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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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Cynthia A Jaskar
Cynthia A Jaskar
12/7/2021
Hello, I bought some cables and a 1to2 cable converter box for a Rickenbacker guitar. I received a message to call and clarify my order. I appreciated this because I wasn’t sure if I’d ordered the right items. The gentleman I spoke to was very nice, very informative and helpful. The products... Read
David Schramm
David Schramm
12/5/2022
Wow! Super fast shipping. I got my new cables so fast I was able to use them at my gig in a couple days after I ordered! Super impressed! Will by more, and more, and more....
Matty Gunn
Matty Gunn
2/25/2024
Incredible product. Even more incredible customer service. Gonwith Rattlesnake Cables if your a bassist. You can NOT GO WRONG! I picked up then as three months ago with little prior music experience. Have a Squire 60’s Vibe bass and an Orange Crush 50W combo amp. Had cheap Rowland Cables. Switched... Read
Cynthia A Jaskar
Cynthia A Jaskar
12/7/2021
Hello, I bought some cables and a 1to2 cable converter box for a Rickenbacker guitar. I received a message to call and clarify my order. I appreciated this because I wasn’t sure if I’d ordered the right items. The gentleman I spoke to was very nice, very informative and helpful. The products arrived surprisingly fast, were super nice and each cable packaged in its own cloth bag with logo, good for keeping cables in when not using. I liked that I could choose a color and configuration of the jack. My whole experience purchasing from Rattlesnake was easy and pleasant. Super nice people, and I would recommend them to everyone. Thanks to everyone at Rattlesnake !
David Schramm
David Schramm
12/5/2022
Wow! Super fast shipping. I got my new cables so fast I was able to use them at my gig in a couple days after I ordered! Super impressed! Will by more, and more, and more....
Matty Gunn
Matty Gunn
2/25/2024
Incredible product. Even more incredible customer service. Gonwith Rattlesnake Cables if your a bassist. You can NOT GO WRONG! I picked up then as three months ago with little prior music experience. Have a Squire 60’s Vibe bass and an Orange Crush 50W combo amp. Had cheap Rowland Cables. Switched to Snakehead cables by Rattlesnake and WOW! The clarity is amazing. HUGE upgrade from basic cables. I’m about to order a higher end bass and I can’t wait to to see the interaction between a high end bass, and excellent amp, and a top grade umbilical beast the two! Hank and his company are the best!

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