As much as I hate to admit it - Gibson has a really sweet blog. There was an article in it that I thought all you GearHeads would enjoy since the same question has been asked many times on our site. The basic question is:

“Can you tell me how to pick a guitar cable (or lead)?”

Here’s the article:

http://www.gibson.com/en-us/Lifestyle/Features/gibsontonetipsguitarcords/

I like this quote:

“[W]hile you can spend a lot of money on audiophile-grade cables with mind-boggling specs and impressive write ups, four out of five guitarists will probably get as much service as they're ever going to want out of a great cord, rather than a superlative cord.” — Dave Hunter, Gibson Tone Tips

Dan