Kamiel Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 Hi, I'm sure this is asked before but the only topic I could find was about 10 years old so: The knobs on my pedalboard have been changing DURING GIGS due to a cable running over them when I am moving around the stage. I have little pieces of tape telling me where wich knob should be but when your sound is gone you don't wonna check 20+ knobs on there position. The knobs should stay put. Do you guy's have any good solutions to this problem? grts, Kamiel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 Go wireless? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dosi Y'Anarchy Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 Some pedals, like some Digitech ones actually provide stomp locks with their pedals to combat this. Ibanez had a tone lock series which allows you to push the knobs in to stop them changing I've seen pros just tape them down. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 Yup, electrical tape is the way to go. Anyone who thinks it's smart to voluntarily change the settings on their pedals between songs has no business being on stage - get your sound sorted out before the gig, not during it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Krow Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 Now if analogue pedal makers could only get their heads around providing us live musicians with presets!... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kamiel Posted August 10, 2018 Author Share Posted August 10, 2018 Wireless is to expensive right now, and for some reason I'm generally not really a fan of wireless, but that's just a feeling-based thing I guess. I agree that your sound should be fixed before you go on stage, that's not the problem, so taping the knobs down would be a solution, thanks. More ideal would be something that makes the knobs able to move but makes it a lot harder, so it's more permanent in a way that I don't have to tape down my pedalboard every gig. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ped Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 Man needs a loknob http://loknob.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kamiel Posted August 10, 2018 Author Share Posted August 10, 2018 Those loknob things look nice, but for (at least) 10 dollars a piece, with my 20+ knob pedalboard, that's not a solution I can or wan't to pay for right now! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 25 minutes ago, ped said: Man needs a loknob http://loknob.com And a lottery win?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ped Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 Yes ridiculous price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0175westwood29 Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 4 hours ago, Kamiel said: Wireless is to expensive right now, and for some reason I'm generally not really a fan of wireless, but that's just a feeling-based thing I guess. I agree that your sound should be fixed before you go on stage, that's not the problem, so taping the knobs down would be a solution, thanks. More ideal would be something that makes the knobs able to move but makes it a lot harder, so it's more permanent in a way that I don't have to tape down my pedalboard every gig. take of your knob and put a rubber washer under it, will still turn but will take more force to do so 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bridgehouse Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 13 minutes ago, 0175westwood29 said: take of your knob and put a rubber washer under it, will still turn but will take more force to do so Yes - this... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazzbass Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 (edited) as an enabler, as we all are, the obvious solution is to buy a wireless unit. Line6 G30 works great with bass imho SPECIAL BONUS answer, buy TWO wireless belt packs, one for each bass. PS when I'm happy with how my 5 pedal board sounds, I take a phone pic of it so I can cleary see the settings of every knob for future reference Edited August 11, 2018 by bazzbass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jposega Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 17 hours ago, Happy Jack said: Yup, electrical tape is the way to go. Anyone who thinks it's smart to voluntarily change the settings on their pedals between songs has no business being on stage - get your sound sorted out before the gig, not during it! I’ve got 6 pedals currently. One is a tuner. Because I don’t have room to have two fuzzes, two overdrives, two octave pedals, and a distortion means that I shouldn’t be Allowed to gig? I call bulls**t on that. Anyone who isn’t an idiot should be able to sort out how they set their levels for different songs; more gain from the Fuzz means less gain for the overdrive, etc. It’s like learning the songs themselves, you practice changes and then figure out appropriate settings during soundcheck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kamiel Posted August 11, 2018 Author Share Posted August 11, 2018 51 minutes ago, bazzbass said: as an enabler, as we all are, the obvious solution is to buy a wireless unit. Line6 G30 works great with bass imho SPECIAL BONUS answer, buy TWO wireless belt packs, one for each bass. PS when I'm happy with how my 5 pedal board sounds, I take a phone pic of it so I can cleary see the settings of every knob for future reference Altough 200 EUR is'nt that much for a wireless unit (if it indeed works great) it's still not the kind of money I can or want to spend right now. I will in the future, near or less near, but it isn't something I can do right now. And I do have the picture with my prefered settings for future reference, it's just that I don't want to be taking my phone out on stage while the rest of the band is playing to discover why I have no sound. 😛 14 hours ago, 0175westwood29 said: take of your knob and put a rubber washer under it, will still turn but will take more force to do so I've heard of this method before, just didn't want to propose it in the original post to have a plain field to start with. I will try this, it is propably the cheapest trick so if it works I'll be happy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazzbass Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 (edited) 14 hours ago, 0175westwood29 said: take of your knob and put a rubber washer under it, will still turn but will take more force to do so does the washer need to be tight on the spindle or just that it's between the knob and the pedal? I know there are pens made for marking pedals that just wipe off. can't remember it's name but google will find it Edited August 11, 2018 by bazzbass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kamiel Posted August 11, 2018 Author Share Posted August 11, 2018 3 minutes ago, bazzbass said: does the washer need to be tight on the spindle or just that it's between the knob and the pedal? I know there are pens made for marking pedals that just wipe off. can't remember it's name but google will find it Again, it's not the marking that's the problem, it's just that even with markings you don't have the time (on stage, during a song...) to look at 20+ different knobs to see if they're all in the right place, with or without markings! But talking about markings, I make little stickers with cirkles on and I draw where the knob should be, and those draw on paper stickers come off real clean and easy if you want them to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazzbass Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 (edited) yeah I know, I added the bit about the pen as being easier than looking at your phone to reset the knobs I'm buying some silicone washers tomorrow methinks Hmmm and if you wanted to be sure it won't move, Loctite or nail varnish between washer and pedal and between washer and knob ! OH YEAH THAT'S IT Edited August 11, 2018 by bazzbass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jposega Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 10 minutes ago, bazzbass said: does the washer need to be tight on the spindle or just that it's between the knob and the pedal? I know there are pens made for marking pedals that just wipe off. can't remember it's name but google will find it It should bridge the gap between the bottom of the knob and the top of the pedal to provide friction. You could also do the brofressional thing and invest in some gaffers tape. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazzbass Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 (edited) cheers, and yeah gaffa tape fixes everything. I wrapped the hole in a muffler with gaffa tape. That part lasted longer than the rest of the exhaust system lol. Also known to hold a rip in a pair of jeans, from the inside. I just rememberred Jeremy Clarkson chauferring a wedding in jeans covered in black gaffa tape rotfl Edited August 11, 2018 by bazzbass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 4 hours ago, jposega said: Anyone who isn’t an idiot ... Been gigging long, have you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0175westwood29 Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 9 hours ago, bazzbass said: does the washer need to be tight on the spindle or just that it's between the knob and the pedal? I know there are pens made for marking pedals that just wipe off. can't remember it's name but google will find it needs to be against the knob as its against that where it stops it turning Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 I changed my knob once during a gig. I got chucked out of the venue... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bridgehouse Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 Just now, AndyTravis said: I changed my knob once during a gig. I got chucked out of the venue... Someone had binoculars in the venue?! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 Just now, Bridgehouse said: Someone had binoculars in the venue?! Microscopic spectacles... Don’t tell Mrs Travis, she’s thought 4cm was 12 inches for years now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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