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Pig Hog 8mm Guitar Instrument Cable with One Angled End
$19.95 - $33.95Pig Hog Guitar Instrument Cable The road is hard on your gear. One moment you’re shredding a solo, the next, a flimsy cable gives out mid-set, throwing everything off. That’s where the Pig Hog instrument cable sh...h m s
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Mogami Gold Series Guitar Instrument Cables
$69.95 - $179.95Mogami 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 uniqu...6 Payments of $16.66
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Pig Hog 8mm Guitar/Instrument Cable
$19.95 - $65.95Pig Hog cables are precisely overbuilt to stand up to the most grueling tour conditions imaginable. They feature extra-thick 8mm wire, performance quality connectors, and tension-resistant stress relief. And with Pi...4 Payments of $16.49
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Mogami Gold Instrument Silent R Cable with Angled Silent Plug
$104.95 - $129.95A high-definition instrument cable, Gold Instrument Silent R has an angled Silent Plug connection on one end and a straight connection on the other. Neutrik Silent Plug gives users the ability to hot-swap instrument...6 Payments of $17.49
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Pig Hog Glow In The Dark Instrument Cable with One Right Angle
$28.95 - $39.95The 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 f...h m s
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EBS Premium Gold Flat Patch Cable
$10.99 - $124.95The elegant Premium Gold (PG) series are the most exclusive and features 24K Gold plated contacts with even smaller housing than the original EBS PCF-Deluxe (PCF-D) cables. The premium gold flat patch cable i...6 Payments of $17.49
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Mogami Core Plus TS Instrument Cable
$38.95 - $64.95Professionals 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 con...4 Payments of $16.24
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Ernie Ball Coiled Instrument Cable
$54.99Ernie Ball coiled instrument cables feature a high-quality design made with superior components that are built to last. Dual-conductors deliver reliably clear tone with crisp highs, tight mids, and rich harmonics. M...4 Payments of $13.75
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Mogami Gold Instrument Silent S Straight Cable with Silent Plug
$99.95 - $109.95Gold Instrument Cable with one Neutrik Silent Plug gives users the ability to hot-swap instruments without that earsplitting pop. In addition, this high clarity cable has a high density shield and the finest quality...6 Payments of $16.66
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CBI GA American Made Guitar Instrument Cable
$9.99 - $41.38CBI’s American Made Guitar Instrument cable is ideal as a guitar cable, patch cord, keyboard cable, or anywhere a 1/4 inch to 1/4 inch connection is required. The 20 gauge CBI Instrument Cable also works great be...h m s
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Mogami Gold Series Guitar Patch Cable One Right Angle End
$74.95 - $109.95Mogami 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 uniqu...6 Payments of $16.66
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Mogami Platinum Guitar Cable Right Angle
$144.95 - $199.95The Mogami Platinum cable preserves the character of your performance. Mogami instrument cables are built to be quiet when handled and tough enough to withstand daily use. Designing and building instrument cable is ...6 Payments of $24.16
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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!
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.