Ernie Ball 6 inch Flat Angle / Flat Angle Patch Cable 3-Pack - Black

Nice short patch cables for guitar pedals, these are extremely unobtrusive on my board, giving it a far cleaner look, and taking quite a few inches off the cable run through the board.All cables have capacitance, which is worse the longer a cable run becomes. With high-impedance signals such as a guitar output this takes the top end off the signal. The longer the cable run, the duller the sound. The aim therefore is to minimise the cable run to the pedals, through the pedals, and from the pedals. It is also possible to have a "buffer" in the signal chain, usually early on, perhaps the first pedal on the board. This reduces the signal to low impedance, which allows it to slip through the cable "unimpeded" - with the high end largely intact. Some pedals, like Boss, build in a buffer as part of the design, so if you have a TU-3 tuner or LS-2 Line Switcher, you already have a buffer.But it's still important to minimise the cable run because every little helps and you will appreciate the difference, especially if you play through someone else's less-optimal board later on and wonder who put cotton wool in your ears.These patch cables aren't cheap, but they're sturdy enough for most of us to be a one-time expense, even if we swap pedals in and out fairly often. Given that, they are a good option right up there with some Van Damme 6" patch cables I also use.Do they make a huge difference? Well, no. They make *a* difference that many perhaps won't even be aware of. I replaced a random selection of 12" and 6" patch cables with moulded connectors with these, but in my case it was as much for tidying up the board as anything else. However if I was going from a cobbled-together pedalboard that was using a variety of patch cables some of which were unsuitably long (like 12") I'd probably go straight to these just to get it right first time. There are other pro-grade patch cables to do the same job so it's probably down to price and availability at the end, because when patch cables get down to 6" (or 3"!) the choices are being made because of the placement of ins and outs on the pedals, not the sound quality!

These patch cables are great for any pedal board they aren’t eye catching and produce great sound quality and feel extremely durable.

These are great, good value. No noise or unwanted hum. They connect my guitar pedals perfectly, and all from a trusted brand!

Trying to squeeze more pedals on to my pedalboard, and make the most of the space needs compact patch cables, and these do the trick brilliantly. They feel really well made, the cables are flexible, and take up minimal space. This isn't quite as important if you have a mish mash of pedals where the jacks are in different places, but if you have a load of pedals with side-mount jacks, then these are practically a necessity :).

Great quality but the leads are quite taut (firm) so that can make things tricky between certain pedals when trying to get them to sit close together. I find the standard cheaper ones more practical in that sense.

Very well built, excellent quality, durability and size. I'm using small form pedals and these just fit in perfectly. I have 2 sets. I'm also using Donner patch cables, but these are way better and for a very competitive price.

The quality of the cable and the jacks is excellent - more expensive than others but they will last you many years. Also they look cool :)).

I have the flat headed cables in white.Would really recommend the flat heads as they mean you can pack the pedals in a little closer. The white cabling looks great against my black pedal board. Can't say there's any real sound difference I've noticed - they're a bit pricier than some of the other cables but they're decently made and they do look good.