sound better than the player.

Cables? I read in a Guitar player mag SRV was partial to some cheap,probably made in China cable for his tone. It was his hands and heart(and volume knob)that made the tone more than anything.

Nordost is even in the instrument cable thing.