About This Item
Description
The Melody is designed to create the kind of first-listen realization that a spec sheet alone cannot convey: a genuine, audible step up from an ordinary cable at an accessible price. This listing is the 20 ft (6 m), Straight to Straight plugs version.
Choose the Right Version
This is the 20 ft (6 m) length with Straight to Straight plugs. Choose Right-to-Straight for tight guitar-jack clearance, or Straight-to-Straight for standard top-mount jacks and pedalboard runs. Longer lengths suit larger stages; shorter lengths keep signal runs tidy. Both ends use straight plugs; the plug with the red boot goes to the amp or the first pedal.
Why Players Choose the Melody
Players choose the Melody as a next-level introduction to the brand. A single solid-core IGL center conductor eliminates strand interaction in the signal path, and its carbon-loaded jacket helps keep it quiet when you move it around or drag it across the floor.
As a solid-core design, the Melody is most at home in the studio, at home and in other stationary setups, such as a lap steel or an upright bass in a set stage position. Where the cable will be moved constantly or toured hard, the very flexible Reveal, built with a stranded IGL-ECS conductor, is the sonic equivalent.
How It Compares
Both the Melody and the Lyric HG use solid-core IGL, but they are different tools. The Melody is the simpler coaxial solid-core entry into Evidence Audio clarity and suits more stationary use. The Lyric HG is a reference-level cable with a semi-balanced construction: separate positive and negative audio conductors, with a shield that only blocks noise. It is intentionally stiffer.
Key Features
- Single solid-core IGL (Increased Grain Linearity) copper center conductor for the positive signal, with parallel-run conductors for the ground path
- Coaxial geometry with low capacitance
- Parallel-run shield with 98% coverage and minimal crosstalk
- 20 AWG conductor keeps skin-effect distortion outside the audio spectrum
- Carbon-loaded extrusion jacket for protection from triboelectric (handling) noise
- Neutrik 1/4" plugs with high-copper-content brass contacts and nickel plating, soldered with TRT Wonder Solder Signature
- Directional: every cable is tested for direction, and the red boot marks the output end
- Hand-built in the USA from USA-manufactured material
Getting the Best Sound
- Connect the red-boot end to the amplifier or the 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 Melody Guitar Cable |
| Type | Instrument cable (guitar, bass, lap steel and other line-level instruments) |
| Length | 20 ft (6 m) |
| Plugs | Straight to straight, Neutrik 1/4" (6.35 mm) mono |
| Conductor | Single solid-core IGL copper, 20 AWG |
| Geometry | Coaxial, low capacitance |
| Shield | Parallel-run, 98% coverage |
| Jacket | Carbon-loaded extrusion |
| Contacts | High-copper-content 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
Is the Melody the entry point into Evidence Audio guitar cables? Yes. It is the entry point into the Evidence Audio guitar cable range while still using the brand's solid-core IGL construction.
Right-to-Straight or Straight-to-Straight? Right-to-Straight for tight jack clearance or a side-mounted jack; the right-angle end goes into the instrument. Straight-to-Straight for standard top-mount jacks and pedalboard runs.
Which end goes to the amp? The end with the red boot. The cable is directional, so connect the red boot to the amplifier or the first pedal input.
Should I choose the Melody or the Lyric HG? Both are solid-core IGL. The Melody is the affordable coaxial solid-core entry point and is a little more at home in stationary roles such as lap steel or a set stage position. The Lyric HG is the semi-balanced, reference-level cable with separate positive and negative conductors, and it is intentionally stiffer.
Melody or Reveal for live use? For a cable that gets moved, stepped on and coiled every night, the Reveal is the better choice: it uses a stranded IGL-ECS conductor and is very flexible. The solid-core Melody is best for studio, home and stationary rigs.
Can I use it for bass or other instruments? Yes. The Melody is a line-level analog cable for electric guitar, bass, lap steel and upright bass, and it also works in the studio and for hi-fi.