Even though the cable itself is a little bit too flexible (for me, personally, the higher the flexibility, the less confidence I have in the cable's durability; but it has to be noted that it is not always the case), the plugs are surprisingly hefty. I had never seen these types of plugs before, so I assumed they were custom-made for Ernie Ball. In any case, I have zero concerns in regard to their durability. The only thing that slightly bothers me is that with all that heft might come a high capacitance (of the plugs themselves). Some plugs can have as much capacitance as a meter or more of cable! And since I am on the subject of capacitance, the capacitance rating of the cable itself is nowhere to be found, neither on the piece of cardboard the cable came attached to nor on the manufacturer's website. Whatever it might be, it seems to be a pretty good cable for the money. Due to the nature of the packaging, it came a little bit scratched up, but if it had not, I would have probably kept it. The shiny chrome plugs looked really cool!