I know all about cable capacitance and such, but here's something nobody's really mentioned: If you have a buffered pedal on your board (Boss, Ibanez, etc.), shouldn't the output buffer negate the need for any premium low-capacitance cables after that? I mean, theoretically, even a mediocre 50-foot cable from pedalboard to amp should be fine, right?
It's really hard not to buy into the premium-guitar-cable/snake-oil hype these days. I keep telling myself that all I need is my trusty ol' 10-foot Spectraflex, a B-Buff or Boss tuner up front (very first pedal, after any old-school fuzzes or whatever) and the rest is gravy. [structural integrity aside, ie. soldered vs. george L's] Is there any reason this isn't sound logic?