2009 Rack - Build Phase Photos

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Brian Swerdfeger

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Hey guys -

I'm finally in-town long enough to start wiring my new rig. It's a mix of all my favorite old-school and new-school toys, with a twist. Sorry I did not take pics earlier in the build - I got off to a good start before I realized I should document as I go. I'm about 60% wired at this point: AC harness is done; MIDI harness is done; rear panel is done; audio is about halfway.

I'm still missing a power amp, Pedal Power II+, and a Crunchbox.

The rest of the gear I've had for years. The only thing I bought was $60 worth of lite-ply to make the tolex case. It came out great! It's 14 spaces using Mesa SUS-4 rails. It's 14" rail-to-rail and covered in black tolex.

It's designed to be very flexible: I'll use it in stereo; WDW by adding any amp with a loop and a center dry cab; and in mono with any amp w/loop.

I'll update this over the next week as I finish up each night.

Pics are here:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/tonelounge

PS - yes, I know. I could have just bought an AXE-FX - but I'd miss out on all the soldering fun! It helps that I had all of the gear sitting around!
 
looks great! where did you get your back panel and where did you get all your cables/wires used for all your wiring?

thanks!
 
wow, i have a bunch of that stuff. BTW, I think the Rane SM82 sounds noticeably better, and less coloured than the SM26B.

BTW, I can't read the signal flow diagram, what are you using as a splitter for running that RSP550 in parallel with the other stuff.
 
jimmypage1stfan - I'm making all of the cables myself using Mogami 2552 and Switchcraft 1/4" connectors. The XLR connectors are Nuetrik. The rear panel is something I made using Middle Atlantic Audio UCP products. It's a modular system that you can configure yourself based on your needs.

guitarslinger - I agree, the SM82 is great for guitar rigs for several reasons (tone, flexibility, tweakability). The Echo Pro, RSP-550, and 2290 are all in parallel with the dry signal and they get input via a splitter I made (1 in, 4 out).

Hilly - thanks! Now where's that power amp?
 
Brian-

Where did you get the SUS-4 rails? I've got a Mesa rack with no rear rails that I would love to add.

Ned
 
Ned - the rails came directly from Mesa. I called a friend up there and asked if they had any left I could buy. I lucked out, he said they stopped building SUS-4 cases years ago and I bought what they had left. I had been watching craigslist in So. Ca and SUS-4 cases show up once a month or so. Many are beat on the outside but been cheap enough to part-out and get the rails you need.
 
Great looking rig Brian. I hope when I grow up I can have a rig like this. :rock:
john
 
Jeff Hilligan":2ugm1u9i said:
muudrock":2ugm1u9i said:
Nice Rack! I hope mine turns out as well.
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amp land at your stop ok?
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Yes sir. I got home last night and it was there. Haven't had a chance to unbox it yet. Did the RM make it safely?
 
muudrock":2gi29g3g said:
Jeff Hilligan":2gi29g3g said:
muudrock":2gi29g3g said:
Nice Rack! I hope mine turns out as well.
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amp land at your stop ok?
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Yes sir. I got home last night and it was there. Haven't had a chance to unbox it yet. Did the RM make it safely?
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yup.
 
dfrattaroli -
I'm using a Jensen JT-11P-1 wired into a Hammond box. It's pretty simple: The input jack get wired to a parallel out jack and to the transformer. The out of the transformer goes to an isolated jack with the RC network bridged across the terminals. Jensen has the schematic on their site and you want AS013 (1 to 2 passive split). Here's the link:

http://www.jensen-transformers.com/apps_sc.html#musical
 
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