About This Item
Description
Specifications can explain how the Lyric HG is built, but the reason for it tends to become obvious the moment you plug in. Evidence Audio describes a common first-listen moment when detail, dynamics, a quieter background and musicality suddenly become audible.
This listing is the 10 ft (3 m) version with a right-angle plug on one end and a straight plug on the other. The right-angle plug goes into the guitar, which suits side-mounted or recessed output jacks and keeps the cable close to your body; the straight plug with the red boot goes to the amp or the first pedal.
Players choose the Lyric HG when transparency matters more than anything else. Instead of relying on the shield to carry signal, the audio travels on separate solid-core positive and negative conductors, so strand interaction is eliminated and you hear your fingers, pickups and amp as they are.
The solid-core geometry that delivers this clarity also makes the Lyric HG stiffer than a typical cable: it holds its loops and bends. It is at its best in the studio, at home and in stationary rigs; for constant stage movement the stranded Forte or Reveal is the more flexible choice. Compared with the Melody, Evidence Audio's simpler coaxial solid-core cable, the Lyric HG adds a semi-balanced two-conductor design.
Key Features
- Proprietary solid-core IGL (Increased Grain Linearity) copper conductors for the positive and negative runs
- Semi-balanced, low-capacitance geometry for greater dynamics and dimensionality than standard coaxial designs
- High-density braided shield attached at one end only, bleeding interference to ground
- Carbon-loaded extrusion to reduce triboelectric (handling) noise
- 20 AWG conductors
- Neutrik 1/4" plugs with high-copper-content brass contacts, nickel plating and a chuck-type cable clamp, soldered with TRT Wonder Solder Signature
- Directional: each cable is tested for direction; the red boot marks the output end that connects to the amp
- Hand-built in the USA from USA-manufactured material
Getting the Best Sound
- Connect the red-boot end to the amplifier or first pedal input
- Allow about 40 hours of signal for break-in; roughly 80% of the change happens in the first 10 hours
Specifications
| Brand | Evidence Audio |
|---|---|
| Model | The Lyric HG Guitar Cable (LYHGRS10) |
| Type | Instrument (guitar/bass) cable |
| Length | 10 ft (3 m) |
| Plugs | Right-angle (guitar end) to straight (amp end), Neutrik 1/4" (6.35 mm) mono |
| Conductor | Solid-core IGL copper, positive and negative runs, 20 AWG |
| Geometry | Semi-balanced, low capacitance |
| Shield | High-density braid, attached at one end |
| Jacket | Carbon-loaded extrusion |
| Contacts | Brass, nickel-plated |
| Solder | TRT Wonder Solder Signature |
| Directional | Yes, red boot = output (amp) end |
| Break-in | About 40 hours |
| Made in | USA (hand-built) |
FAQ
Why is the Lyric HG stiffer than other cables? Its solid-core geometry is chosen for sound, not flexibility, so the cable holds its loops and bends. It is at its best in the studio, at home and in stationary rigs; for constant stage movement the stranded Forte or Reveal is the more flexible choice.
Which plug goes into the guitar? The right-angle plug goes into the guitar, which suits side-mounted or recessed output jacks and keeps the cable close to your body. The straight plug with the red boot is the output end and goes to the amp or the first pedal.
Right-to-Straight or Straight-to-Straight? Right-to-Straight suits side-mounted or recessed guitar jacks; Straight-to-Straight is a natural fit for top-mounted guitar jacks, amps and pedalboard inputs.
How do I choose between the Lyric HG and the Melody? Both use solid-core IGL conductors. The Melody is the simpler coaxial solid-core cable; the Lyric HG adds a semi-balanced design with separate positive and negative conductors, so the shield does not carry the signal.
Can I use it with a bass? Yes. It is a standard 1/4" (6.35 mm) mono instrument cable for guitar or bass.
Does it need a break-in? Allow about 40 hours of signal; roughly 80% of the change happens in the first 10 hours.