I've been using this cable as my main one between my guitar and anything else I plug it into and it works like a charm, the braid on this cable is really well made for it's price, it's still intact, nothing is tearing off, the connectors are also really well made, they are metal and most important, in case they fail you can just unscrew them, reuse either them or the cable and repair it, nothing is encased in any sort of plastic, but so far I didn't need to do anything with any sssnake cables because none have failed me.