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Zaolla Cables are simply the best guitar cables you can buy. Period. There are, of course, lots of technical explanations of this, but those are just long-winded ways of saying that Zaollas rule all other guitar cables—and not just the regular guitar cables you find on the wall at Guitar Center, but even the boutique, high-end cables produced by the big-name manufacturers. Zaolla is the cable that, when you loan it to a friend, you risk never getting it back. It's the cable that you don't leave on the front seat of your car, but if you do, you always double-check to make sure the car is locked before you walk away. This is the cable that you actually show off to other musicians instead of just shoving it in your gigbag. It really is that good.

How is it possible for one cable to be so much better than every other cable? Well, it's simple physics: Whereas almost every other cable has a core of pulled copper wire, these cables are built with 99.99997% pure cast silver. Since silver is the most electrically conductive metal in the periodic chart, the result is a guitar cable with the highest possible signal fidelity. Of course, since silver is expensive, it also means that the cable costs quite a bit more than a generic cable. But considering what a lot of players will spend on instruments, pickups, and amplifiers to improve their tone, the extra cost of a Zaolla cable is rather modest.

The tech specs on Zaolla cables are also impressive: Each cable features double (and sometimes triple) redundant shielding, as well as teflon layers to improve flexibility. And Zaolla's continuous casting process results in far fewer grain boundaries than standard pulled copper wire. As molten wire cools, the metal forms grains, and the gaps between these grains impede the flow of electrons, increasing resistance and decreasing signal. Whereas the average grain in a pulled copper wire is around 1/10 inch, the grains in Zaolla's cast silver average about 400 feet, a 48,000-fold improvement. Of course, all that is just the technical explanation of what your ears will tell you when you try your first Zaolla: The highs are more present, the bass end is extended (which is why bass players love these so much), and the tone is noticeably more accurate and transparent.

When you first examine a Zaolla up close, you know it's built to last. Inside the jacks, even the solder points get their own shrink wrap. On the outside, the cable is sturdy enough to withstand abuse onstage, but, unlike some thicker high-end cables I've played, it's actually flexible enough to make it usable. To see why, check out Zaolla's diagram of their instrument cable:

And here is the Zaolla mic cable:

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We stock the standard lengths of Zaolla instrument and microphone cables, but they still build every cable to order, so if you don't see the length you'd like, please contact us.

Every Zaolla cable order shipped free, regardless of size.

Zaolla Cable Varieties		Cable Lengths
Zaolla Cable Varieties		5'	10'	15'	20'
Mono 1/4" to 1/4"		$49.50	$74.70	$99.00	$124.20
Right Angle Mono Right angle 1/4" to straight 1/4"		$52.20	$76.50	$101.70	$124.20
Stereo 1/4" TRS to 1/4" TRS		$67.50	$108.00	$148.50	$189.00
Microphone Male XLR to Female XLR		$74.70	$119.70	$164.70	$209.70
Artist Series 1/4" to 1/4"		$72.00	$98.10	$123.30	$149.40
Artist Series Right Angle Right angle 1/4" to straight 1/4"			$107.10	$132.30	$157.50
Effects Pedal Jumpers		Cable Lengths
Effects Pedal Jumpers		6"	9"	12"	24"
Right Angle Right angle 1/4" to right angle 1/4"		$33.30	$35.10	$36.00	$43.20
Straight Straight 1/4" to straight 1/4"	no picture	$27.90	$29.70	$30.60	$37.80

*All Zaolla cable prices include free shipping anywhere in the US. CO residents add 2.9% sales tax (7.4% in La Plata county). Please see our Shipping page for additional shipping information.

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