I find I much prefer to have my pedals on the desk. I play at home 90%+ of the time, and the only pedal I really need to hit with my foot is the looper. I’m also playing into an audio interface and a pair of monitors a lot of the time, instead of fitting up the tube amp in this hot weather.
Currently, though, my desk is a mess. I have the guitar going onto a Mixing Link, then into a Zoom R8, and onto the monitors. In the FX loop of the Mixing Link is a Broadcast, a Joyo American Sound, and a Trio+. The idea is that I can switch the effects in an out. The setup is fantastic, but I want to brig my H9 up to the desk, and an EvenMidi controller.
It’s all starting to get a bit messy.
I’ve also realized that when I do play out, all I really need is a Broadcast, a tuner, and an H9. This means I don’t really need the big pedalboard any more (it’s a PT Junior Classic).
So, what are my options? The studio is also a living room, so it has to be tidy when not in use. Something like this might do the trick, but it’s a U.S import:
I was also thinking about drawers, and about how to use a power supply. Currently the desk setup is using a One Spot and a few wall-warts on an individually-switched power-strip, but I have a Zuma under the pedalboard.
Any suggestions?
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The slide-out drawer is also an interesting one. Right now I’m leaning toward a three-tier mini shelving unit, to sit on the desk. The middle shelf would either be angled, or slide out like a keyboard drawer. I’ll have to find a way to fix it to the desk though, so I can press the bypass switches without it all falling over.
I may may also set it up so that the zoom R8 can slide in under the bottom. And it’d be neat if the top level could lift off. That way I could have the top level with my playing-out pedals on it.
It’s going to be like a Transformer!
Amazing!