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Topic: Toggle switch bay for effects pedals? |
Jeff Metz Jr.
From:
York, Pennsylvania, USA
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Posted 31 Mar 2015 11:04 pm |
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I am looking to mount my Pedal board and effects onto a stand of some kind so that I have easy access while playing my pedal steel. I am looking for a unit with multiple ins and outs, with toggle switches to run my effects in. That way I can leave all the pedals on but select which ones will be used via a toggle switch. does anybody know of such a unit? Or will I have to build my own? Anyone interested in building me one? THanks
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Mullen G2 SD10 , Lil Izzy Buffer, Goodrich 120 volume pedal, Boss DD-7, Peterson Strobo flip, Peavey Nashville 112 |
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Lane Gray
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Topeka, KS
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Posted 31 Mar 2015 11:39 pm
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It's called a "looper." there are very good ones if you look around. The good ones are pricy.
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2 pedal steels, a lapStrat, and an 8-string Dobro (and 3 ukes)
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Jon Light
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Saugerties, NY
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Karl Fehrenbach
From:
Pennsylvania, USA
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Posted 1 Apr 2015 5:07 am
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| Ditto on Loop Master. Very robust products in almost any conceivable arrangement. Check out all of their products and I think you will find a solution. There are a few with toggle switches versus stomp switches as well. They will probably build you whatever you want if you do not see exactly what you are looking for. |
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Rick Rian
From:
Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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Posted 1 Apr 2015 6:12 am
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| http://www.loop-master.com/true-bypass-loopers-c-22.html?osCsid=pgifhittrf21cq9pgdoodg9rv1 |
Great link ... thanks! |
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Bill A. Moore
From:
Silver City, New Mexico, USA
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Posted 1 Apr 2015 7:05 am
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| If you're handy with a soldering iron,it would be easy to build an accessable switch board connected to the pedal board. Most effects use a momentary switch, so another wired in parallel would also work. |
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Erv Niehaus
From:
Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 1 Apr 2015 7:07 am
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Boss builds a box that can do that with.
I use it in conjuntion with my organ and Leslie pedals. |
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chris ivey
From:
california (deceased)
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Posted 1 Apr 2015 8:28 am
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i'd say spend some time playing with a simple basic setup. you don't need effects if you're not really even practicing, let alone gigging.
and having so many effects in line that you need a switching console is just unnecessary. |
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Jeff Metz Jr.
From:
York, Pennsylvania, USA
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Posted 1 Apr 2015 9:42 am
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Actually Chris my calendar seems to be getting pretty full these days. Do i know you??
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Mullen G2 SD10 , Lil Izzy Buffer, Goodrich 120 volume pedal, Boss DD-7, Peterson Strobo flip, Peavey Nashville 112 |
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chris ivey
From:
california (deceased)
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Posted 1 Apr 2015 9:57 am
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| oh, that's good that you're working. what effects are you using? i find that delay and distortion pretty much cover my needs. |
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Jon Light
From:
Saugerties, NY
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Posted 1 Apr 2015 11:06 am
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The one thing that I could not find, Jeff, was someone who would make me a board with toggles instead of stomp switches. So I made my own.
I would not call it simple--it required patience, careful planning, decent soldering chops and semi-sobriety.
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Jeff Metz Jr.
From:
York, Pennsylvania, USA
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Posted 1 Apr 2015 1:22 pm
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Yeah Chris. Im using a bbe sonic stomp, digital delay, tube screamer o/d, reverb pedal and pog. I dont really use anything but delay and reverb normally but i like having quick access when recording and or playing live.
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Mullen G2 SD10 , Lil Izzy Buffer, Goodrich 120 volume pedal, Boss DD-7, Peterson Strobo flip, Peavey Nashville 112 |
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Gordon Hartin
From:
Durham, NC
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Jon Light
From:
Saugerties, NY
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Posted 2 Apr 2015 4:35 pm
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| Jon & I were simultaneously making upright, vertical pedalboards. But his looper with toggles is what gave me that idea. He used DPDT toggles but I wanted the bling of LEDs (not necessary since you can tell the toggle's status just by looking at it) so it required 3PDT switches. |
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Alan Berdoulay
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Posted 3 Apr 2015 4:51 am
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| Jon.........loopmaster wouldn't do the toggles for you? |
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Jon Light
From:
Saugerties, NY
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Posted 3 Apr 2015 5:25 am
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Alan--I don't want to mis-state the facts so I'll hedge---in the course of my researching I found several companies that do very similar products. I am not 100% certain Loopmaster was the one who said no. Whoever it was, right around then I found the 3PDT switches I needed and I decided that I wanted to do it myself.
I was able to customize it with a master bypass switch and a tuner-out.
Basically, it was an excuse to launch a project.
It is entirely possible that you could find someone to do the toggle option. I would expect them to charge extra but I can't justify it being a whole lot more. |
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Ian Sutton
From:
San Francisco, CA
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Posted 3 Apr 2015 7:10 am
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Jeff,
I don't know how big your pedal board is, but in the interest of carrying fewer things to a gig, I recently picked up a pair of forumite Dale Hansen's Pro Scaffs. They mount to the side of your pac-a-seat and let you place your pedal board there. Great for tinkerers, and very reasonably priced.
Here's Dale's most recent thread on his products: http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=277786
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Alan Berdoulay
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Posted 3 Apr 2015 8:23 am
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Jon........was just wondering. I have this one for my six string rig....
8 loops staggered with tuner out and master bypass.
Nice quality. Simple. |
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Alan Berdoulay
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Posted 3 Apr 2015 8:28 am
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Likin' that jon graboff's rig.......
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