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1/4 Inch Instrument Cables

Don't let your sound flop because of cheap cables. AMS carries rugged instrument cables in lengths and styles to fit any setup — whether you need a 25-foot guitar cable for the stage or compact patch cables for chaining effects. With braided, coiled, and flat low-profile designs, you'll find 1/4-inch TS (tip-sleeve) instrument cables that handle everything from guitars and basses to synths and samplers right here.

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  1. Mogami Gold Pancake Patch Cable 6in
    Mogami Gold Pancake Patch Cable 6in
    Mogami 6 inch TS Gold patch cable with right angle to right angle Pancake style connections. Mogami has been the top choice for wiring professional recording studios for decades. Recording engineers have come to...
    $31.95 - $34.95

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  2. Mogami Gold Stereo Keyboard Cable with Right Angles
    Mogami Gold Stereo Keyboard Cable with Right Angles
    The true, unaltered sound of your stereo keyboard comes through loud and clear with Mogami Gold Keyboard S Cable. This extremely neutral cable has a very wide bandwidth for highly detailed, accurate sound. The Gold...
    $115.95 - $127.95

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  3. Strukture SC Series Instrument Cable
    Strukture SC Series Instrument Cable
    A high performance instrument cable! Strukture selected the top-selling cables in the industry and eliminated as much packaging cost as possible without sacrificing quality. The rubber outer covering is reinforced...
    $7.99 - $10.99

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  4. Mogami Gold Instrument Cable with Right Angled Ends
    Mogami Gold Instrument Cable with Right Angled Ends
    Mogami Cable; Premium Guitar and Instrument Cable for Stage or Studio! The Gold Series Instrument Cable uses Mogami 2524 High Definition Instrument Cable. This extremely low-coloration design maintains the unique...
    $69.95 - $87.95

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  5. Pig Hog Glow In The Dark Instrument Cable with One Right Angle
    Pig Hog Glow In The Dark Instrument Cable with One Right Angle
    The iconic Pig Hog cable with one right angle end are tour ready with no signal loss and lifetime warranty. Pig Hog has always looked above and beyond the norm. After watching the night sky and drawing inspiration...
    $24.95 - $34.95

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  6. Ernie Ball Braided Instrument Cable
    Ernie Ball Braided Instrument Cable
    Ernie Ball braided cable ensures your cable is a strong link in your signal chain. Dual-conductors deliver reliably clear tone with crisp highs, tight mids, and rich harmonics. Ernie Ball braided instrument cables...
    $24.99 - $42.99

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  7. DAddario PW-CGTRA-10 Instrument Cable
    DAddario PW-CGTRA-10 Instrument Cable
    D'Addario Classic Series instrument cables provide the ultimate in quality and value. The right angle plug is a great choice for plugging into guitar side-mount jacks and effects pedals. The 20-foot length is ideal...
    $14.99

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  8. CBI GA American Made Guitar Instrument Cable 1 Right Angle
    CBI GA American Made Guitar Instrument Cable 1 Right Angle
    CBI Ga-1 Intrument Cables are ideal as a guitar cable, patch cord, keyboard cable, or anywhere a 1/4 inch to 1/4 inch connection is required. Between processors, pedals, effects, even from a mixer to a power amp....
    $12.49 - $39.99

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  9. Mogami Core Plus TS Instrument Cable
    Mogami Core Plus TS Instrument Cable
    Professionals trust Mogami for their instrument's signal. Mogami's legendary performance has been the choice of the best studios and touring artists for many years. CorePlus features carefully chosen cables and...
    $31.95 - $53.95

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  10. On Stage IC-10R Right Angle Instrument Cable 10 foot
    On Stage IC-10R Right Angle Instrument Cable 10 foot
    The On Stage IC-10R cable provides quality sound and construction that you can rely on! On-Stage Cables have the strength and durability to withstand more than everyday use. On Stage IC-10R Right Angle...
    $9.95

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  11. Gator Cableworks Composer Instrument Cable
    Gator Cableworks Composer Instrument Cable
    The Composer Series Instrument cables are Cableworks professional cable offering, featuring upgraded and well-shielded, low-capacitance conductors, durable PVC jackets for flexibility and reliability, and...
    $24.99 - $31.99

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  12. Orange Crush Instrument Cable 1/4" Straight to Straight
    Orange Crush Instrument Cable 1/4" Straight to Straight
    Orange Crush instrument cables with straight ends are manufactured using the finest components available, including the highest grade oxygen-free copper for optimum signal clarity and articulation. 1/4" jacks are...
    $18.99 - $22.99

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  13. Pig Hog PHSH10 Hex Series Silent Cable 10'
    Pig Hog PHSH10 Hex Series Silent Cable 10'
    The new patented Hex Series™ Silent Cables from Pig Hog represent the pinnacle of cable design, featuring our proprietary 6 sided spiral extrusion process that provides exceptionally tangle free coiling time after...
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  14. D'Addario American Stage Guitar Instrument Cable with Angled End
    D'Addario American Stage Guitar Instrument Cable with Angled End
    The Planet Waves American Stage Guitar Instrument Cables are designed to reproduce the natural tones of your instrument with zero interference. Made in the USA with audiophile quality wire, the low 28pF/ft...
    $59.99

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  15. PRS Signature Instrument Patch Cable 5 Inches 2 Pack
    PRS Signature Instrument Patch Cable 5 Inches 2 Pack
    PRS Signature Series patch cables are the lifeline of your tone. You’ve likely spent a lot of time and care selecting your guitar, your pedals, and your amplifier. Why connect them with anything less than the best?...
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  16. Ernie Ball Instrument Cable with One Angled End
    Ernie Ball Instrument Cable with One Angled End
    High-end design, the Ernie Ball cables are made with superior components that are built to last. Ernie Ball Cables transmit a clean transparent signal that is superbly quiet while accurately and faithfully...
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American Musical Supply is excited to be your stop for 1/4" instrument cables – including guitar cables, bass cables, keyboard cables, and cables that can be used with drum machines, samplers, and other audio hardware. We offer True 0% interest payment plans - applying is easy. Use your own debit or credit card, enjoy fast and free shipping, and add 1/4” instrument cables to your creative setup.

We make buying 1/4" instrument cables quick and easy - in-stock items that are ordered before 5PM will ship out the same day! (see our Shipping Information Page for more details) Do you have questions about 1/4" instrument cables and want to know which items would be best for you? Give us a call at 800-319-9043 - our experts are standing by.

What is an instrument cable? A 1/4 inch instrument cable, also known as a TS (tip-sleeve) cable, is generally used to move unbalanced mono signal. These TS cables are straightforward - having audio signal travel over the positive ‘tip’ (T) with a ground in the ‘sleeve’ (S). However, due to this unbalanced TS design, extra noise and audio inconsistencies may occur over very long cable runs. It helps to keep your TS cables on the shorter end of things while still remaining comfortable and flexible during your performances.

Most commonly, electric guitars, acoustic-electric guitars, electric bass guitars, keyboards, and audio devices use 1/4 inch TS cables to connect to amplifiers. Most keyboards have two 1/4 inch outputs – which means you’ll need a cable for both the ‘left’ and ‘right’ to move signal in stereo. Otherwise you can just connect one cable to the properly marked output and move that signal in mono. In addition to amplifiers, you can also use these cables to connect your instrument directly to an input channel on a mixer or audio interface (many of these devices allow either unbalanced or balanced 1/4 inch connections).

If you’re an instrumentalist looking for an extra layer of stability and flexibility in your signal chain, a direct box changes the signal from unbalanced to balanced, which helps eliminate the noise issue over long distances. There are both active direct boxes (powered) and passive direct boxes (unpowered) that are suited to different applications and connection types. An example of a DI box in action would be connecting your electric guitar cable and its unbalanced guitar signal to a direct box input and then running the now-balanced direct box output to a mixer/house PA system at the back of the performance venue.

Patch cables (sometimes called effects pedal cables) are short 1/4 inch TS cables ranging from six inches to two feet long for chaining your guitar effects or bass guitar effects together. These cables make it incredibly easy to arrange your effects in order on a pedalboard, making setup a breeze. Simply go from your guitar or bass into the input of your first pedal, then go from the output of that pedal into the input of the next pedal. Repeat as needed until you get to your last pedal output, which will now run into your amplifier’s input. For additional information on properly ordering the placement of your pedals in the signal chain, be sure to take a look at the AMS 'Pedal Flow 101' Buyer's Guide.

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