I've already got one thread regarding my pedalboard that's an opus, (it still requires completion), so I'll keep this one much more brief.
When we moved house 3.5 years ago, one of the things that Mrs Bobulous and I agreed on was that I could have a man cave for all things guitar. We're never looking to move from the house, so its been worth me spending time working out what I want the room to be like.
I'm looking to have a place which is a relaxing environment in which to play and get ideas and that has guitars on the walls, (I'm quite insprired by what's in sight, so having all guitars in cases etc wouldn't work for me. However, I've been wanting to put my paltry DIY skills to use by creating some storage so I can put the cases away in the loft.
Here's the room after I've emptied most things:
First steps have been to have a new radiator installed in a new location and change lighting. The old radiator was against the longest wall which is where I'd like to position my amps. The lights have been put in by my father-in-law and are on two circuits - both dimmable and using a wifi light switch cos, well, why not?!!
The next stage is to populate the two alcove areas either side of the fireplace. The left hand side will be my desk, and the right side will be the guitar storage. Its a Victorian house so the walls are not straight. This has caused me to think, and rethink, about what I'm going to rest the guitars on/against and whether I'm going to have doors or some other 'frontage'.
I was going to have shelves, but they would be a bitch to cut to the correct shape, so have decided to copy guitar stand designs by having two struts on the base and then a higher strut for the neck to rest on. I've installed this over the weekend:
All pieces of wood are level, although the walls can trick the eye!!
Comments
Dimmer switches can cause hum in amps IIRC. Don't have dimmers myself so can't confirm. Anyway build a stand and/or tilt back for your amp to open the sound in a boxy room.
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Actually your idea is exactly what I was thinking of doing besides the chimney breast in the studio. I went over a few ideas, including what I thought was the final concept which was to make a deep shelf ane bolt one of two Hercules racks on the shelf, with one below.
In the end by selling a couple of guitars and having a complete reshuffle I was fortunate enough to get a perfect free floor space for one rack which was just as well as I hadn't accounted for how much the guitars leant back on the Hercules (as I didn't have one). Like you've done there to get them to fit you need them more or less vertical.
I would have though the tough carpet like stuff would be best bet, whatever it is make sure it won't stain the guitar, and that any foam won't react with nitro (or just cover the foam too).
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