New break out boxes - rack gear - new pics

Robert S.

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I divided up my rack gear awhile back. Keeping everything in a single rack was getting way too heavy to call portable The problem is though that there are quite a few connections between the Triaxis and the 2:90 and I ended up patching my rig together in the dark, which is no easy task on most dark stages. I got good at it but I knew there had to be an easier way to do it.

Another issue I had running stereo was that my far speaker was getting unplugged by the constant stream of people onstage whether they needed to be up there or not. Some folks think being on stage makes you someone special even if you aren't in the band. This problem caused me to have to replace the screen resistors in my 2:90 and that pissed me off.

Our own member, Lastwinj of tone Shop Amplification made them for me and the break out boxes solve both problems. Now the right and left outs from my Triaxis rig along with the 3 switch wires are combined into a 7 pin DIN connector at the rear of the amp and the speaker cables are converted to neutrix connections at the amp and at the speakers so they lock during installation. No more unplugged speakers and cooked power amps.

He wired them all up, installed the jacks and even made the 7 pin DIN cable. Very nice job and exactly what I wanted.
 
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Ok, I know it doesn't make huge loud noises but I still think it's pretty cool.
 
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sweet concept and execution, robert .. i am about to split my rack into two for the same reasons and this would be a sweet solution ... the reliability alone would be worth it, let alone the ease of setup

cheers
t4d
 
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wow, thats a really good idea...
 
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It really does rock. Anyone that has built a rack knows how many cables it take to tie it all together. Everything has 2 ins and two outs, plus power supplies and midi cables. Having to dig around in there to to connect even the speakers can be a real drag in the dark. Now I have just one cable that makes 5 connections and my pseaker cables lock at the amp and at the speakers, and the connections are easily found even in the dark.

Something else I did was to install two 1/4" jack into a steel rack space cover. One connects to my wireless and the other connects to the Triaxis input. I have three options for inputs now and they are all accessable from the front of the rack. I can either plug into the Triaxis with a guitar cable, I can jumper the wireless into the Triaxis or I can run two 1/4" guitar cables out onto the stage and insert a wah pedal between the wireless receiver and the Triaxis.

The Guitar racks and trap case are wheeled and I have a rectangular dolly that both my cabs fit on and i strap my guitars to the top of those. My whole rig rolls out the door in one trip.

I like it a lot.
 
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Sounds totally perfect. Big rigs sound cool, till it's time to move it and set it up.
Right now, I've got a halfstack, footswitch, pedalboard, and guitars to deal with.
The simpler it is, the easier is to manage.
 
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That is a very nice, neat setup!
My rack looks nothing like that!!
 
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I would have loved to have something like that when I was using a JMP-1/295.
I remember getting tired of worrying about the cheap plastic barrel jack on the JMP-1, so I put a female jack on a blank panel, and routed the back of that to the front of the JMP-1, just so if the cord got stepped on, my preamp's jack wouldn't be toast.
 
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A couple front pics. The first shows my preamp/effects rack. The jumper wire in the front connects the wireless unit (just below) into the Triaxis. If i choose to run cable instead of using the wireless I unplug the jumper from the left jack and plug the guitar into the jack.

The second is a pic of my whole live rig, minus guitars.
 
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most excellent. was a fun project, too, with some challenge. if anyone else needs breakout boxes, let me know.

germ
 
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So far they have worked out very well. Thanks for making a good idea a reality for me Germ.

Robert
 
Re: New break out boxes - rack gear - new pics

Robert S. said:
So far they have worked out very well. Thanks for making a good idea a reality for me Germ.

Robert

your welcome.


germ
 
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