Pedal collector in a wheelchair. help lol

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Guitarfetish has Modboards as well; pedals built in SMD and stuck on the back of pots. Wide selection of them too...
But the MIDI thing would work the best by far, especially if you have all your pedals already. If you're into tinkering, it might be time to look into Arduinos. Google-fu will not only get you building instructions on stuff like robots, Arduino-based effects pedals...jeez, A/C actuators...anything a microcontroller can do, an Arduino or one of the variants can be programmed to do as well. The programming is easy too as you hook it up to USB and cut/paste code that people post online right into the controller, unplug it and off you go.
Or, put a little more money down and buy a MIDI setup prefabbed and ready to go. It's been the way to go since the 80s.
 
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epi said:
but could I do the rotary switch on guitar?
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I'm not aware of a ready-made guitar pot-sized rotary MIDI controller. But I think something could be improvised. Though it could get expensive. For example, you could have a standard rotary switch (4-6 positions) and then you'd need a 4-6 wire cable out of the guitar to 4-6 of these MIDI boxes (http://www.zzounds.com/item--MSLFSCONTROL) that each could trigger program changes to trigger/turn off/on effects.
 
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In this world of zillions of pedals, I'm surprised nobody is making Nose Pedals. :laughing:
 
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Use a Pimp Cane to switch them on/off.



Sorry.
 
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Would the line 6 midi guitars work? I would find a way to make something similar.... But I could put a 4-6 wire midi in my guitar with a rotary switch and hook it to a midi pedal? Hmm

I also don't mind about cost or if it looks ugly as frig if it works it works :P
 
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I think if you had the right circuits (Artec makes a few great ones) a rotary switch would be a totally doable boost, the best part of a rotary switch would be the ability to shift into different types of boost with 1 dial. It wouldn't require much for modification on the guitar. I have been considering building a travel guitar with a speaker built into it with a few of Artecs circuits built in, just as an all around the campfire, you know, for playing Wonderwall and shabby AC/DC singalongs.
 
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Hmm...this is an interesting topic. I would have some sort of micro MIDI switches installed in the guitar controlling some sort of rack setup. Allowing you flexibility for both expansion and combinations. Think of something like THIS on the surface, allowing you to turn on multiple effects at a time.
 
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I want to use the rotary as a sort of extension on a midi pedal that holds banks....
 
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I guess if you could find a way to regulate voltage that very well could work... MIDI is out of my league when it comes to circuits.
 
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I dunno if anybody mentioned this... But on and off footswitch is nothing but a physical relay. And you could route your guitar for 2 or 3 switches (think of Jazzmaster or 2 or 3 switch les paul - placing them is a bit tricky though) so that them switches would trigger a (more complicated and DC powered) relay on the floor that would activate (possibly combinations of) pedals. Think of footswitches of amps. The principle is the same...

That'd require a bit custom work though...

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dr.barlo said:
I dunno if anybody mentioned this... But on and off footswitch is nothing but a physical relay. And you could route your guitar for 2 or 3 switches (think of Jazzmaster or 2 or 3 switch les paul - placing them is a bit tricky though) so that them switches would trigger a (more complicated and DC powered) relay on the floor that would activate (possibly combinations of) pedals. Think of footswitches of amps. The principle is the same...

That'd require a bit custom work though...

B
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pretty much my idea... but no midi involvement... that would be a lot of wire in and out of my guitar though.
 
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epi said:
pretty much my idea... but no midi involvement... that would be a lot of wire in and out of my guitar though.
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Yeah, without some kind of digital thing (e.g. uh.... MIDI) that is going to be an issue. One possibility would be to go with a Roland Guitar Synth type cable (13 Pin GKC-5). These are easily available of ebay. That would give you (with earth) capacity for up to 12 momentary switches at the guitar end which (running with Dr Barlo's idea') would go to a relay box on the floor. The relay box would simply contain loops that would be toggled on or off (latched) as a given switch was pressed. This arrangement would allow you to toggle up to 12 pedals in and out.

13 pin Cable - (http://www.roland.co.uk/products/productdetails.aspx?p=91)
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Matching sockets (harder to find) - http://www.vguitarforums.com/smf/index.php?topic=11183.0
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For switches, something like 'minature spst momentary switches'
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You press them and, rather than toggle, they come straight back up. I would try hooking up a bunch of these switches and a socket into a low profile case that could be velcro'd (or whatever) onto the front of the guitar. If you are sitting all the time then it probably isn't at much risk of being yanked off the front.

The floor box end is more tricky and needs more thought ...
 
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Yeah, for the floor device something based multiples of a a circuit like R G Keen's bypass in the diagram below (though I think this relies on non-momentary switches). Dual state relays (which work better with momentary switches) are available but I don't immediately see a circuit out there - there almost certainly is one.

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Source page with more info

http://www.geofex.com/article_folders/rmtswtch/rmtsw.htm

Of course this depends on you being happy to do the build work and soldering. Alternatively, what you need now is a hookup with the local tech college (or place where they teach electronics) and set them a challenge to build you something with all these ideas as input :deal:

Finally, as a MIDI alternative, google 'Arduino MIDI Controller'. Arduino are cheap embedded control boards that are programmable at home by hobbyists. Getting one of those into a case with a bunch of buttons and a midi socket, programmed to send MIDI PC Or CC messages, would allow you to control one of the MIDI Loop devices described earlier (Voodoo Lab GCX or a cheapo Joyo PCX).
 
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