for me i feel like using a good wire just makes everything easier, and can help with noise. that does not mean that the wire is expensive. for instance, using a good bonded stranded wire is miles a head of using solid core, and this is for a few reasons. first, it doesn't break on you when moving it around. second, using bigger wire can be difficult to get into the holes in the board, both vero and PCB, i like 24g. . i find that using bonded stranded wire holds it position as well, so i can bend the wire however i want and it stays where i want it. as for noise reduction i hear a reduction in noise, it's not massive, but at least to my ears i do hear a difference. remember that the plastic acts as insulation as well, so the better the insulation the less outside interference you get. i personally like the stuff from smallbear,
link. not just great wire, but cheap as chips too. small enough to get into tight spaces, highly moveable, sturdy as could be, and seems to have good insulation.
not to go off topic, but the same holds true about guitar cables. i would swear up and down forever that cheap cables are just as good as expensive ones, but you know what i go two from lava cable, when they were buy 1 get 1 free, and i shit you not the difference is night and day, and travis will back me up on this cause we bought them at the same time. not just tonally better due to the capacitance of the cable, but they'll will last forever, hell there's a lifetime guarantee. btw, they're not the holy shit they're expensive ones, but their middle of the road ones.
as for using shielded cable to wire up pedals. in notoriously noisy builds shielded cable can make all the difference in the world.
but, all in all keep in mind that it's all a chain. if something in the chain isn't doing what it should be as well as it could be then everything goes to hell. you want to limit as many weak links as possible to your signal chain. also, i'm not promoting these specific products or anything, it's what i use and based on my experience.
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