Shaggy Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 After getting fed up of fumbling on darkened stages I thought I’d go for a rack light, but had (a) no money for one and ( no rack space! Figured all I needed was a couple of stick-on LED’s at the top/front edge of the rack. On t’bay I found a brand-new 24 blue LED strip intended for night illumination of aquariums – neatly sealed in silicone to be waterproof - with integral 12V DC adapter - £9 posted. Very slim; only about 1 cm profile with LED’s upright, or 0.5cm with the LED’s on their side. Fitted it last week in a hurry for this last weekends gigs, so just siliconed it behind a bit of “L” section wooden beading, glued the beading to the top/front edge of the rack (just out of the way of the front cover) and painted the front of it matt black so it’s pretty much invisible. Better would be a nice polished alu mount that could slide in and out. Or I could even buy a rack light…… Did look very nifty on stage, better than the fuzzy pics suggest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dood Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 Smaaaart! Do you have a linky to the auction/ebay shop? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urbanx Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 OMG what a great idea!! I'm off to Maplins! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artisan Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 very cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaggy Posted October 20, 2008 Author Share Posted October 20, 2008 [quote name='dood' post='310485' date='Oct 20 2008, 03:02 PM']Smaaaart! Do you have a linky to the auction/ebay shop?[/quote] Here - [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Single-24cm-LED-Waterproof-Aquarium-Moonlight-Fish-Tank_W0QQitemZ200264472859QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item200264472859&_trkparms=72%3A1301%7C39%3A1%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C240%3A1318&_trksid=p3911.c0.m14"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Single-24cm-LED-Wate...id=p3911.c0.m14[/url] Sorry - couldn't figure how to shorten it! - same item & seller, this one's £6.99 with 45 min to go Similar LED lighting kits for car interiors at eg; Halfords, but you'd need to connect the lighter socket plug to a 12V DC adapter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peted Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 Nicely done! We bassists are suckers for flashing coloured lights aren't we? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Funk Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 That looks wicked! Well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnylager Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 Pimp as f*** mate, top banana. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaggy Posted October 22, 2008 Author Share Posted October 22, 2008 [quote name='peted' post='311903' date='Oct 22 2008, 11:18 AM']Nicely done! We bassists are suckers for flashing coloured lights aren't we?[/quote] One of things I always liked – and miss – about my old Trace Elliots, that funky green glow. Surprised it’s not a more universal feature on amps when even the most basic domestic stereos usually have back-lighting. Thanks for all the good feedback! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorick Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 Sweet idea, i'm going hunting............................... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cetera Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 Great idea! Nice rig choice btw.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaggy Posted October 23, 2008 Author Share Posted October 23, 2008 (edited) [quote name='cetera' post='312844' date='Oct 23 2008, 11:27 AM']Nice rig choice btw.... [/quote] I had some good advice It does however weigh only very slightly less than Jupiter Your 1516BE is just in on the left of the pic - under the Trace TV, which is my "hi-fi" rig, unlike the rig above which is about as subtle as a drive-by shooting! Edited October 23, 2008 by Shaggy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.