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Midnight Purple Snake Heads

We've had many requests for this darker purple weave. This is very dark, black at first glance, and with great purple highlights as you look again.

"Snake Head" as we like to call them is a cable with the weaving stopping short on the instrument side of the cable. This leaves a portion of raw cable touching your finish. Perfect when running a cable between the strap and instrument body.

We will be offering this for a limited time or until we run out of weave.

Additionally, you can purchase this cable with White or Black tubes. They come standard with Black tubes.

Conductor/Shield 99.95% OFBC. Capacitance at 20-25pF/ft. Braided copper shield (95% coverage). 20AWG conductor. Cable milled in the United States.

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  • Conductor/Shield 99.95% OFBC
  • Capacitance at 20-25pF/ft @ 15'
  • Braided OFBC copper shield (95% coverage)
  • 20AWG stranded OFBC conductor
  • 1/4" Neutrik NP2X Plugs
  • Cable milled in the United States
  • Cable hand-assembled in Missoula, Montana
  • SKU: SKU-DDDCA2B5

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A Snake Head is a cable that has the outer weaving stop short on the instrument side of the cable. This is a cosmetic feature, especially nice if you have vintage or sensitive finishes and you're concerned about the weaving causing wear on the instrument if you run the cable between the strap and instrument body.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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The weave is a poly-weave, meaning it's a plastic polymer-based weave. We use a variety of brands, but primarily TechFlex. It's designed to be heat and abrasion resistant. It is not a cloth/fabric weave, which tends to fray and stain easily.

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Caleb R. - Excellent service and products. Cords look as good as the quality they are built. You can tell the people at Rattlesnake enjoy and take pride in what they do. That's how I live my life and it's nice to do business with people who do the same.
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Jason D. - I have been using Rattlesnakes instrument cables for the past 5 or 6 years with zero issues. In fact, my everyone in my group, So What, uses them. I recently started using their patch cables and I love how much room they save on my pedal board with...
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John P. - greatest cables ever built, never tangle and the company stands behind their product a+
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Clark L. - I bought my first set of cables from rattle snake cables snake to run multiple amps off of my large board. It was perfect and I've used it every show since. I loved the quality of the build so much I bought a shake head cable today just to go from my...
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Rick Rutkowski
Rick Rutkowski
7/19/2025
I was impressed by the speed of handling and delivery. I couldn’t believe the difference in clarity and tone when I plugged in the Snake Head cable! It is night and day compared to the wide selection of cables I’ve tried over the years. And, the look of the snake wrap is fantastic. Your cables... Read
Fred Koogler
Fred Koogler
9/1/2022
I bought two Rattlesnake standard 20 foot cables with gold connector plugs. These cables are truly superior products. I've been playing guitar and bass since 1963 and these are easily the highest quality cables I've owned in my 59 year musical journey, as mostly a hobbyist, but with significant... Read
J M H
J M H
4/23/2021
I will be happily ordering all my cables from Rattlesnake! The service was amazing! I ordered my first cable from them, and within 24 hours I got an email with a personal video message (not just a generic welcome video) welcoming me to the Rattlesnake family and letting me know that my cable was... Read
Rick Rutkowski
Rick Rutkowski
7/19/2025
I was impressed by the speed of handling and delivery. I couldn’t believe the difference in clarity and tone when I plugged in the Snake Head cable! It is night and day compared to the wide selection of cables I’ve tried over the years. And, the look of the snake wrap is fantastic. Your cables are outstanding in every way! I thought my tone couldn’t be improved, but I was wrong. Rattlesnake cables put it over the top. Now I’m done. Thank you for your excellent, personalized service which is second to none that I’ve ever experienced. Keep up the great work!
Fred Koogler
Fred Koogler
9/1/2022
I bought two Rattlesnake standard 20 foot cables with gold connector plugs. These cables are truly superior products. I've been playing guitar and bass since 1963 and these are easily the highest quality cables I've owned in my 59 year musical journey, as mostly a hobbyist, but with significant stage and studio time. The cables are a heavier gauge than most on the market today, which I believe enhances the connectivity. I immediately noticed a slight boost in volume from my amp(s) and the sound produced seems to be more clear. Great signal transmitted! Although the cables are of a heavier gauge, they are flexible enough that they are easy to manage. There is none of the wrangling with twisting, and tangling that seems to go with both super stiff cables and cables that are lighter gauge wire. Those of you who have been frustrated with this know what I mean. Rattlesnake offers a variety of colorful outer plastic sheathing for their cables. Color choices and patterns range from subdued to very colorful. They look cool, seal the cable to the connectors, and serve to help the with the manageability of the cables as described in the paragraph above. The sheathing also makes coiling the cables for storage after use a breeze. The buying and customer service experience was also superior. Probably, hands down, the best online buying experience I've had. Confirmations and notifications about the status of my order were immediate. I bought the cables on a Saturday, they were built and shipped the same day. I received them, from Montana to Iowa, on Monday. Hank followed up to make sure all was OK and then sent me a personalized video thanking me for my business. Rattlesnake Cables provides a superior product at a fair and reasonable price, a really nice buying experience, a simple order and check out process, top notch customer service and follow up, and immediate shipping.... all with a high-level personal touch. Oh, and did I mention their website is very cool and easy to navigate, plus provides great product information? What's not to like? Buy here with confidence. You won't be disappointed!
J M H
J M H
4/23/2021
I will be happily ordering all my cables from Rattlesnake! The service was amazing! I ordered my first cable from them, and within 24 hours I got an email with a personal video message (not just a generic welcome video) welcoming me to the Rattlesnake family and letting me know that my cable was shipping. The quality of the cable is fantastic, and I have no doubt it will last for decades! If I could give them more stars, I would!

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