The Rattlesnake Standard Instrument Cable comes in 10', 15' and 20' lengths. Each cable can have a straight, right angle, or a mix of Neutrik Nickel plugs (Neutrik Golds are also available). Colors include red, black, sage, dirty tweed, blue, copper, and mean green. Each cable is fully wrapped in heat and abrasion-resistant outer sleeving from plug end to plug end.
Our Standard Instrument Cable is a great cable to run between your pedalboard and amp or between your guitar/bass and pedalboard or amp. If you're concerned about the finish of your instrument, take a look at our Snake Head Instrument cable!
No, our cables are not directional. If you're purchasing a Snake Head, the Snake Head portion should be on the instrument side, but that only is cosmetic. The cable will work fine if plugged in any direction.
The Snake Head is only needed if you're concerned about finish wear if you have vintage or sensitive finishes like thin nitro, etc. If you don't care (or even want the wear) a Standard is great for the primary instrument cable. If this cable is going from pedalboard to amp, then it should be a Standard to ensure maximum protection of the cable.
A silent plug is not necessarily an "upgrade". Typically, a silent plug is for acoustic players who do not have the ability to mute their signal and would unplug their instrument. If you're an electric player with a Tuner or Volume pedal, then you don't really need a silent plug. Silent plugs are great, but they do provide another potential point of failure - so I always recommend, if you don't need the feature, purchase a standard plug.
Some of our customers swear by gold contacts. Some of our customers can't hear a difference. Gold does provide a better contact surface, but the signal improvement may be hard to notice. Some of our customers (including myself) just like the cosmetic look of the black shells with gold contacts. If you're in a humid climate and deal with corrosion, gold might be better for you as well.
When people read that, the first assumption is that the copper is somehow 'air tight'. Nope. OFBC is part of the smelting process where the oxygen molecules are smelted out or removed to a point where it's below .001%. This makes a very pure copper allowing for great conductivity.
We have a variety of wire mills that we work with. All of the wire mills we work with our in the United States. We take extreme pride that our cable is milled in the United States and hand assembled here in Missoula, Montana.
J.D. S. - These cables are the best that I have ever owned. Quality from end to end and just beautiful. I expect them to last a very long time. Read More
Travis H. - A rock solid product that ships incredibly quickly. These cables are really bulletproof and the colored weave options make it easy to sort speaker from instrument, long versus short, etc or just provide some onstage flair. Read More
Tim C. - Wow! My new guitar cable from Rattlesnake is super heavy-duty. The heft of the build is obvious to both hand and eye. No loss of upper frequencies, either. Even received a personalized video from Rattlesnake Sam after placing my order. A quality... Read More
Alex L. - Love these instrument and speaker cables. You can tell they are quality from the moment you open them. They check all the boxes. Low impedance. Tough. And they come in awesome colors. Excited to put them through the paces on stage. I think I will be... Read More
Brian D. - The entire experience was outstanding. First, it was very important to me to buy high quality cables made in the USA. After doing research and reviewing the website and the products, I decided to purchase from Rattlesnake Cables. I was so surprised... Read More
Scott J. - The most durable, easy to re-coil, best protected connections on the market. I’m not a pro, but love them enough to give to the pros I know. Read More
Chad P. - I’ve been using Rattlesnake Cables for about 4 years now, and I’ve never owned a better, tougher cable. They don’t kink or even get tangled. I love them!!! Read More
Jay M. - The entire buying experience was exceptional. I placed my order, received a video email from the owner of the company the next morning ( which was fantastic) , and recieved my cable 5 days later. The cable is very well built!! Read More
A rock solid product that ships incredibly quickly. These cables are really bulletproof and the colored weave options make it easy to sort speaker from instrument, long versus short, etc or just provide some onstage flair.
Wow! My new guitar cable from Rattlesnake is super heavy-duty. The heft of the build is obvious to both hand and eye. No loss of upper frequencies, either. Even received a personalized video from Rattlesnake Sam after placing my order. A quality product and class act in one package! Don’t hesitate!
Love these instrument and speaker cables. You can tell they are quality from the moment you open them. They check all the boxes. Low impedance. Tough. And they come in awesome colors. Excited to put them through the paces on stage. I think I will be changing out my pedalboard patch cables to Rattlesnake next. Hank knows how to treat customers, which is not the norm now a days. Fast shipping. All around great experience.
Thoughts about our Service:
Top notch. Hank is eager to make sure you get what you need. Loved the personal note and video. No, those things don’t make the product better or worse, but they are the special touches that seperates Rattlesnake from the others.
The entire experience was outstanding. First, it was very important to me to buy high quality cables made in the USA. After doing research and reviewing the website and the products, I decided to purchase from Rattlesnake Cables. I was so surprised when I received the personal video from Hank Donovan thanking me for my business. I think that is great. It is a hometown feel over half the country away. The cables arrived fast and they were packaged with care with great presentation. They look great and sound even better. I actually decided to make another purchase yesterday.
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Excellent service . The owner's gratitude is genuine and that comes across. The shipping was fast and the product was packaged with care and with a fine presentation. Thanks.
I’ve been using Rattlesnake Cables for about 4 years now, and I’ve never owned a better, tougher cable. They don’t kink or even get tangled. I love them!!!
Thoughts about our Service:
2nd to none! Great customer service…friendly and fast.
The entire buying experience was exceptional. I placed my order, received a video email from the owner of the company the next morning ( which was fantastic) , and recieved my cable 5 days later. The cable is very well built!!
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As stated above, the whole experience was great. I'm now a Rattlesnake customer from this point forward.
...My first purchase from Rattlesnake has been an exceptional experience and definitely won’t be my last! Everything is so high quality all the way down to the packaging!... — Joseph P
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We ship all packages via USPS (Except Canada which ships via UPS). All cables and other products will be safely packaged in sturdy cardboard box. We take pride in our quick shipping.
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Doug S
1/21/2021
If you are looking for high quality, high reliability products, Hank is your man. I ordered a cable to check them out, and put in another order for a bunch more within days. Awesome communications and everything you should expect from a top notch, boutique shop!!
Kedi
1/19/2021
GET A RATTLESNAKE! THEY DON’T BITE!
After years of getting what I considered some of the best guitars and amps I realized that what I had in the way of cables was, well basically junk. Luckily I discovered Rattlesnake Cables. In addition to being a visual treat, colors and patterns, the great... Read
Jeffrey Bell
1/18/2021
Great Cables and even greater customer service.
Doug S
1/21/2021
If you are looking for high quality, high reliability products, Hank is your man. I ordered a cable to check them out, and put in another order for a bunch more within days. Awesome communications and everything you should expect from a top notch, boutique shop!!
Kedi
1/19/2021
GET A RATTLESNAKE! THEY DON’T BITE!
After years of getting what I considered some of the best guitars and amps I realized that what I had in the way of cables was, well basically junk. Luckily I discovered Rattlesnake Cables. In addition to being a visual treat, colors and patterns, the great “snakehead “ concept to protect your guitar finish, the cables provided a solid, stable connection. Gone were the snaps and crackles of thin, poorly soldered connections and loose jacks.
Acoustic, electric, tube amp and solid state all sounded better to me and provided confidence in my equipment. I replace my head to cab cable with a Rattlesnake cable made specifically for that application, again no more concerns about connections. I am working on replacing pedalboard jumpers with Rattlesnake connections. Multiple lengths available to solve board design issues.
These folks are nice to work with. Packaging is well though out, a nice cable tie include, a cable bag and cool sticker. The hand written thank you note on a small pad, to me, exemplifies their commitment to customer service. It’s a small American company that does things right. Cool T-shirts too!
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We ship all packages via USPS (Except Canada which ships via UPS). All cables and other products will be safely packaged in sturdy cardboard box. We take pride in our quick shipping.
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