Wireless systems & Pedal boards

[urbanx]

Can I ask some silly questions about Wireless systems and pedal boards?

I use my pedal board a fair bit, but also do a fair bit of running around stage / pub. I’m assuming most of you wireless users use pedal boards too?
I can’t find an option that will work:

[u]Option 1[/u] - I have my wireless on my belt/strap. Fantastic, this is living the dream, I can do all the Fall Out Boy spins, and Busted jumps I want – great...Except, if I have to have the receiver between me and the pedal board, surely I will impale myself on the aerials performing the aforementioned jumps? That’s if I don’t coil myself in the cable between the pedal and the amp first.

[u]Option 2: [/u]Cable between myself and my pedal board, and wirelessly link pedals to amp. The system is useless - As I spin round impressing the ladies, the cable coils around my ankles and my pedal board is migrating across the stage towards me. My feet are tangled, I so can’t even part my legs far enough to put a foot up on the monitor.
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Option 3: [/u]Buy 2 wireless kits. That’s crazy talk.

[JimBobTTD]

I use a Line 6 G30. Transmitter on my belt, small pedal-like receiver on my board. Nothing sticking up. I can run around at will.

I can't recommend the Line 6 enough. Excellent piece of kit. What do you have which is so menacing that it might impale you?

[BigRedX]

Option 1. Chose the right wireless system and the aerials are fairly unobtrusive. Tape your pedal board to amp leads down with Gaffa Tape. TBH your whole band should be doing this already if you have an energetic stage presence. Static leads (ie ones not attached directly to your instrument) that are not secured along their whole length are an accident waiting to happen.

[dudewheresmybass]

receiver on top of amp - 15 / 20' lead to pedal board - pedals - duplicate lead return to amp

worked for me for -- years!

[MacDaddy]

[quote name='dudewheresmybass' post='901523' date='Jul 22 2010, 01:02 AM']receiver on top of amp - 15 / 20' lead to pedal board - pedals - duplicate lead return to amp

worked for me for -- years![/quote]

plus the one.

[urbanx]

[quote]receiver on top of amp - 15 / 20' lead to pedal board - pedals - duplicate lead return to amp[/quote]


ah haaaa...not thought of that! Cheers!


On models that I've seen other bands using the reciever resembles the reciever that The Simpsons have on top of their TV...

[MacDaddy]

forgot to add, tape your leads together every foot and a half or so. If your cables are the same colour mark one near each end, so you know which is which.
Helps keep things tidy and effectively means you only have one cable to (un)pack.*


[size=1]* above tip used and shamelessly stolen from Billy Sheehan.[/size]

[Bassmonkey]

I have a shallow 2U on top of my amp with a Korg Tuner and the wireless. Also contains a multi plug socket so i have a single plug going in to the power source.

Works perfectly and nice and neat PLUS protects both the tuner and wireless unit.

Andy