Gang, I need some help on decided what to do with my rack.
Currently I run one of two racks and wish to integrate them:
GXC w/Wireless + 6 stomps
Ibanez UE700
All was fine but I need them integrated. Let's consider this:
- GXC with 6 stomps, 1 tuner leaving 1 free spot
- UE700 which has a bufferred input on the pedal
- Wireless unit which is really helpful on our usually cluttred stages
All my options have trade-offs and I feel I'm missing something here.
Option A – The rack is the hub
Guitar > wireless into the rack wireless out to board for wah, back to the rack into the buffered input of the GXC with the UE700 in my free channel
Pros: simple design, bypasses the UE when not in use
Cons: lots of cabling (signal loss), more complex setup, UE’s EQ can only be on with UE (not a big deal)
Option B – From the rack back via UE
Guitar > wireless into the rack wireless out to board for wah into the UE700’s buffered input > UE700 into GCX
Pros: Less cabling, UE’s EQ can go on at any point
Cons: UE700 is always on, tuner is very far down the chain
Other options I am pondering include sending a GXC buffered signal to my wah but have read this is not a good idea.
Also consideration has me running a buffered signal into my UE’s buffered input (or vice versa) which I read is also not a good idea.
Okay, friends, what are your ideas?
Currently I run one of two racks and wish to integrate them:
GXC w/Wireless + 6 stomps
Ibanez UE700
All was fine but I need them integrated. Let's consider this:
- GXC with 6 stomps, 1 tuner leaving 1 free spot
- UE700 which has a bufferred input on the pedal
- Wireless unit which is really helpful on our usually cluttred stages
All my options have trade-offs and I feel I'm missing something here.
Option A – The rack is the hub
Guitar > wireless into the rack wireless out to board for wah, back to the rack into the buffered input of the GXC with the UE700 in my free channel
Pros: simple design, bypasses the UE when not in use
Cons: lots of cabling (signal loss), more complex setup, UE’s EQ can only be on with UE (not a big deal)
Option B – From the rack back via UE
Guitar > wireless into the rack wireless out to board for wah into the UE700’s buffered input > UE700 into GCX
Pros: Less cabling, UE’s EQ can go on at any point
Cons: UE700 is always on, tuner is very far down the chain
Other options I am pondering include sending a GXC buffered signal to my wah but have read this is not a good idea.
Also consideration has me running a buffered signal into my UE’s buffered input (or vice versa) which I read is also not a good idea.
Okay, friends, what are your ideas?
