James Freeman
Rock Star
- Messages
- 3,696
please stop making pedals with these
thanks
thanks
top mounted jacks are dumb
- Thread starter James Freeman
- Start date
- Messages
- 3,702
Well, at least you know you can avoid Strymon and Meris.
dronerstone
Shredder
- Messages
- 1,332
It'd be nice to be able to exclusively have either/or on a board. I hate pretty much having to use both, but sometimes a pedal comes your way, and you accept it into your life, no matter where the jacks are at.
Also, I believe it's not as bad on multi-row boards, but it totally sucks with single-row ones like the Nano+.
Yuck!
Also, I believe it's not as bad on multi-row boards, but it totally sucks with single-row ones like the Nano+.
Yuck!
the swede
Shredder
- Messages
- 2,042
The perfectionist and ocd in me would consider that. But i get more bothered by having to mix top/side pedals… I’m the type that wants equality and symmetry and with pedalboards that’s a struggle. And at the same time I’m always thinking about what it may look to other if I make the perfect nerdy one brand pedalboard.
I don’t have anything against top mounted. But placing the power inlet on the sides… that’s a no no.
I don’t have anything against top mounted. But placing the power inlet on the sides… that’s a no no.
James Freeman
Rock Star
- Messages
- 3,696
Might be an even worse offender than top mounted jacks, especially when they are very close to the jacks.
the swede
Shredder
- Messages
- 2,042
@James Freeman this will maybe make you go off like a firecracker so hold your hat.
This… this is a serious problem…
That compressor is a pedal I bought back in -11 or something and used it when I played in a band up until -17 when I went all in digital and Stomp. I saved it because I liked what it did. Back then I had pedals mounted on a homemade scrap board made of junk so it was tucked in under something. But I’m planning to make a board now of pedals I saved and a few new ones… so yeah… we have problem…
This… this is a serious problem…
That compressor is a pedal I bought back in -11 or something and used it when I played in a band up until -17 when I went all in digital and Stomp. I saved it because I liked what it did. Back then I had pedals mounted on a homemade scrap board made of junk so it was tucked in under something. But I’m planning to make a board now of pedals I saved and a few new ones… so yeah… we have problem…
Sascha Franck
Rock Star
- Messages
- 6,052
Top mounted jacks are the best there is! Why would you want to waste space?
dronerstone
Shredder
- Messages
- 1,332
Generally I agree, but it depends on the enclosure format.
If there's a dual-footswitch 1590B/1590N1/125B in there, it's the same disaster as with "Mooer-style" mini-size ones.
Not everyone is wearing socks or kinky pointy-toe boots.
Personally, my feet are around 10.5/11 (EU 46/47) and I like wearing Dr. Martens or a nice pair of Chelsea boots. Finicky spacing isn't for me.
the swede
Shredder
- Messages
- 2,042
I always get into character, a certain one, when i get to a job and step into their hallway and notice that there’s 2 or 3 pairs of 47 there. Any hopes and illusions of the “service/tech being seduced by the lonely middle age woman” is out of the door…
dronerstone
Shredder
- Messages
- 1,332
Unless the 47's are high heels, huh?
Sascha Franck
Rock Star
- Messages
- 6,052
EOD:
dronerstone
Shredder
- Messages
- 1,332
Yeah, that should work just fine
James Freeman
Rock Star
- Messages
- 3,696
Hows the be-od?
- Messages
- 9,658
ESP™ Soldered Plug
Evidence Audio was founded by Tony Farinella, who focused on design methodologies in his lab more than 25 years ago. His goal was to create cables that would preserve the quality of sound as it passes through electronics. Every cable is designed to “disappear” without imparting its signature on...
evidenceaudio.com
0XI0
Roadie
- Messages
- 474
the logic of earthquaker is, if power and io is all top mount, you don't need any wasted space between pedals
Sascha Franck
Rock Star
- Messages
- 6,052
I think it does pretty much what it says on the box, maybe not as dynamic as the amps (but they're not the most dynamic amps known to mankind, either). Compresses quite a bit (see lack of dynamics...), as a result it's not exactly noiseless, also a typical complaint when it comes to either the amps or pedals. Tight control is very useful, I wish it had mids instead of presence, though. Does pretty well in front of clean pedal platform amps (in my case usually the Bman model of an Amplifirebox).
I like it quite a bit but it's not my desert island kinda pedal.
ESP™ Soldered Plug
Evidence Audio was founded by Tony Farinella, who focused on design methodologies in his lab more than 25 years ago. His goal was to create cables that would preserve the quality of sound as it passes through electronics. Every cable is designed to “disappear” without imparting its signature on...
Ah well, I have plenty of their patch cables, they're even flatter. But it doesn't help much. For any kind of standard sized pedals (Boss, maybe also somewhat smaller, such as The Dude), I vastly prefer top mounted jacks. That way, I can place them as far away from each other as I want. And fwiw, I have pretty big and wide feet.
dronerstone
Shredder
- Messages
- 1,332
That makes sense.
I have an Idiotbox Superfuzz that sounds AWESOME. Unfortunately though, it has top-mounted 1/4" jacks BUT the power jack is on the side.
They be trollin' fo sho!
