Extreme pedal cable patching

lukedlb

Ever needed just that little bit extra space on a pedalboard?
Are those pesky jacks eating up too much space?
Confident enough with your pedal path that you’ll never need to swap pedals again?
Just solder some cable directly from one output socket to the next input socket. 
Think how snug that pedalboard would be. 
Yes, I know the many reasons why we don’t do this, but theoretically it’s possible, right?

lukedlb

Yeah, ok, it’s totally daft. 

breadfan

Of course, it's possible.

Why bother with jacks- you can solder connecting wires to each pedal's circuit board.

You would be as well to put them all in one enclosure while you're doing it.

english_bob

It's not totally daft, but it probably isn't the best option for someone who changes their pedalboard regularly and wants to sell stuff they aren't using. 

On the other hand, if your pedalboard is set, and isn't going to change any time soon- say, for a long tour playing essentially the same setlist each night- it may have advantages if you follow the idea through to its conclusion- everything in one box, hardwired for signal and power, properly shielded, with good, quiet power and built for reliability.

That's basically what at least some of the Pete Cornish pedalboards are.

Sassafras

My pedals might as well be welded together. I only ever change the first one in the chain. It's been the same for about the last 15 years and that's how I like it.

Teetonetal

Sassafras said:

My pedals might as well be welded together. I only ever change the first one in the chain. It's been the same for about the last 15 years and that's how I like it.

Miku into a mt2?

Sassafras

You're nearly right:

LuttiS

Sassafras said:

You're nearly right:

With that board you need to start a band called "The Metal Zone" and only do Kenny Logging covers.. everyone would have cool moustaches and wear hats and always have dark glasses no matter the ambient lighting conditions.

Actually that sounds awesome... I want in! 

Sporky

As I recall, Sunscreem did pretty much this - cable direct to the PCBs, off to proper patchbays.

dano

Sporky said:

As I recall, Sunscreem did pretty much this - cable direct to the PCBs, off to proper patchbays.

Sunscreem the hippy dance rockers from the 90s ?