madryan
Well-known member
I posted this over at Harmony Central but I thought you guys might get a kick out of it since it's all Mesa...
I built a buddy a complete MIDI switching rig. It's basically setup so he has total control over everything in his signal chain without any tapdancing. I'm utilizing his Road King II and will be using the Mark V he's got on order when it gets in. Till then I'll most likely patch in my DC-5. There's nearly 200 feet of Mogami cable and about 90 or so connectors of various types.
Basically, there's 8 pedals in front of the amp all in true bypass loops that switch in and out of the signal chain via MIDI. Basically it's a pedalboard on a rack shelf that takes the entire pedal plus the patch cables completely out of the signal chain when you're not using it. I used an RJM Music RG-16 for this. The 8 function switches on the RG-16 will control amp functions.
Once the signal leaves the looper it goes into another looper. This one is an Axess GRX4. The way I'm setting it up is loop one will have his Mesa roadking preamp in it. Loop 2 will have his Mesa Mark V preamp in it. Loop 3 will have the G-Major for time based effects and loop 4 will act as an A/B switch allowing him to route his signal to either the Road King power section or the Mark V power section.
His entire pedalboard will consist of a MIDI controller with a Fulltone Wah and a Ernie Ball volume pedal to use as an expression pedal.
The whole point of a rig like this is to give you the same sort of flexibility as a standard pedalboard setup but with the added bonus of the cleanest signal chain you can possibly have, plus one touch control that changes everything.
I know it's not everyone's cup of tea but if anyone has any questions about building a rig such as this I'm always happy to lend a hand.
Here's the pix...
MMMM... Raw materials...
Wiring up the pedal shelf...
More in the next post...
I built a buddy a complete MIDI switching rig. It's basically setup so he has total control over everything in his signal chain without any tapdancing. I'm utilizing his Road King II and will be using the Mark V he's got on order when it gets in. Till then I'll most likely patch in my DC-5. There's nearly 200 feet of Mogami cable and about 90 or so connectors of various types.
Basically, there's 8 pedals in front of the amp all in true bypass loops that switch in and out of the signal chain via MIDI. Basically it's a pedalboard on a rack shelf that takes the entire pedal plus the patch cables completely out of the signal chain when you're not using it. I used an RJM Music RG-16 for this. The 8 function switches on the RG-16 will control amp functions.
Once the signal leaves the looper it goes into another looper. This one is an Axess GRX4. The way I'm setting it up is loop one will have his Mesa roadking preamp in it. Loop 2 will have his Mesa Mark V preamp in it. Loop 3 will have the G-Major for time based effects and loop 4 will act as an A/B switch allowing him to route his signal to either the Road King power section or the Mark V power section.
His entire pedalboard will consist of a MIDI controller with a Fulltone Wah and a Ernie Ball volume pedal to use as an expression pedal.
The whole point of a rig like this is to give you the same sort of flexibility as a standard pedalboard setup but with the added bonus of the cleanest signal chain you can possibly have, plus one touch control that changes everything.
I know it's not everyone's cup of tea but if anyone has any questions about building a rig such as this I'm always happy to lend a hand.
Here's the pix...
MMMM... Raw materials...
Wiring up the pedal shelf...
More in the next post...