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These days, I'm making a rack system build around the ADA MP-1 preamp. I will also be buying a wireless system this summer. The plan was to remove all pedals completely to minimize the amount of cable required, and then get a powerfull rackbased multi-effect processor. However, I've realized that I am more attracted to the more mix-and-match mentality attached to pedals. Besides, I doubt that I, for example, ever will need more than one phaser setting in a song. The only effect I can think of where that may become the case is delay/reverb (I'll make a separate thread for that soon).
However, I would still like to remove the pedalboard from the equation, as that would remove a whole lot of cable, which both saves tone and gives a guitarist recently freed from having to plug a cable into his guitar less to stumble in.
So, basically speaking, I was wondering if any of you have ever tried to convert a pedal to a rack setup? Basically, what I was planning to do was to take something like a Boss pedal, gut it all out of the box and put it into a rack (I would guess that it would be possible to get three pedals or something into a 1U rack box). I would probably have to extend some cables, so that the knobs can be fitted on the front, inputs and outputs on the back (and probably the power input, I haven't figured out quite how to handle that yet). The biggest problem would be the switching. Could it be possible to somehow move the switch for each separate cable to a box in front of you, the way it's done with multi-channel amplifiers?
It's may be a strange concept, but I think that for me, it'll be a great solution. It'll cut down on the amount of cable needed, less moveable parts = less chance for anything breaking etc. etc. Have anyone ever tried anything like this before?
However, I would still like to remove the pedalboard from the equation, as that would remove a whole lot of cable, which both saves tone and gives a guitarist recently freed from having to plug a cable into his guitar less to stumble in.
So, basically speaking, I was wondering if any of you have ever tried to convert a pedal to a rack setup? Basically, what I was planning to do was to take something like a Boss pedal, gut it all out of the box and put it into a rack (I would guess that it would be possible to get three pedals or something into a 1U rack box). I would probably have to extend some cables, so that the knobs can be fitted on the front, inputs and outputs on the back (and probably the power input, I haven't figured out quite how to handle that yet). The biggest problem would be the switching. Could it be possible to somehow move the switch for each separate cable to a box in front of you, the way it's done with multi-channel amplifiers?
It's may be a strange concept, but I think that for me, it'll be a great solution. It'll cut down on the amount of cable needed, less moveable parts = less chance for anything breaking etc. etc. Have anyone ever tried anything like this before?
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