Sommer Cable The Spirit XXL Instr. 3.0

I have two variations of these instrument cables and they rock! Just like Thomann :-)

This one is used for guitar having jack insert like a strat does, while the other one is with angled jack for different guitars. In comparison to less expensive Snake and Cordial that I have, this is noticeable difference. These are sturdier and to a degree less flexible, so there is less chance of damage if you plan to jump around when playing. That was not my initial intention because I tend to jump around in different occasions :-) For me more important was the fact that the shielding is much denser than with cheaper cables. For home use cheaper instrument cables usually do the trick, unless you have more noise like me. In one room cheaper cables can be used and I was very happy with those, but when I moved my toys to another room I needed more shielding and Sommer does the trick.

I bought one of these about a year ago to replace one of my hi-end Cordial cables that was giving me some problems, since then I've replaced all my cables with sommer cables as they deliver at least as much quality as the more expensive Cordial pro cables I used before and a big plus is that (due to the special fabrick around the sides of the cable) they don't get tangled up as easy as other cables do, so you don't lose time getting all the knots out of your cables everytime you wanna have a jam. And for this price you can't go wrong. Try 'm out, you won't regret it. ;)

Sommer cables are generally nice and they sound smooth, but they don't necessarily have good plugs. I believe this cable was designed for guitar users rather than keyboard users. Since this cable doesn't connect very well inside my mixer's (Soundcraft) sockets, I'm planning to replace the plugs with Neutrik ones which is additional cost to me and waste of the original plugs. If you are making a connection into an old-skool amp with tight sockets, the cable should work fine, but if you are patching into a console, get the lightweight cable with more precise and matte finish on the lightweight jacks from Neutrik.