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Sidewinder Red Snake Heads

We are offering a limited run of our Sidewinder Red Snake Head Cable! This is a new offering using our Red PVC cable wrapped in our popular sidewinder weave to create this great looking pattern! These also come with super limited black shrink tubes with gold ink! Very cool.

"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.

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

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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
  • Red PVC
  • SKU: SKU-12344AEB

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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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Eric Plonka
Eric Plonka
2/26/2023
Recently bought an oxblood guitar cable for my oxblood stained guitar during their Valentine's day sale.... After only using those no name rubber coated cables for more than 30 years I'll never go back. (The bands I've played in are not very cable friendly they get stomped on, kicked, whipped etc on... Read
frank albergo
frank albergo
4/5/2021
I purchased a 15’ guitar cable from Rattlesnake and was very impressed with the quality of the cable! I am proud to support a small business that makes great stuff. The packaging and communication was tremendous as well. You have a customer for life! Thank you.
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5/23/2023
There is no store in my country (South Korea), so I ordered it directly from Rattlesnake Cable Company. The delivery period of 2 weeks was long, but it was resolved by the high quality of the cable. Although expression will be limited due to poor English proficiency, the cable is very solid and the... Read
Eric Plonka
Eric Plonka
2/26/2023
Recently bought an oxblood guitar cable for my oxblood stained guitar during their Valentine's day sale.... After only using those no name rubber coated cables for more than 30 years I'll never go back. (The bands I've played in are not very cable friendly they get stomped on, kicked, whipped etc on stage) This cable is so cool looking and well made! It's like an extension of my guitar! I'm going to be buying more of these in the future most definitely! Customer service was incredible. They personally called me to make sure the address was correct. It's cool to have that personal touch on something like a cable. My entire playing life cables have been such a non factor ....personality wise. Just something I needed. (The only cable I've ever been "wowed" by would be the white curly cables which are incredibly expensive.) A 'thing' you bought from a big chain guitar store. Hopefully, these cables will be able to put up with the non stop use in practice rooms and stages. So far, I'm not seeing why they wouldn't. It came in it's own carrying satchel also, which was a nice touch. I'm currently eyeballing the hot pink guitar cable. It's really cool looking. So ..... So far so good as far as functionality and sound. Time and usage will be the real test on rattlesnake cables and I'm not worried in the least. Thanks rattlesnake cables! ????????????????????????????
frank albergo
frank albergo
4/5/2021
I purchased a 15’ guitar cable from Rattlesnake and was very impressed with the quality of the cable! I am proud to support a small business that makes great stuff. The packaging and communication was tremendous as well. You have a customer for life! Thank you.
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5/23/2023
There is no store in my country (South Korea), so I ordered it directly from Rattlesnake Cable Company. The delivery period of 2 weeks was long, but it was resolved by the high quality of the cable. Although expression will be limited due to poor English proficiency, the cable is very solid and the appearance is also wonderful. Thank you for the Rattlesnake that shipped to a faraway place.

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