top mounted jacks are dumb

[likitlikeyoulikeit]

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!

That type of crap is the stuff that really drives me crazy.....just, why?

 

[the swede]

insane that walrus decided on side mounted power on their “fundamental” pedals… still bought the Fundamental Ambient second hand because it was a steal for that kind of functionality… and it has fucking sliders

Everyone together now:
“ABOMINATION”

 

[the swede]

cant play it though… Have nothing to plug it into.

 

[TubeStack]

I know real pedals generally sound better (maybe) and are a lot of fun, but going all-in on the Helix Floor as a complete pedalboard replacement really freed me of all these concerns. I used to near-constantly obsess about and reorganize my board, that stopped completely once I went with the Floor.

Anyway, carry on!

I don't mind top jacks, myself. +1 on the side power near the input/output jacks though, drove me nuts with my Keeley Fuzz Head and MXR CBMOD.

 

[the swede]

I know real pedals generally sound better (maybe)

Nahh, they dont… maybe certain drives, preamps, fuzz etc. The Blackstone mosfet pedal comes to mind…

and are a lot of fun, but going all-in on the Helix Floor as a complete pedalboard replacement really freed me of all these concerns.

True. Same for me for a number of years. It’s amazing what they can do actually.

I’m only back into pedals because i got kinda burned out on digital/modeling. Everyone’s different, but it started positive for me then it slowly went downhill and I just couldn’t do it anymore. I’m starting over with some pedals I have and have plans for a few more. It’s about finding my way back to being creative and enjoy guitar playing again. :)

 

[FuzzyAce]

Anybody crazy enough to do bottom jacks yet?

 

[Boudoir Guitar]

Anybody crazy enough to do bottom jacks yet?

"All our time based pedals have bottom mounted jacks, and all of our dirt pedals have top mounted jacks. So everyone can meet in the middle."

 

[holoholo]

Anybody crazy enough to do bottom jacks yet?

 

[holoholo]

Bottom jacks would be the mullet of all jacks

 

[FuzzyAce]

Bottom jacks would be the mullet of all jacks

I think it could work!

 

[AlbertA]

please stop making pedals with these
thanks

Yeah they should be on the underside of the pedal, like the mac mouse charging port.

 

[Whizzinby]

I like top mounts, but the biggest issue is consistency. The pedal cabal should pick a standard and stick to it.

 

[sashimi]

Might be an even worse offender than top mounted jacks, especially when they are very close to the jacks.

MXR

 

[maguchi]

I don't mind neither way. It's more about the pedal for me. I can work around the jack and power inlet location.

 

[TwistedTape]

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So if you buy 6 of these it comes out to just over $43. Thats just silly.

 

[TwistedTape]

I want all mine to be top mount, saves more space than people might think. It would be pointless if they put the power jack on the side.

 

[woody]

The problem with side mount is the amount of space it takes to unplug a cable when there's trouble.
I always leave the real estate and cable slack to repatch everything with pedals staying put.
With top mount pedals there's usually plenty of space to replace a faulty patch cable or to reseat a crusty connection, even on tight boards.
With most crammed boards I see theses day, you're SOL if you need to trouble shoot them on the fly if your side jack plugs are locked in by the neighboring pedals.

 

[SillyOctpuss]

The worst is side jacks on a 1590bb KOT sized pedal. The original version of kingtone Duellist suffered from this.

 

[Achilles]

please stop making pedals with these
thanks

please ignore this person

 

[GreatGreen]

What is with this insane opposite world thread? Every pedal would be better with top mounted jacks. Every single one lol.

Top mounted jacks and cables with angled ends is pedalboard perfection.