schmidt array pedal boards

sgosden

Seeing quite a few of these popping up on the youtube/pedalshow scene, and they peaked my interest for a future build (the advertising tactic clearly working)...

Then I saw the price.. Holy bejebus.

They're clearly being marketed / aimed at touring musicians. But will undoubtedly end up on a fair few bedroom floors.

Anyone here been tempted?

sgosden

https://www.schmidtarray.com/custom

soma1975

I sometimes wonder if they have ever sold one and if they have just given one to every single guitarist with a youtube channel. 

Beautiful but probably over engineered and expensive compared to what most people are perfectly happy using. 

Wazmeister

I've got one and the quality is 'ok'... the connection box though, was very noisy and I had to swop it for a Gigrig.

prlgmnr

It exists to make bedroom/home guitarists feel better about dropping 2k on an amp and never taking it out of the house*.

"At least I don't have a thousand pound pedalboard".

*I am completely guilty of this so do not interpret this as judgement.

clarkefan

I don't get those cases.  Who's their market?

They're expensive.  They're made of wood so would be less than ideal for slinging in the back of the van every night of the week.  So pub band guys are out.

Maybe they're marketed at people who need to fly a lot, and for some reason also need to bring their pedalboard as carry on? 

Where's the rest of their stuff, in the hold?  In which case why not get a proper flight case for the pedalboard and put it in the hold as well?

TimmyO

They are so expensive I'd be better off strapping pedals to the outside to protect my valuable pedalboard investment 

dindude

I’ve written them off as part of the increasingly closed loop of the YouTube guitar inner circle. 

benmurray85

dindude said:

I’ve written them off as part of the increasingly closed loop of the YouTube guitar inner circle. 

This

Godlykepower

Not interested in having one at all, but I just clicked on a random model above to see exactly what everyone means by ‘expensive.’

First thing I clicked on was €279.....that’s not that bad, I think.

....until I realised that was just for the LID for the board that costs €659!

Musicman20

Lids... 

Winny_Pooh

They do look nice. Unfortunately that leads me to imagine the first dent... tears 

mburekenge

Insanely expensive. The subliminal marketing 'pon the tube is very effective though!

Sassafras

They do make you sound bloody brilliant though. Your audience will look at you with new respect and awe.

impmann

I like the concept.
The prices are daft though.

stickyfiddle

clarkefan said:

I don't get those cases.  Who's their market?

People who post pictures of their gear on instagram more often than they play live.

They're very pretty boards for people who don’t carry their own shit in and out of venues. Which is fine, but in a different segment to simple Pedaltrain type stuff

EricTheWeary

I suspect I'm entirely alone in this but I have spent quite a lot of time this morning humming Schmidt Array to the tune of Jackpot by The Beat. Possibly the closest connection I'll ever have with one. 

  
Schmidt, Schmidt Array, yeah, yeah
Schmidt, Schmidt Array, yeah, yeah
You got your jackpot
You got your jackpot when you hit the top
You got your jackpot
You got your jackpot when you call the shots
Say what a joy
What a joy
What a joy
What a joy
What a joyful sound
Say what a joy
What a joy
What a joy
What a joy
What a joyful sound

Schmidt, Schmidt Array, yeah, yeah
Schmidt, Schmidt Array, yeah, yeah
Say I was walking down the road
With my…

Sassafras

I think they're ideal for holding Vemuran pedals in place and they take up very little room in lawyers' offices.

spirit7

I don’t have one (and wouldn’t have one personally) but the amount of jealousy in this thread is pretty funny  

Sassafras

spirit7 said:

I don’t have one (and wouldn’t have one personally) but the amount of jealousy in this thread is pretty funny  

I thought the jealousy thing was usually reserved for the big names like Bonamassa and Clapton.
If we don't like their music we must obviously be jealous of them. There can be no other reason.

TimmyO

spirit7 said:

I don’t have one (and wouldn’t have one personally) but the amount of jealousy in this thread is pretty funny  

I own plenty of gear items that cost more - wanting one isn't compulsory