Roland RIC-G20 Gold Series 20-Foot Instrument Cable

The Roland Gold Series RIC-G20 is a 20-foot (6m) straight-to-straight instrument cable engineered around two signal-integrity principles: low capacitance and oxidation-resistant connectivity. In a passive guitar circuit, the cable's capacitance interacts directly with the pickup's inductance to form a resonant peak — and higher-capacitance cables push that peak lower, effectively rolling off presence and air before the signal ever reaches the preamp. The RIC-G20's low-capacitance construction keeps that interaction minimal, allowing the full frequency range of the instrument to arrive at the input intact. The 24K gold-plated contacts address the other chronic failure mode of instrument cables: connector corrosion. Gold's chemical stability means the contact resistance stays consistent through years of gigging, eliminating the intermittent signal dropout that plagues oxidized nickel contacts. The spiral copper shielding provides a continuous, low-impedance ground path that suppresses RFI and EMI without contributing capacitance — a balance that cheaper cables sacrifice by using heavier foil shielding that adds capacitance to reduce noise.

The RIC-G20 is built for players who treat their signal chain as seriously as their amp selection — session guitarists, touring professionals, and studio musicians who recognize that a cable's job is to transmit without subtracting. At 20 feet, it covers the standard stage depth for most club and theater rigs without excess cable to manage. The woven outer jacket handles the mechanical realities of a working cable: repeated tight-coiling, stage floor traffic, and the friction of pedalboard edges. It remains flexible in cold conditions where rubber jackets become stiff and prone to cracking at the strain relief. The lifetime guarantee positions this as a buy-once infrastructure investment rather than a consumable — Roland's support history with the Gold Series backs that claim. For players using active pickups or buffered pedal chains where capacitance matters less, the performance advantage narrows; for passive pickups, particularly vintage-voiced single-coils, the difference is audible.