A simple pedal board like ZAKK???

[cujo]

Ive been thinking about a simple pedal board not sure how to accomplish this.I always run into cable problems..,I hate cables!

I like wireless, wah, phaser, chorus,filter and a delay and harmonist in loop into mesa royal atlantic

if i have a board out front now i have a ton of cables going to n fro the amp...how do i switch amp channels then?

anyone help or a solution?

and then will i have noise issues and tone loss?

oh yea, and im an asshole, instead of coming home on valentines day and giving my wife a gift, i came home and bitched at her about my ex wife!!!
i never should have remairried

 

[BeZo]

You could rig up an elaborate wireless setup, but you'd have a pretty high risk of signal loss and interference problems. When I run my pedalboard, I just run the cables out of the way and they are rarely a problem. As for signal loss from cable runs, the solution is a dedicated buffer. Make sure all of your pedals are true bypass and run a single buffer in your chain. With my board, I run almost a dozen pedals and I do not get any tone loss.

 

[cujo]

What's a good buffer ? I usually use gsp1101 in one rig n Rjm switcher in another. Just trying to setup a simple one.

 

[BeZo]

I'm using a Wrampler Clean Buffer, and it works great. It makes having 10 pedals and well over 60 ft of cable sound like my guitar is running through a 10 ft cable.

I've also heard good things about T1M. His buffer is small and relatively cheap. I was looking at getting one og those when I found the one I got on CL.

 

[Capulin Overdrive]

buffer smuffer!

I run 4 cable with four 21 footers.

Put an X2 on your board and you're down to 3 cables.

Suppose i have some buffered pedals in the mix, but really no worries.

Imagine you'd want your amp footswitch on your board, especially if the loop is switchible.

 

[BeZo]

Suppose i have some buffered pedals in the mix

Yeah, see. A little buffer goes a long way. (Literally)

 

[rlord1974]

A buffer is a must with over 60 feet of cable runs. The audible difference with/without the buffer in the signal path is significant.

I highly recommend the Fallout-Labs Stevia buffer. He (Casey) can build it into just about any sized box you want, including custom interface boxes, true bypass looper strips, etc.

'Casey Hanson' is the proprietor and a member here on Rig-Talk. Send him a PM - trust me, its worth it. Great guy, great quality custom gear and unheard of prices and turnaround time.