Lava Cable Tightrope Solder-Free Pedal-Board Kit Green Cable / Nickel Connectors

They worked for a while. I had a few noise issues. I also added some pedals and for the life of me could not get the new cables to work. They killed my fingers while making them. Plenty of people in the videos I watched as well as testimonials said they had no issues making them. I still give it three stars because I just think I was doing something wrong. Not for me though. I found that soldering my own cables was actually way more fun to do and have way better quality. These add a great look to your board, but I would not buy these again.

The idea is great for people who don't know how to solder. However just like a low percentage of the other reviewers, my cables failed. The weakest point on this design is how the cable is attached to the plug. You push it into threads, like a wire nut. With just a small amount of force, a functioning cable will just stop.Since I blew so much cash on 10 feet of wire (which probably costs about 1 buck to make at lava), I'm gonna buy some right angle heads and solder them on.Very disappointed. I hope they discontinue this set or make the same thing with a solderable option.About 20 bucks less for the same product would still be pricey too.

The beauty of these is the adjustable length and the simplicity of the assembly.

After you get the hang of making these cables, it becomes simple. Great product, I will buy more if/when the need arises.

Awesome cables. Not very hard to make and the different color option was really cool.

Great

This was super easy to use - zero dead cables, everything worked the first try.I have a board of twelve pedals. Deciding which new layout option to try too longer than actually install the cables. Having the flexibility to put a pedal anywhere on my board but keep it in the signal path the way I want was really fantastic. Note how my boost is on the edge of my board now where it's easy to reach. Normally it would be to the left of the wah and harder to hit.Being able to whip up a custom-length cable makes this 1000 times easier than being stuck with pre-made 6, 12, 18" lengths. Plus it is way cleaner which makes it easier to spot trouble and tidy up the underside of the board.At first I used a multimeter to test each connection but after the first couple I was pretty confident. So instead I left an off-the-shelf patch cable at the start of my pedal chain and another at the end. This way I could install the lava cable and quickly test connectivity from end-to-end. If you do that trick, make sure any buffered pedals have power.I also got a bunch of free space now, so I Needs More Pedals.The wire stripper is trash and I think the screw-down mechanism could back off, so I docked one star. Perhaps if they prove robust over time I will come back and add it.