Pedalboard help - patch bay

Mr. Willy

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Upgrading/redoing my pedalboard, and I need some help. I need a patch bay or whatever you call it so that instead of plugging into the pedal inputs, I just plug into the patch bay inserts. I need at least a 4 in/out or 5 at most. I’m probably not referring to this correctly. If you guys understand what I’m babbling about here, would you please point me to what I’m looking for? Any help is much appreciated.
 
Upgrading/redoing my pedalboard, and I need some help. I need a patch bay or whatever you call it so that instead of plugging into the pedal inputs, I just plug into the patch bay inserts. I need at least a 4 in/out or 5 at most. I’m probably not referring to this correctly. If you guys understand what I’m babbling about here, would you please point me to what I’m looking for? Any help is much appreciated.
How about this one?
https://friedmanamplification.com/products2/buffer-bay-6
 
Redco has the inserts. I just built em into my board like the west coast customs boards. Cheap and easy to do.
 
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Not sure what board you have, but BTPA has pedaltrain panels, might work for your board.

https://btpa.com/Bulk-Product/Hardware/Pedaltrain-Panels/https://btpa.com/Bulk-Product/Hardware/Pedaltrain-Panels/pp-0012-04-thru.html
Not super cheap, but locks the cables in.

What I like to do with a patch bay is to have #1 be the guitar. #2 is Front of amp output #3 is effects loop input #4 is effects loop output. If you don't have a loop, just jumper #2 and #3 and send #4 to the front of the amp.
This is what I’m looking for. The other stuff with built in buffers looks interesting, but I’m pretty low tech (embarrassingly) when it comes to stuff like this. You’d think that someone who surfs a guitar rig board would know more about actually hooking them up.
 
This is what I’m looking for. The other stuff with built in buffers looks interesting, but I’m pretty low tech (embarrassingly) when it comes to stuff like this. You’d think that someone who surfs a guitar rig board would know more about actually hooking them up.
You know it seems like common sense, but there can be an art to really doing a pedalboard up right. I know I learned a lot wiring up a pedalboard for a friend, with a mastermind switcher.
 
https://www.templeaudio.com/Not a bad low tech system.

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You know it seems like common sense, but there can be an art to really doing a pedalboard up right. I know I learned a lot wiring up a pedalboard for a friend, with a mastermind switcher.
I’ve thought about adding something like that. It seems very cool to have that flexibility. It’s a bit intimidating to me. I’ve come to learn about myself that I don’t mind so much hooking things up in the way they’re supposed to be, but menus and scrolling really turn me off. I get nervous in the heat of battle if I’m on a rig I can’t troubleshoot quickly. I just need to jump in at some point and learn.
 
Second vote for the VooDoo PX-8 with their ‘medium’ board and power supply. Bought mine ‘previously enjoyed’ from GC and it has been absolutely flawless. Nominal price point increase for every bell and whistle you may not need now, but might want in the future.
 

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