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American Musical Supply is your stop for the best instrument cables in the business! Your instrument needs to sound its best and sound consistent when you plug in, so don't settle for no-names from unreliable third parties. 1/4 inch TS (tip-sleeve) instrument cables are absolute necessities for any musician or live sound technician. Make sure you have plenty of them on hand - American Musical Supply is stocked with sturdy, reliable 1/4 inch instrument cables of different lengths and designs (standard, braided, coiled) ranging up to 25 feet long. This includes guitar cables, bass cables, and cables that can be used with keyboards, synths, drum machines, samplers, and other audio hardware. We also carry a wide variety of small patch cables (from six inches to two feet long) for connecting and chaining your effects pedals - flat, low-profile, and right-angle configurations are all available!

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  1. Martin 18A0138 Luxe Acoustic Guitar Cable
    Martin 18A0138 Luxe Acoustic Guitar Cable
    The advanced LUXE BY MARTIN acoustic guitar cable helps unleash your unique sound. Carefully crafted and engineered for exceptional sound quality and durability, it uses the finest components to transmit more of...
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  2. PRS Signature Instrument Silent Cable Straight to Angled Ends
    PRS Signature Instrument Silent Cable Straight to Angled Ends
    The PRS Signature cable with a silent end 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...
    $74.99 - $79.99

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  3. Hot Wires Guitar Instrument Standard Cables
    Hot Wires Guitar Instrument Standard Cables
    When it comes to live sound, recording, and electric instruments, these quality Hot Wires cables are a vital tool. Hot Wires guitar instrument cables are flexible, durable, and have an inner and outer PVC shielding...
    $6.50 - $14.00

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  4. Boss BPC Space Saving Pancake Cable
    Boss BPC Space Saving Pancake Cable
    The BOSS BPC is a space-saving pedal patch cable with slimline pancake plugs. Combining high-quality audio performance with a unique space-saving design, BOSS BPC patch cables help maximize real estate in any pedal...
    $5.95 - $19.95

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  5. Mogami Gold Series Guitar Instrument Patch Cables Angled Ends
    Mogami Gold Series Guitar Instrument Patch Cables Angled Ends
    The Mogami Gold Guitar Instrument Patch Cable is a superb patching cable essential for amplified guitars where unwanted noise can be a critical problem. Mogami Gold Instrument RR offers outstanding performance,...
    $33.95 - $34.95

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  6. Audio-Technica AT8390 Premium Instrument Cables 1/4" To 1/4" Phono
    Audio-Technica AT8390 Premium Instrument Cables 1/4" To 1/4" Phono
    For superb sound quality and reliability, the Audio-Technica AT8390 Premium Instrument Guitar Cable are the perfect choice! Engineered for maximum signal transfer and minimum loss, Audio-Technica Premium Instrument...
    $7.50 - $10.95

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  7. Ernie Ball P0641 Flex Instrument Cable 20 Feet
    Ernie Ball P0641 Flex Instrument Cable 20 Feet
    The Ernie Ball P0641 Flex Instrument Cable 20 feet is designed to make sure your sound comes through loud and clear. This 20' cable features an extra-flexible design that allows it to bend and coil up without...
    $24.99

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  8. Mogami Overdrive Rugged Electric Guitar Cable
    Mogami Overdrive Rugged Electric Guitar Cable
    Mogami has added a ruggedized Platinum-level cable series to meet the unique demands of electric guitarists. The new Overdrive Series includes guitar and speaker cables, designed to work separately or in...
    $124.95 - $174.95

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  9. RockBoard Flat Patch Cable
    RockBoard Flat Patch Cable
    The RockBoard Flat patch cables are designed for guitarists who desire a clean natural signal with accuracy. Made with superior components so you can connect your guitar and effects with confidence. RockBoard...
    $3.90 - $5.99

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  10. ProCo Excelline Instrument Cable
    ProCo Excelline Instrument Cable
    Built tough, the Pro Co Exelline instrument cables offer 20 AWG, dual shielded cable design with two straight ends and a flexible jacket Utilizing tough Amphenol ACPM-GN plugs, the Excelline instrument cable will...
    $12.95 - $18.95

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  11. Mogami Core Plus TS Instrument Cable Straight to Right Angle
    Mogami Core Plus TS Instrument Cable Straight to Right Angle
    Mogami's legendary performance has been the choice of the best studios and touring artists for many years. CorePlus features carefully chosen cables and connectors for true Mogami quality, engineered for more price...
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  12. Fender Pro Instrument Cable 10 Feet Straight Checkerboard
    Fender Pro Instrument Cable 10 Feet Straight Checkerboard
    The Fender Checkerboard Instrument Cable features a woven artificial leather jacket and custom molded ends. Sporting quiet and resilient spiral shielding, these cables are engineered to avoid twisting, kinking and...
    $17.99

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  13. Hosa IRG Guitar Patch Cable Low Profile Right Angle
    Hosa IRG Guitar Patch Cable Low Profile Right Angle
    The Hosa IRG100 series patch cable is designed to interconnect electric guitar pedal effects. Low-profile, right-angle plugs allow close spacing of pedal effects on pedalboards. Hosa IRG100 Guitar Patch Cable...
    $6.95 - $8.95

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  14. Gator Cableworks Headliner Quiet Instrument Cable
    Gator Cableworks Headliner Quiet Instrument Cable
    Headliner Series 10 Foot Strt to Strt Quiet Instrument Cable Gator Cableworks Headliner Quiet Inst Cable Features: 10 Foot Strt to Strt Quiet Instrument Cable 1/4-inch Straight to 1/4-inch Straight ...
    $49.99 - $54.99

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  15. PRS Classic Instrument Cable Straight to Angled
    PRS Classic Instrument Cable Straight to Angled
    PRS Classic Series instrument cables, straight to an angled end, feature carefully tuned capacitance, designed specifically for excellent signal clarity. The cables’ spiral-shielding provides flexibility and...
    $17.99 - $27.99

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  16. PRS Signature Instrument Cable Straight Ends
    PRS Signature Instrument Cable Straight Ends
    Hand-made in London, England by VanDamme Cabling, PRS Signature Series cables are made with the highest-quality materials and attentive craftsmanship. Van Damme cables are used by the likes of Radiohead, Abbey Road...
    $44.99 - $59.99

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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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