Who else counts how many things are plugged together just for your rig?

[guyac01]

Not signal but I sometimes think about sticking one of those power measuring circuit breakers in. I'd love to know what the actual usage is.

I built myself a little box to allow me to check the amount of current flowing through the power side of the pedals - 'In' is from the plug that would normally go to the pedal, 'Out' goes to the pedal instead, and I used a 'car fuse' female connector as the 'through' connection to go to a little Car Ammeter like this one from eBay - allows me to avoid overloading my pedal PSUs and works great: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/22355224...KU40glWTYQGUWXDpRwJhpbjw0=|tkp:Bk9SR-SQioOZYQ

 

[hank57]

I think I spend more time thinking about signal path from the guitar to ear including all the components inside our powered equipment and wonder how is it possible for everything to pass through going from sound to a magnetic frequency powered then reversing back to sound as fast as the speed of light then I put my guitar down and count how many pedals, amps, effect processors and recording devices altogether about 15 is that normal?

I just use a good input and output buffer and stack ‘em up

 

[TheCheapGuitarist]

Maybe I'm retarded but I didn't understand the question nor the first answer....

 

[Spooky88]

Guitar-cord-Amp. Direct is the way to go.

 

[dasherf17]

I think I spend more time thinking about signal path from the guitar to ear including all the components inside our powered equipment and wonder how is it possible for everything to pass through going from sound to a magnetic frequency powered then reversing back to sound as fast as the speed of light then I put my guitar down and count how many pedals, amps, effect processors and recording devices altogether about 15 is that normal?

...she loves me, she loves me not...OH, I'm sorry...!
Seriously, tho, if I keep them under 10, I'm pretty good, tho I AM pushing the envelope lately...
Just answering the heading...
I would imagine 15, not, as a preamp before amp/after guitar may beef things up, yes? There may be noise to consider,

 

[Supertwang]

For me it's basic. Amp plugged into power outlet. Guitar plugged into amp.

Yeah me too,..and I’ll usually use a 10’ George L .225” cable. Without active pickups an electric guitar only outputs about 0.1vac. I believe if you want the most harmonically rich sound you want the shortest & simplest & highest quality signal chain from the guitar pickup to the amp speaker.

 

[Bass Butcher]

Sometimes
Guitar rig...

Bass rig...

 

[msalama]

did include recording

I st... sprawl corrected.

 

[68goldtop]

Hey!

I’m in a cover band and actually use everything at least once per jam or gig.

If it works for you - that´s great!

Only last week I went to see the British "shoe-gaze"-band "Ride".
It was a great concert, and their pedal-boards were easily as "busy" as yours



In all honesty - the pic of my one-pedal-board was just a "fun"-take.
Actually, I use a tuner, a 2-stage drive-pedal (something like a Fulldrive II) and a delay

cheers - 68.

 

[Stratocast]

I think I spend more time thinking about signal path from the guitar to ear including all the components inside our powered equipment and wonder how is it possible for everything to pass through going from sound to a magnetic frequency powered then reversing back to sound as fast as the speed of light then I put my guitar down and count how many pedals, amps, effect processors and recording devices altogether about 15 is that normal?

I have been able to get by with just 2 pedals for years... and gigged hundreds of times... I use a Digitech 250... and a Digitech drop-tuner... not even a pedal... just a switch so I can play drop tuning songs in a moment instead of switching guitars or adjusting my strings manually for those songs... if Not for those songs... I could get by with just the Digitech 250...very simple...

 

[AmpHandle]

I don't count em but I look and wonder why they need so many boxes? I think it's a security issue...lol

 

[24 track]

WOW, tons of pedal dancin' here, as for current draw just add up what each device needs and do the math
I have 2 UPS tied to the electrical that measure, how much power is being used at any given time, a useful device

 

[TwoBear]

Pedals that don't have true bypass have buffers. It's one or the other. That's why it doesn't make sense. That article is poorly written.

Plus there’s the suckers, Which I think have been alluded to but haven’t been mentioned, and the buffers give unity gain, (I think just a hair under equal)

Some pedals with input and output buffers, and some with boosters alone or in conjunction with other effects… i’m just being cheeky, but it’s the Internet don’t you know, we got to Interclude all the Interfacts…. and off to my Intermission…

 

[northernguitar]

Hey!

If it works for you - that´s great!

Only last week I went to see the British "shoe-gaze"-band "Ride".
It was a great concert, and their pedal-boards were easily as "busy" as yours

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In all honesty - the pic of my one-pedal-board was just a "fun"-take.
Actually, I use a tuner, a 2-stage drive-pedal (something like a Fulldrive II) and a delay

cheers - 68.

Ha, no worries! I’m used to being ‘that guy’. I get the (justified) ribbing from my mates, all the time.

 

[TwoBear]

Not signal but I sometimes think about sticking one of those power measuring circuit breakers in. I'd love to know what the actual usage is.

I think a lot of the newer pedals are giving current draw requirements. I’ve got stickers like these all over from counting up.

What I’m finding is the digital ones that say 250 or 300 definitely need their own 500 mA supply and usually don’t get along with others. I think 30% overage is mentioned for safety.

Size definitely doesn’t matter- the Hall of Fame sucks 90mA while the Cusack FX ‘tap a delay’ about 25 or 30 mA. I think the MXR blue box (re-boxed with the girly sticker) Old studio sound, without a light, about 7mA.

These are run no problem from a 7809 1.5 amp Voltage regulator. Not including the Pod Go-which I think sucks about 2 1/2 A, from its own three amp switching supply.

Those little meters sound like a good idea-something people can see without having to break out your multimeter-I bet a lot of space heaters get stuck out on the curb after seeing what they draw!

 

[Pcs264]

Even in a cover band, as long as you're playing the song in a recognizable way, about 498 out of the 500 people in your audience don't notice or care whether your tone sounds like the record. The others are the two guitarists who happen to be there, and no matter what gear you use, neither one of them thinks you got that tone quite right.

 

[TwoBear]

Each of my boards has a couple of always-ons last in line before the amp. Tuners are buffered bypass, but fuzzes and a couple of other things are in line before them.

Nearly everybody knows that old school fuzz circuits like interacting directly with the pickups and don't take well to a buffer in front of them. But a lot of players don't realize that a buffer immediately downstream from one can mess with the tone too.

I keep my small board at home. I count thirteen pedals (including two always-ons: tiny green EP preamp from Henretta and a Bearfoot Pale Green as endstage EQ and gentle amplike compression) but not counting the little Deadbat which starves voltage to the Bonetender and isn't in the signal path. A OneSpot CS6 underneath powers them all.

Kind of odd that a little board wound up with four green pedals but it just worked out that way.

Since this pic was taken, I replaced the Fuzz50 with a Unit 67 compressor, and put an Alexander Quadrant in place of the Echophonic because I wanted tap tempo and presets - I'm getting too old to be kneeling down to tweak the delay every couple of minutes.



Some have said I have way too many drive pedals. Still, the two along the top row just in case of a clean backline amp, and I only kick the little Blue Rain on for pick drags (along with the echo, that's why they're so close to each other). Fuzz50 stays on for a whole song at a time, as does the right half of the JMP11. Both have great cleanup so I can leave 'em on for a different flavor & texture yet still control my gain from the guitar.

So that leaves the Bonetender fuzz, the Pale Horse (TS) and half of the JMP11 which serves as my hot button lead channel. Plenty, but not really excessive IMO.

It’s never excessive unless you run out of places to bury the bodies!

Or hide the receipts!

 

[68goldtop]

Hi!

... as long as you're playing the song in a recognizable way, about 498 out of the 500 people in your audience don't notice or care whether your tone sounds like the record. The others are the two guitarists who happen to be there, and no matter what gear you use, neither one of them thinks you got that tone quite right.

I think your verdict on "guitarists" is unnecessarily hard
I happen to be one ("guitarist") myself, and - unless their playing/sound is utter crap (a rather rare occurence) - I generally enjoy hearing other people play guitar

cheers - 68.

 

[northernguitar]

Even in a cover band, as long as you're playing the song in a recognizable way, about 498 out of the 500 people in your audience don't notice or care whether your tone sounds like the record. The others are the two guitarists who happen to be there, and no matter what gear you use, neither one of them thinks you got that tone quite right.

I play to hear myself as well. Plus, for all the ribbing I take from the guys, they love when I can pull up a phaser sound when we want to cover Shattered or a chorus when we play STP covers. Our Police covers wouldn’t sound as good without the Deluxe Electric Mistress flanger.

 

[soundchaser59]

I think a lot of the newer pedals are giving current draw requirements. I’ve got stickers like these all over from counting up.

That is some vintage NOS masking tape!