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PaulH
Gold Member
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 Posted - 08/04/2008 : 14:22:31
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Originally posted by jaymzHal
...My one concern would be the jack to jack connectors - I've heard they can seriously damage the jacks when moved around...
I thought the same.
Everytime you stomp a pedal the whole pedal will move a little, thus causing all the other pedals to move (you have no cable, so no give).
You are likely to break the inputs on the pedals over time.
If you're just using them at home, and are careful, then they'll probably last.
Get the board on a dark stage and two things will happen:
Your pedals will get more movement abuse, so the inputs won't last long;
Given the closeness of the pedals you better have a good aim and narrow feet to avoid turning some of the others on/off at the same time. |
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Laurie
Double Platinum Member
Canada
4854 Posts |
Posted - 08/04/2008 : 15:28:51
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Originally posted by jaymzHal
My one concern would be the jack to jack connectors - I've heard they can seriously damage the jacks when moved around, because effectively the weight of 6 or so pedals can be put on one jack, rather than hanging loosely (unlikely, but I'm sure that it could cause problems to a lesser extent).
Hmmm... I've just had to replace 3 input jacks on old pedals. Looking at the geometry, if a pedal moves at all relative to the others with one of these connectors, it will put a lot of strain on the jack. The good news is that the jacks are tough. The bad news is that if you break one, it will take a genuine replacement part from Boss to fix it properly.
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Dr. Bob
Moderator
Australia
6593 Posts |
Posted - 08/04/2008 : 16:04:48
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Hi Laurie
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Laurie
I've just had to replace 3 input jacks on old pedals.
What sort of problems did you find with the input sockets?
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Laurie
Double Platinum Member
Canada
4854 Posts |
Posted - 08/04/2008 : 16:14:15
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Originally posted by Dr. Bob
Hi Laurie
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Laurie
I've just had to replace 3 input jacks on old pedals.
What sort of problems did you find with the input sockets?
Regards Dr. Bob
Plastic jackets had cracked/split... OC-2, DM-3, and DC-2 (not mine, alas!) |
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Willemdaguide
Bronze Member
Netherlands
70 Posts |
Posted - 08/05/2008 : 10:02:00
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Originally posted by August West
I like the jack to jack connector idea.
I like the idea too but I feel it isn't that good for you pedals.
If you press one, the other will also get some stress on the input.
A cable is flexible so wont bent the pedal next to it.
well don't know how exactly explain this in english, hope you get the point, but I no longer use that type of conncetor. |
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August West
Bronze Member
USA
137 Posts |
Posted - 08/05/2008 : 15:43:42
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I like the idea too but I feel it isn't that good for you pedals.
If you press one, the other will also get some stress on the input.
Your English is just fine - that makes perfect sense. |
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pawnshop_trash
Gold Member
USA
603 Posts |
Posted - 08/06/2008 : 00:17:14
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nice work, red_riviera!
I'm a little bit leery of using the jack-to-jack connectors, for the same reason stated previously (I've seen too many pedals with input and/or output jacks trashed by someone tripping over a cord), but you seem to have your pedals very well protected. |
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Potter V8
Bronze Member
Brazil
106 Posts |
Posted - 08/06/2008 : 14:40:00
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Cool red riviera ! And welcome to the forum !
Accordig with your nick, it seems you like old cars, Buick Riviera is a great car ! I like it too...
Potter V8 |
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red_riviera
Bronze Member
United Kingdom
111 Posts |
Posted - 08/06/2008 : 15:29:18
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cheers guys, glad you like my handiwork!
I'm pretty confident that the jack-to-jack connectors won't damage the jacks... I've been using them or similar ones for years (live and at home) with no problems. I wouldn't put them loose on the floor with these connectors though. As you can see, the pedals are prevented from moving by the dense foam surrounds... the holes for the pedals are cut slightly smaller, so it's a wrestle to get them in, but once the jacks are connected the pedals are very secure. There's hardly any relative movement between adjacent pedals, maybe 1 or 2 mm. That's obviously not useful if you're constantly swapping round your setup, but I'm pretty much settled on this set-up. The pedals on the top row are velcro'd into position, so if I fancy swapping something one or two around for a gig (say the PH-3 for SYB-3), that's easy.
I quite like having them close together... using narrow connectors means 2 more pedals and that's the whole point with this board. And with a bit of forethought, I can go from a distortion to an overdrive or even from a fuzz + phase sound to a pitchshifted overdrive... in ONE stomp across 2/3/4 adjacent pedals. Another advantage of using pedals that are all the same shape and size... I  Boss!
Oh and Potter V8, my user name is nothing to do with cars... my first proper guitar was a Epiphone Riviera in Cherry Red and it sort of stuck after I once did a solo gig under that name. |
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zerksies
Double Platinum Member
USA
3406 Posts |
Posted - 09/01/2008 : 16:31:16
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Originally posted by August West
I like the jack to jack connector idea.
Did the original power supply that came with the BCB have enough current to power all that or did you change the power supply? Also, how did you run the power daisy chain? The power supply that came with the BCB does not have enough drop points for all of those.
if you read the instructions on the bcb-60 it has 1000 miliamps of power.most boss pedals power is under 50 miliamps average about 10-20.so in theory you could power about 50 boss pedals with the bcb-60 i asked the support line on boss about this cause i was running 10 pedals on one bcb-60. and i wanted to make sure if i was reading this. |
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MusicManJP6
Copper Member
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Posted - 10/13/2008 : 16:39:11
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I went through several stages with my BCB-60 and finally ended up taking the whole cable management section out (the part that says "BOSS BCB-60" and covers your cables and such) and laid down velcro carpet on the entire board. Made pedal changes much easier and got rid of the foam...
Here's my pic I took before I sold it:
I had a Monte Allums CS-3, DD-5, and Keeley SD-1 on the board as well but I traded them for a BOSS GT-8 and then ended up selling the pedalboard and all pedals in the above picture because I was so enamored with the GT-8. It still does everything I want it to do and I've quit buying and selling pedals like an addict!
(this is my first post by the way ) |
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Dr. Bob
Moderator
Australia
6593 Posts |
Posted - 10/14/2008 : 09:09:58
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Hi MusicManJP6
Welcome to the forum from Australia.
Regards Dr. Bob |
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DeFrag
Moderator
USA
3409 Posts |
Posted - 10/14/2008 : 15:47:01
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Good move taking the cable section out.. its much cleaner that way. Good job & welcome to Bossarea!  |
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ThaRoadWarrior
Copper Member
Netherlands
9 Posts |
Posted - 10/17/2008 : 13:58:02
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That's really cool Red_Riviera !!
That means you can store up to 14 stomboxes in the BCB-60. Great idea, i think ! |
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gurran1928
Gold Member
Sweden
650 Posts |
Posted - 11/14/2008 : 09:11:40
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Yeah that's nice. I've heard some opinions about velcro on the forum. People say that you can lost the rubber plate from your pedal if you do so. I wonder how.. I use 3*1 cm on each side. On the rubber. When I do like this it stays where I want to, but it is easy to move.
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13 into 6 does go - BCB-60 content
