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red_riviera
Bronze Member
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 07/25/2008 : 20:48:06
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Hi guys, thought you might like to see how I squeezed 8 Boss compacts, one Boss Twin, a tap tempo switch and two amp control footswitches into a case designed for 6 compacts:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3133/2701208997_507cf731f9_b.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3190/2701216891_283a5f2b0a_b.jpg
I removed the plastic 'BCB-60' strip and steel frame and sawed them down to fit 3 extra compacts on the 2nd row. The 2nd row pedals sit on a velcro covered wooden shelf about 3/4" deep. The plastic strip was also drilled for my amp tremolo / reverb control stereo jack, 2 footswitches and a tap tempo jack.
The remaining pedals are connected with narrow jack-to-jack connectors and surrounded by 3/4" foam rubber, which holds everything together well and hides the power / tap tempo / patch cables.
The tap tempo can be fitted on the board above the DC-2, but I prefer it off to the side on the floor, as it gives a more positive action. The tap tempo jack is wired to both the PH-3 and DD-20.
And it still has room to fit the power supply, ebow, capo and slide |
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DeFrag
Moderator
USA
3409 Posts |
Posted - 07/25/2008 : 21:31:44
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Excellent red_riviera! & welcome to Bossarea.  |
Edited by - DeFrag on 07/25/2008 21:32:25 |
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Right Foot Boss
Gold Member
USA
881 Posts |
Posted - 07/25/2008 : 21:47:45
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Man that is nice.
Makes me think Boss should make a BCB-12 or BCB-120. |
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Laurie
Double Platinum Member
Canada
4854 Posts |
Posted - 07/25/2008 : 22:11:56
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That's a whole lot 'o pedalboard!!
Welcome red_riviera!! |
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August West
Bronze Member
USA
137 Posts |
Posted - 07/26/2008 : 01:40:49
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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. |
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zentropa
Gold Member
USA
837 Posts |
Posted - 07/26/2008 : 07:17:08
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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.
the BCB-60 daisy chain has 8 or 9 male plugs... i can't remember offhand as i'm not looking at mine right now, but i know it's enough to power 6 pedals + a tuner and i can't remember if there's another one dangling.
the PS that comes with a bcb-60 i believe is 250mA. should be enough to power analog pedals.
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Right Foot Boss
Gold Member
USA
881 Posts |
Posted - 07/26/2008 : 07:39:05
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8 males. Daisy Chain sausage party! |
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August West
Bronze Member
USA
137 Posts |
Posted - 07/26/2008 : 13:54:35
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| I still don't see it - of the 8 connectors one plugs into the board itself to get power from the PSC supply. There are seven left - I think by plan this is 6 pedals and 1 tuner the way it is laid out. The pictures show 8 compacts and a DD-20 plus some other stuff. I assume he bought a longer daisy chain(?) |
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red_riviera
Bronze Member
United Kingdom
111 Posts |
Posted - 07/26/2008 : 15:11:33
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Thanks for your comments guys... I'm not a total nOOb, I have been lurking here a while (soaking up useful information! )
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Originally posted by August West
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.
Yes the PSU is rated to 1000 mA. I replaced the Boss daisy chain with a visual sound 8-way as it has right-angle plugs to save room betwen the pedals (I also used a 2 way splitter on one plug for a total of 9 outputs).
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zentropa
Gold Member
USA
837 Posts |
Posted - 07/26/2008 : 18:49:23
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| hehe, if the bceb-60 has the 1A ps then my used one had a replaced ps :( |
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August West
Bronze Member
USA
137 Posts |
Posted - 07/26/2008 : 22:40:12
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| Check it again - I think you'll see that the OUTPUT is rated to 1000 mA (@ 9V). The input is rated to 250 mA (at a range of 50-60 Hz input AC voltages). I bet you didn't get ripped off. |
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zentropa
Gold Member
USA
837 Posts |
Posted - 07/26/2008 : 23:53:24
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ah.
i'll have to look it over.
i got a BCB-60 in mint condition complete w/ all cables for $60, so i don't think i'd feel ripped off even if it was only a 250mA.
odd thing is, that i've found the PS w/ the BCB-60 that isn't running through the BCB-60 board picks up a LOT of interference... i was getting cel phone stuff through my amp when i used that PS with a different pedal board. |
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bossarea
Forum Admin
United Kingdom
3652 Posts |
Posted - 07/27/2008 : 12:12:45
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That's very cool.
I like it |
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jaymzHal
Silver Member
United Kingdom
297 Posts |
Posted - 07/29/2008 : 16:08:01
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| I really like the amp footswitches built in! 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). |
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Dr. Bob
Moderator
Australia
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Posted - 07/29/2008 : 16:38:10
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Hi red_riviera
This is a really great mod & idea.
Thumbs up, on your redesign of the classic BCB-60 case.
Perhaps Boss-Roland should pay some serious attention, to what you have achieved.
Regards Dr. Bob |
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ChristoMephisto
Platinum Member
Canada
1288 Posts |
Posted - 07/30/2008 : 00:54:58
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Thats really cool
like how you added 'verb and trem switches |
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13 into 6 does go - BCB-60 content
