I really want a company to make a modern 1U rackmount effects processor

[Eagle]

a ‘drawer’ designed to pull out and tip down at about 45degrees with a pair of vp4’s would give pretty quick access and deliver more than any 1”or 2” rack piece ever did…and infinitely more than the one that will never be built

Just use axe 3

 

[GuitarBilly74]

a ‘drawer’ designed to pull out and tip down at about 45degrees with a pair of vp4’s would give pretty quick access and deliver more than any 1”or 2” rack piece ever did…and infinitely more than the one that will never be built

If you're going with the VP4, just put it on your board. You will need something on the floor to control it anyway, might as well just use the same unit to do both.

 

[Aleksi]

Just use axe 3

Not buying either at these prices though

 

[Desertdweller]

The Axe FX III is perfect, except it's 3 rack units. If I wanted to run that with a Fryette LXII, Synergy 5050, or Mesa 20/20, perfect, it's exactly what I'd want. Fractal absolutely makes insanely good products.

 

[Eagle]

This works for me;

 

[woody]

This works for me;
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This looks so nice.
Picture me a tiny bit jealous.

 

[laxu]

This looks so nice.
Picture me a tiny bit jealous.

Until you go to lift it! Eagle's rack weighs probably around 30-33 kg / 66-72 lbs without the Axe-Fx 3.

So it's no wonder they're mostly popular in studios, or bigger stage productions where you have roadies cart a refridgerator rack on wheels from a truck to stage.

With digital systems being able to be quite small these days, it would be cool to see half rack width or Eurorack format units become a thing in guitar gear. Or even pedals with no footswitches, just jacks for MIDI control.

The rack format is easily the worst candidate for larger screens too. That's instant 3-4U.

 

[Jarick]

Single unit standalone multi effects don't really make too much sense nowadays. For things like compressors and preamps, sure that's easy enough. But for standalone use you're going to need a screen and that's likely going to make it 2U at least, otherwise the interface is going to be really rough.

@Eagle that's a killer setup! I've always thought my dream rig would be an Axe 3 + a versatile preamp like a Demeter TGP-3, but that Soldano X88IR looks like a perfect modern alternative. I can do a poor man's version with the Friedman IR-X and Axe 3, but that rack unit looks way cleaner.

 

[Eagle]

Until you go to lift it! Eagle's rack weighs probably around 30-33 kg / 66-72 lbs without the Axe-Fx 3.

So it's no wonder they're mostly popular in studios, or bigger stage productions where you have roadies cart a refridgerator rack on wheels from a truck to stage.

With digital systems being able to be quite small these days, it would be cool to see half rack width or Eurorack format units become a thing in guitar gear. Or even pedals with no footswitches, just jacks for MIDI control.

The rack format is easily the worst candidate for larger screens too. That's instant 3-4U.

A friend of mine's

It’s a struggle to put it in the pocket on his gig bag.
It’s easy to miss but the Mesa Formula above the Trio ( chrome limited edition). Is stunning good clean and mark low gain tones , hugely overlooked.

 

[laxu]

A friend of mine's
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It’s a struggle to put it in the pocket on his gig bag.

It's honestly a shame that they didn't do a remake of that Soldano/Caswell unit. Modern motorized pots plus a better screen and you could easily do what the X88 does.

Also, Synergy really should do a SYN-4 like those Egnaters.

 

[Eagle]

A syn 4 with the ir section of the X88ir would be great.

 

[mavrick102000]

A friend of mine's
View attachment 40051
It’s a struggle to put it in the pocket on his gig bag.
It’s easy to miss but the Mesa Formula above the Trio ( chrome limited edition). Is stunning good clean and mark low gain tones , hugely overlooked.

2 Egnater M4's nice. Nice trip down memory lane.