As the world gets increasingly wireless, recording music still requires a whole bunch of wires and cables of various kinds. When it comes to instruments, I’ve evangelized Pig Hog cables since the start of this blog. More recently, I’ve been playing with one of their XLR cables.
Background
When I was downsizing my pedalboard, the last game of pedalboard Tetris ended with my Small Clone in front of my Flashback Mini, so my straight instrument cable wouldn’t fit.
Therefore, I took it as an opportunity to review my cable situation, and concluded:
- My cables were far too long for what I needed now
- They were far too black
I always like to get relatively decent cables, without breaking the bank. My search for shorter, non-black, high quality, reasonably priced instrument cables led me to Pig Hog cables.
To this end, this 10ft black and white woven cable ticked pretty much all of what I needed.
Specs: Pig Hog cables 10ft XLR
| Connections | Male XLR to female XLR |
| Material | Woven fabric |
| Length | 10 feet |
| Wiring | Extra thick, tour grade |
| Anything else? | A lifetime guarantee! |
It’s easy to note the lack of technical terminology in that product description. But I don’t think cables should be complicated. Besides, I firmly believe that too much complexity – even when it’s dickied up as totally science – is what makes things sound like BS.
In use
Unfortunately, I didn’t have this XLR cable when I was going through Alroight Bab. However, I used it to record the last podcast, and to record drums with my band.
Those are certainly two very different uses!
But, this Pig Hog cable did both perfectly well. Indeed, the sound was just as clear and quiet as the instrument cables.
You can’t really ask for more than that.
Well, you can. You can ask for durability. In this respect, I’ve been bringing this cable all over my apartment, and NYC, and it sounds as good as when I cut off the plastic cable ties holding it together.
While I know some people hate dwelling on aesthetics, when you have a bunch of black cable getting tangled up, having a cable of a different color – even if it’s just black sharing with white – makes a world of difference.
Conclusion
To conclude, I highly recommend Pig Hog cables in general, and this woven 10ft XLR cable is certainly no exception. I expect to be using it for many years to come.
At the present time, I’m relieved to have one reasonably priced cable to do the work I need.
So, yeah, I’m delighted with it. That’s all I have to say!
Pig Hog cables kindly provided the XLR cable used in this review. However, it should be clarified that there was no financial incentive for the review.
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