What guitar cables do you use?

[Codmate]

I just had more extended word with my very knowledgeable mate...

He says that a deposit of copper-oxide is basically a mini rectifier.

Oxygen being 'in the copper' is not the problem - it is oxygen in the environment of the cable around the copper that means it oxidises over time causing this problem.

It is audible and measurable on high-end gear - but not much else.

 

[boingoman]

I highly sugegst you read this...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxygen_free_copper

OFC exists!

It's all about the crystals man

In a high-end system (I use Quad ESLs) you can tell the difference.
I will happily do so in a double blind test (and have done).

I'm slipping. I left too much out of post. I was implying that any difference probably had nothing to do with oxygen content, since any copper used to make decent cable could basically be considered to be oxygen-free. And that since there are different grades of OFC the use of the term "oxygen-free" by itself can be misleading.

I have a question concerning your test- did you use two cables of the exact same gauge and construction, differing only in the wire used? That's the only way to be sure you were testing the copper, not the construction method or connectors or anything else.


ps- concerning resistance- that Wiki article seems to be wrong. From many material data sheets, the difference in resistance between ETP and oxygen-free copper is from .5-2%, not 20%. In fact, most listings show their conductivity to be the same, at 101. And I could find no resistance data on LC-OFC, the long-grain OF copper.

 

[zed32]

I use my home-made Mogami cables with Neutrik connectors. very nice!

 

[32-20-Blues]

I'm still using my Fender cable that came with my Strat. No problems. I'm going to buy some nice ones after Christmas, and maybe a pedal or two. You know the story - you need money for Christmas presents, but you don't have any until after you get it from your relatives on Xmas day. So cables it is.