Coiled guitar cables (in: Guitars)

By: mystran
26 Oct 07:30

While cable capacitance is a thing, the coiling actually increases the inductance of the cable. Said inductance is in “series” with the guitar so it has the same effect as the cable (“parallel”) capacitance in terms of losing you some highs. Theoretically.

Practically the effect is not terribly noticeable at audio rates for typical cable lengths. I’ve had coiled and non-coiled cables and frankly I don’t think I would be able to pick them apart in a controlled ABX. Just holding your pick with a …

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