Snap Jack Guitar Cables

Here’s a novel solution from Snap Jack Cables which has come out of a problem that anyone who plays guitar or bass onstage will certainly have experienced at one time or another. With all those signal cables lying around an often darkened stage, everybody’s done the old ‘trip over’ at one time or another... Problem is, this can have serious consequences, with the jack plug getting wrenched out of its input socket on the amp, and/or the guitar can get tugged over, maybe resulting in the old ‘flying detached headstock’ trick as the guitar bounces off the floor. Well, okay, here's a product that has been grabbing a lot of attention at music shows around the world recently - the Snap Jack cable.

There are many, many guitar and signal cables on the market nowadays, so it takes something special to get any kind of a reaction. But the Snap Jack cable system really is special, and when you see it in action, you’ll be convinced. Basically, you have a guitar cable with two jack bodies, with detachable insert sections for jack socket entry. The connection between the jack body and end tip section is secured by super strength magnets which positively connect the cable's core wire to its jacks. However, that basic operational description doesn’t do the Snap Jack concept real justice – the cables have a very high quality feel to them and the whole cable system is made from high quality materials. Oxygen Free Cable is used throughout the range and all contacts are gold plated for maximum signal transfer efficiency. The jack tip contact cap section is machined from no less than 2 oz of solid metal with a nickel plated shell, which means it feels like (and is) a fairly substantial piece of componentry.

Magnetic Precision Technology Additionally, the tensioning magnets used in the connection system are of the heavy duty neodymium variety to ensure normal levels of signal transfer, as with conventional fixed jack plugs. Plugged in, the connections are secure, but excessive torsional force will separate the jack body from the connector, similar to the unit being put under tension were it to be inadvertently ‘tugged’ by a trip or a kick onstage. And that’s part of the secret of the Snap Jack concept – if you try to ‘straight pull’ the Snap Jack apart, you’ll find it hard to do. But try breaking the Snap Jack at an angle, and – hey presto! This demonstrates the effective ‘straight line’ pull of the magnet system, and also with some added opposite polarity-type strength ‘magic’ in there as well.

No pops or bangs are heard when this happens, the separating operation is totally silent... Which brings us to the other USP of the Snap Jack cable system – using pre-installed extra Snap Jack tip sections allows for quick and easy guitar lead changes between guitars, with no need to turn your amp down – simply break the Snap Jack connection at the guitar, pick up the other guitar and re-connect! No noise, no screeches, pops or bangs of the ‘tortured amp’ kind.

In use, these cables are tonally as good as any other premium cable line too, alleviating fears that there might be some kind of signal degradation because of the magnetic jointing system. Low frequency reproduction is tight, whilst trebles ring out nice and clearly, crisp and well defined.

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