pedalboards

[mentoneman]

some of the boards i've observed and taken pics of over the years at shows i've seen and bands i've mixed

like snowflakes no two boards are alike

guitarist for michael w smith/delirious

david eugene edwards/woven hand/16 horsemen

glenn pearce/MWS

doyle dykes

robben ford

mike landau

we deserve another closer look at my hero's board

lincoln brewster

nick sterling

(unknown) player i mixed

adam's U2 jr rig

e. gtr for brenton brown

typical U2 influenced worship board...4 delays!

dean r. (paiani on tgp)

pigtronix demo board at NAMM

random board martin was building while at the old CAE office on magnolia

yours truly

 

[The Hoff]

Nice collection you have there. Thanks for posting. Always interesting to see people's boards.

 

[mentoneman]

there is something romantic about piles of colorful boxes strewn out before a player

however I'm definitely a firm believer in the hybridization of pedals and rack effects

 

[Ventura]

Perfect timing for this thread...

My 'masterpiece' is underway. Pics to follow. But it'll be a while - got some tasty stomps, and a terrific system. I'm stoked...

Thanks for the post,
Mo

 

[mikehickey]

gotta love Robben Ford...one pedal.

 

[mentoneman]

Perfect timing for this thread...

My 'masterpiece' is underway. Pics to follow. But it'll be a while - got some tasty stomps, and a terrific system. I'm stoked...

Thanks for the post,
Mo

glad to be of service

now do us proud and "bring it"

ps keep it messy

 

[mentoneman]

gotta love Robben Ford...one pedal.

rf was never much for tons of stuff on the floor but recently he's been expanding--mikey influence methinkith:

( i'd peel back off the treble on the zendrive if i was him... )

still loved his tone best with the tc2290/lexicon pcm 70/dumbelator rig and his fender RF guitar..that was TONE!

 

[mentoneman]

(the tele not so much...)

this was the tone machine for him

 

[mentoneman]

"step away from the pedals lee"

"paging michael thompson..we found a young boy wandering amidst your pedals looking for his dog.."

 

[mentoneman]

oh yeah forgot about this donkey i bumped into at rack systems ltd

who does he think he is, EVH?

my experimental years live rig/toy pile in '01 (pedals from l-r = POD v.1, rocktron tsunami, carl martin comp, original mxr flanger, ce-1, teese modded vox wah, yamaha QY-10 sequencer, rivera buf IV boost/od/loop pedal (not seen= ada flanger, tc disortion/line boost, tc para sustain, ce-2, eh memoryman deluxe, tc scf, budda phatman...) dig the rivera tbr-1/ triaxis rack! the ampeg 2x12 loaded with v30/g75 then dumped the 75 for a cl80, the vert 2x12 had a altec 417 santana speaker, the vert boogie had ev bottom/90 top, and the hughes ketners had EVs-the LP deluxe had a classic 57 bridge pu, the mexi strat had bill lawrence 280Ls, and the ibby had a carvin neck and classic stack neck/hs-2 middle, and pearly gates bridge

some tools of the trade in '02--my eggie years! tol 100 head, tol 100 combo, tol 50 combo, fotoflame japanese strat with 84 fender neck/reissue 57, lindy fralin vintage hots with bass plate, and callaham bridge

and in '05 the mojaves were rolling in-and my TYLER

zachman jam days were always fun (and loud!)

babysitting his monster rack was grand

and his fuch ods 100-the robben ford amp!

and my friend's aiken tomcat

and in '10-the cleanest my live rig ever looked!

'10 gear pile

'11 gear pile before the big sell off!

bye bye space echo and onyx

backstage filming jason aldean concert in fort scott kansas in 09 and checking the e. gtr rig

 

[tweed]

checking out all those photos makes me want to shop for gear

Thanks for posting Pat! Some very cool stuff in those pics!!!

 

[blackba]

Cool photos. This thread is actually helping my GAS, it makes me realize that I have plenty and don't need anything else.

 

[Ventura]

Perfect timing for this thread...

My 'masterpiece' is underway. Pics to follow. But it'll be a while - got some tasty stomps, and a terrific system. I'm stoked...

Thanks for the post,
Mo

ps keep it messy

Not a chance... It's gonna be tracked, tied and tight
28" x 18" TT Board
Lavacable Mini ELC with solderless ends
DC Brick for power (right now this makes the most sense)
Furman Locking power bar
Stereo Outs

Just getting the last bit of layout done, and the board is coming up from Rooster - I'm doing the install though, so this'll be an interesting project. Let's see how 'pro' I can go

 

[jski59]

It's funny looking at these pics cause I've been debating on how to downsize everything to save weight and setup time...and I only have a pedaltrain with a Nova system, a wah on a loop switcher and an amp gizmo!
And I don't mean that negatively towards big boards...my mindset is just so far in the other direction regarding weight and portability.

I'm starting to see how a GCX or RJM rack switcher with a multifx and a few racked pedals going into the front of the amp would be a nice, compact setup.

 

[Gainzilla]

It's funny looking at these pics cause I've been debating on how to downsize everything to save weight and setup time...and I only have a pedaltrain with a Nova system, a wah on a loop switcher and an amp gizmo!
And I don't mean that negatively towards big boards...my mindset is just so far in the other direction regarding weight and portability.

I'm starting to see how a GCX or RJM rack switcher with a multifx and a few racked pedals going into the front of the amp would be a nice, compact setup.

Its all good, you gotta use what works for you, big or small. It aint like your building a board for someone elses approval..

You can eliminate the rack and incorporate alot of the same functionality with one of a number of board mounted router switchers;

http://www.providence.jp/providence_e/pec_2/pec_2b.html

http://rockbox.com/efxmkiii.htm

Its a footswitch, switcher router, MIDI switch all in one. Hook your EFX up and its pretty much as good as any small rack. You can route to your FX loop,FRont of Amp, switch amp channels, call up and number of FX at once and have a bunch of presets as well. Great units indeed..

 

[John4021]

A few of my fav's

 

[mentoneman]

I'm still thrilled with that Rivera RM-1 i got

4 loop switcher, 4 9v power output taps, tuner output with main output muting, global volume output knob assignable to any preset, midi out, 2 switching jacks

$299.00

 

[Meathead]

Holy crap! Some great stuff in there!

 

[Ventura]

I'm not sure who posted it, but it was a while ago... A shot of lead man from Social Distortion 'Mike Ness' wailing on his P90 loaded GoldTop with 1 stomp on a board out front. Brilliant. Just the fact he had it placed 'on a board' made me howl.

Mo

PS - there are some seriously fine looking (and I'd imagine SOUNDING amps in the above pictoral roster Daaaaaayum!!)

 

[controlled_voltage]

this thread is pornographic man