cables

i recently bought some fender eletro-volt cables, however whe i turn on the distortion, the sound will flicker. also sometimes the distortion will fade in and out. and the sound seems to flucuate a little. i have had no probelems with my distortion pedal before, and was wondering if it is the cables, are tehy defective or is there a break-in period or something.

It sounds (pun intended) there is an intermittent connection in your cable. One of the connections at either plug might be loose, or there may be a break in the wire of the cable itself.

If there's a warranty on the cables you should take 'em back. Otherwise, you'll have to either pay a tech to fix the problem, or try to do it yourself.

Its unlikely that more than one cable is giving trouble, but still, it shouldn't be your problem!

my 10ft old cable (10 months old) is on it's way out *sigh*... I play gently but STILL it's starting to break up near the head. :(
*shrug*

If you look ater your cables they shouldn't go as soon as 10 months. I've had two cables for about 2 years now, and neither of them are causing any problems. If you coil them properly, and don't leave them in your guitar or amp, they should last.