Pedal board mic stand

[stewblack]

My latest bit of Heath Robinsoning....

 

[sandy_r]

Intriguing combination of function there!  Can you get close enough to the mic without it being on a boom?

 

...and impressive tall grey speaker cab in the rear - is that a Zanussi 3x 10" ?  😉

 

[Newfoundfreedom]

I really like that idea. 

 

I will offer you five pounds for ninety five percent of your company. 

 

 

[stewblack]

The angle is perfect - 90° off the top of the pedal board and the rake of the board sends it a good foot out from the pedals 

Edited November 2, 2023 by stewblack

[Woodinblack]

Impressive - how is it bolted on and could it take the weight of an ipad (or for that matter, a drunk pub goer falling over it!)

[Happy Jack]

There's still room on there for a couple of PAR cans and a Zoom Q2n 4K.

 

Just saying ...

[stewblack]

1 hour ago, Woodinblack said:

Impressive - how is it bolted on and could it take the weight of an ipad (or for that matter, a drunk pub goer falling over it!)

I used this 

and it's very happy with a 10" tablet. The main advantage is no legs sticking out forcing my pedal board away and requiring a long boom which is more vulnerable to audience interference.

Fortunately I never seem to play in front of a crowd sufficiently enthusiastic to knock anything over.

[PaulThePlug]

Great... bish, bash BOSCH!

[stewblack]

Road tested last night. Only drawback I could find? Accessing the underside of the board to fix a wiring problem. 

[tauzero]

How long does it take to set up compared to a normal mic stand?

[stewblack]

11 hours ago, tauzero said:

How long does it take to set up compared to a normal mic stand?

Slot it in and tighten two grub screws. I keep the Allen key attached to the side of the board.

It's about the same as setting up a mic stand - quicker than some. 

I find it easier to put the board on a table (or on a cab) to get at the bracket without lying in the floor!

[mike257]

I did similar on a bunch of pedalboards for a project I was involved with.

 

You could replace the grub screw with equivalent threaded wing bolts for manual tightening and make it even easier!

[stewblack]

8 hours ago, mike257 said:

I did similar on a bunch of pedalboards for a project I was involved with.

 

You could replace the grub screw with equivalent threaded wing bolts for manual tightening and make it even easier!

Good idea!

[MrDinsdale]

I think I stomp my pedals too hard to do this 😂

[Chienmortbb]

On 02/11/2023 at 15:26, stewblack said:

I used this 

and it's very happy with a 10" tablet. The main advantage is no legs sticking out forcing my pedal board away and requiring a long boom which is more vulnerable to audience interference.

Fortunately I never seem to play in front of a crowd sufficiently enthusiastic to knock anything over.

Where did you get it?

[mike257]

On 20/11/2023 at 23:38, mike257 said:

I did similar on a bunch of pedalboards for a project I was involved with.

 

You could replace the grub screw with equivalent threaded wing bolts for manual tightening and make it even easier!

Found a couple of pics... 

 

This was when I was working with a touring orchestra show playing rock tunes, with the whole string section on electric instruments and playing through loads of gnarly distortion and effects. 

 

They'd been laying out pedals, DI boxes, stage power etc every day and it was a faff, with things getting damaged and going missing, and everyone was on a variety of mic stands/music stands/iPad clamps for their sheet music. 

 

Built seven of these boards that all mounted in to a single flight case for transport. They all had a power in and thru connections on Neutrik True1 so they could be linked across the stage in one run to save cable mess everywhere.

 

Wasn't my choice of effects units, I heavily campaigned to ditch them the whole time I was involved 🤣

 

The mount and stand are a standard K&M part made for ceiling-mounted mics, and came with Allen bolt fixings which I swapped out for chunky knurled thumbscrews that could be easily popped in and out with no tools. 

 

 

 

[Chienmortbb]

33 minutes ago, mike257 said:

The mount and stand are a standard K&M part made for ceiling-mounted mics, and came with Allen bolt fixings which I swapped out for chunky knurled thumbscrews that could be easily popped in and out with no tools.

 

I cannot find that mic ceiling fitment on the K&M website. Ah, it seems you can only buy it with the mic stand.

Edited November 30, 2023 by Chienmortbb

[stewblack]

11 hours ago, Chienmortbb said:

Where did you get it?

eBay 

Edited November 30, 2023 by stewblack