Daily Tip "How to Make Guitar Cables Last Longer"

First advice, Treat them well. They might not seem like crucial equipment compared to the money invested in amps and other electronics,but take the cable away and see what you've got.Your best equipment is only as good as your weakest link.Store them properly.
Which brings us to what type of cable.Guitar cables are almost exclusively 1/4 inch fittings connected by a good co-axil cable.Buy the best you can afford and always get ones that can be repaired. The jack sleeve will unscrew and expose the soldered connections for simple repair.If you are experiencing hum or crackling the cable is the likely suspect.When you move the cable around, does the sound change?
If you are in a situation where you can leave the cable plugged in to the amp, do so.Constant plugging in and unplugging can add wear and tear to the cable thus shortening it's life span, it also saved on wear and tear of the inputs and output jack of the amp and the guitar. Always turn the volume down when you shut it down. This little preventive measure will insure that you, or someone else, doesn't just turn it on and blow it up. If the instrument is not plugged in and the cable is in the amp,well you've probably experienced this at least once. That's usually all you need to remind you to not plug the amp in first.If you want to preserve the other settings on your amp, fine , just turn the volume knob all the way down. You can also just turn the master volume down, If there is one That way your other volume is where you left it.I've seen poeple have the guitar set to a particular channel, and wonder why they aren't getting any sound. So they turn the volume way up and then they switch to the channel that is turned way up and ..KABLOOIE!...channel fried. Bummer. deal.
If you cut your cable down to the point to where it is useless for an instrument cable ,you can use it for patch cables where a mono cord is used.
All in all, treat your cables with the same respect that you treat all your other equipment and they will last much longer with fewer problems.
Untill tommorrow, Rock on and ,Oh Yea,... HAPPY THANKSGIVING.