angled jacks

[SittingDuck]

wat are angled jacks for? my fren says is coz u shuld put ur cable over ur strap (at the strap lock ther) then into the guitar so the cable can last longer..Really?

 

[vickomaniac]

well i think it's just a matter of preference.. but i could be wrong!

 

[alshit]

They put the cable at the strap because this would prevent the jack from getting disconnected from the guitar if they were to accidentally step on the cable.

 

[SittingDuck]

oh...then wats the angled jack for? make the cable seem less obvious?

 

[distortedbassist]

oh...then wats the angled jack for? make the cable seem less obvious?

yes i think so , and to make easier for the wire to be placed over the strap .

 

[PatheinRaindropMoe]

In context of geetar, certain model of geetar such as gibson sg/es335, fender jaguar/jazzmaster etc, the output jack is at the top of the geetar body(to know how it is like, use google picture to search for the pics of above mentioned model of geetars)

While a straight 1/4' phone plug can be used, for geetars as above, some prefer to use the angle plug so that you wont have an "over" protruding part from the guitar when you wanna rock out on stage. It can be for "cosmestic" issue as well, looking better(for some)

In context of effect pedal where you use those right angle plug, we have to see it in term of layout of pedals on a pedalboard.

pedalboard space can be precious. Each pedal enclosure are manufactured in different sizes and with the input/output jack situated at diffferent area on the enclosure(some jacks are along the "length" of the enclosure while some are placed at the "width")

in order to cut down on the space wasted on the pedalboard, using right angle plugs can allow the pedals to be placed closer to one another, resulting in having more pedals or simply neater and tider layout of the pedals without "protruding" straight plugs taking up the space on the board

sounds logical?

 

[distortedbassist]

yes , PatheinRaindropMoe . i hope he understands !

 

[PatheinRaindropMoe]

if the following not clear enough, then i cant help anymore, heh

 

[SittingDuck]

tks PatheinRaindropMoe..appreciate the pics tat show wat u say..bt my guitar's output is below so does it matter which jack i use?

 

[PatheinRaindropMoe]

nah, it shoud not matter much if your jack is at the bottom. You can use right angle one or straight one

Unless if your geetar is a tele, which has this kinda output jack as the pic below, then a right angle will not sit properly into the guitar jack. Bout 3/4 into the jack, the right angle part of the plug will come into contact with the rounded metal part and the plug cant go in anymore.

 

[SittingDuck]

mine is a prs copy so no diff...tks anyway...i got my cable already:mrgreen:

 

[theunknown]

lol do beware that some guitars input jack is like inside a hole like my ibanez xiphos so i cant have right angle head cables.