What's the consensus on instrument cables? I have been rolling my own patch cables and they don't have a problem withstanding abuse.
My instrument cables are another story
It seems like I get a few months out of them and then need to put new ends on them. Is it worth biting the bullet and getting Monster or something?
I don't have the capability to do strain relief jackets (I don't think). I don't have a heat gun. I've been using the cheap $2 jacks from BLMS fwiw.
I trip over the cables, my kids pull on them, they get beat pretty hard.