FAQs and rants

Rants debunking guitar-cable myths, and everything you
need to know about that cord connecting your guitar to amp

Technical FAQs

• All technical FAQs about Death Valley guitar cables
• Can I use a guitar cable to connect an amp head to a speaker cabinet?
  The answer is no.
• Oxygen-free copper (OFC) in guitar cables
  Does it really make "Stairway to Heaven" sound better?
• Which is better: Nickel-plated or gold-plated plugs?
  Includes a thought-provoking rant about making plugs from melted lawn chairs.
• Silver wire guitar cables
  Wanna spend a couple grand for a guitar cable setup?
• Are Death Valley Cables directional?
  Yup, but we don't need no stinkin' arrows on our plugs.
• Short or long: What is the ideal guitar cord length?
  A quick answer with more to come.

Cable construction FAQs

• All Death Valley Cable Company guitar cable construction FAQs
• Why no wire-locking plugs?
  We'd use them if they didn't have issues.
• Fabric-covered cables
  Or how to rub your hands on a smanky restroom floor every time you play!
• Summary of 12 DVCC exclusive features
  Quick 12-point summary of what separates Death Valley Cables from the baloney advertised by other cable manufacturers.

General FAQs

• All general FAQs
• I have heard that G&H plugs are now hard to get. Will I experience any delay in receiving my Death Valley Cable?
• Why don't you offer a special cable for each instrument?
• Why do you suggest not plugging an angle plug into an amplifier?
• Why don't stores carry your cables?
• Why don't you offer silent or switched guitar cables?
• If shorter guitar guitar cables sound better than longer ones, why do you sell cables up to 30 feet?
• Are your FAQs just designed to sell more cables?
  Is our FAQs section stuffed with fake facts just to get you to buy our guitar cables?
• How can you be located in Death Valley? It's a national park.
  Startling revelations from the second-hottest place on the planet.

Shipping and pricing FAQs

• All shipping and pricing FAQs
• Please! No changes in guitar-cable plugs
  or guitar-cable lengths after you order and pay!
  Why? Because sometimes we ship your order in hours. So make up your mind BEFORE you order!
• Guitar cables shorter than six inches
  Yup, we can do them!
• Guitar cables longer than 30 feet
  Yup, we can do those too.
• Incremental lengths, i.e., 12.5 feet
  Yup, you guessed it. We can also do incremental lengths!
• Custom ordering by e-mail
  Don't like eBay or the shopping cart; order Death Valley guitar cables by e-mail!
• Pay by check
  or money order
  Don't like plastic? We take checks and money orders!
• Orders lost or
  damaged in transit
  USPS has lost only one package to Canada out of thousands shipped all over the world, but insuring your package is the only way to get your money back if the package is run over by a personnel carrier or lost.
• Length variances: Why does my 10-foot guitar cable measure 10.5 feet?
  Fascinating reading about why your cable might be off an inch or two.
• How do you measure cable length?
• Orders to countries other than the U.S.
  If you're doing an international order, you really REALLY need to read this.
• Will you please lie to customs for me, and risk
  being thrown in federal prison for smuggling?
  Guess that answers the question!
• Will you ship by UPS and Federal Express?
  Nope.
• Discounts.
  We might have some; we might not. ALWAYS ask!
• Death Valley guitar cables on eBay.
• Why doesn't a six-inch patch cable cost 87 cents?
  We really do have morons ask this question.
• Returning a guitar cable.
  Just like the link says; how to return a cable.
• Shipping and manufacturing times.
  The secrets of the ticking clock are explained!
• Why are my cables packed with newspaper
  or scrap paper instead of packing peanuts?
  We're trying to save the entire world from being buried in those awful packing peanuts!
• Why is my little tiny little cable packed in this big honking box?
  The USPS dictates box size.