It’s back from the dead! The TB Mega Thread.

[Mudfuzz]

drugs r bad mmkay...

[My name is Mudd]

So the answer is clearly bottom mounted jacks.

You sound like Vizzini.

[Tendollarcat]

I remember saying similar stuff with sleep deprivation from one baby. Sousa has 411 just sayin....

[MSUsousaphone]

I have transcended.

[Grrface]

Bottom mounted jacks are where the future is. Now hear me out on this.

I think it can be agreed that THE WORST jacks are on three sides. Like, side mounted input/output with the power on top. It's like FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU. Why you wanna take up space on THREE sides of the motherfucking pedal? Arrogance. Jacked up arrogance. So once we all agree on that foolishness, we can kinda come to a consensus that the less amount of space taken up by the plugs going in.....the better. So one side with all jacks. We have all agreed. But do we put them all on the right side? That's wonky. The left side? You're a fucking bigot if you said yes to this but no to the right. Asshole. That leaves the top. Again we all agree. The counsel has decided and the matter is closed.


BUT WAIT THERE'S MORE!!!!

Everyone plays with their amp behind them. If you don't, you're a molester. It's proven that only molesters play with their amps somewheres else rather than behind them. And everyone plays with their pedal boards in front of them or you might as well get a white van with tinted windows and stock up on candy. Because we know what you are. So you have an amp behind you, your board in front of you.......why the faaaaaaaaaaaaaak would you shoot your instrument cord PAST your board and double it around to come back at your top mounted jack? That's like a waste of 6 inches to a foot. PLUS it puts weird strain on your cable.

So the answer is clearly bottom mounted jacks.

That's....an interesting perspective. I like it!

[AlexanderWOLF]

Bottom mounted jacks are where the future is. Now hear me out on this.

I think it can be agreed that THE WORST jacks are on three sides. Like, side mounted input/output with the power on top. It's like FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU. Why you wanna take up space on THREE sides of the motherfucking pedal? Arrogance. Jacked up arrogance. So once we all agree on that foolishness, we can kinda come to a consensus that the less amount of space taken up by the plugs going in.....the better. So one side with all jacks. We have all agreed. But do we put them all on the right side? That's wonky. The left side? You're a fucking bigot if you said yes to this but no to the right. Asshole. That leaves the top. Again we all agree. The counsel has decided and the matter is closed.


BUT WAIT THERE'S MORE!!!!

Everyone plays with their amp behind them. If you don't, you're a molester. It's proven that only molesters play with their amps somewheres else rather than behind them. And everyone plays with their pedal boards in front of them or you might as well get a white van with tinted windows and stock up on candy. Because we know what you are. So you have an amp behind you, your board in front of you.......why the faaaaaaaaaaaaaak would you shoot your instrument cord PAST your board and double it around to come back at your top mounted jack? That's like a waste of 6 inches to a foot. PLUS it puts weird strain on your cable.

So the answer is clearly bottom mounted jacks.

I love everything about this post.

[Joe Gress]

My one top mounted jack pedal is such a pain in the ass to hook up though. I have to squish the cable so that all three (power and the input/output) will actually fit in conjunction with my other pedals on the board. I've had to re-solder my cables a few times cause they're kinked in a funny way and come loose. So color me pink and call me Lester the Molester, but fuck top mounted jacks.

[Deltaphoenix]

Top Mounted Jacks.

Anyways, last Day of Hell Week, Exam last Wed., Exam Last Thursday, Group Presentation in about 2 hours, Business Law Exam Tonight. So ready to not study or memorize.


Music.

[excane]

Bottom mounted jacks are where the future is. Now hear me out on this.

I think it can be agreed that THE WORST jacks are on three sides. Like, side mounted input/output with the power on top. It's like FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU. Why you wanna take up space on THREE sides of the motherfucking pedal? Arrogance. Jacked up arrogance. So once we all agree on that foolishness, we can kinda come to a consensus that the less amount of space taken up by the plugs going in.....the better. So one side with all jacks. We have all agreed. But do we put them all on the right side? That's wonky. The left side? You're a fucking bigot if you said yes to this but no to the right. Asshole. That leaves the top. Again we all agree. The counsel has decided and the matter is closed.


BUT WAIT THERE'S MORE!!!!

Everyone plays with their amp behind them. If you don't, you're a molester. It's proven that only molesters play with their amps somewheres else rather than behind them. And everyone plays with their pedal boards in front of them or you might as well get a white van with tinted windows and stock up on candy. Because we know what you are. So you have an amp behind you, your board in front of you.......why the faaaaaaaaaaaaaak would you shoot your instrument cord PAST your board and double it around to come back at your top mounted jack? That's like a waste of 6 inches to a foot. PLUS it puts weird strain on your cable.

So the answer is clearly bottom mounted jacks.

I love everything about this post.

Here Here.

Sousie's post is GOLD. Fucking GOLD.

[bigchiefbc]

I don't particularly mind top mounted jacks as long as they're spaced wide enough to fit my pancake plugs. But I fucking hate it when they squeeze a fuckload of jacks insanely close together on one side of a pedal. It makes it a completed pain in the ass for me to wire shit on my pedalboard.

[My name is Mudd]

I will admit that top jacks on a Mini or similar single-row setup are better, and it does look neater to have your pedals side-by-side (yes, I care about how it looks...I'm shallow that way).

[SmallEQ]

Got the last two pedals I needed to temporarily complete my pedalboard! Still planning on two more changes, waiting for the SB2 version of the Source Audio BEF and a fuzz project I'm cooking up with Brian, but those pedals have functional things occupying their positions in the meantime.

A REGULAR Xero????

WTF.

I always have an expression pedal hooked up to the Xerograph, so it's not easy to use as an envelope filter, therefore most of the deluxe functionality is lost on me. Dem sweeps are so awesome though...I've certainly missed them in my life.

[D.o.S.]

Bottom mounted jacks are where the future is. Now hear me out on this.

I think it can be agreed that THE WORST jacks are on three sides. Like, side mounted input/output with the power on top. It's like FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU. Why you wanna take up space on THREE sides of the motherfucking pedal? Arrogance. Jacked up arrogance. So once we all agree on that foolishness, we can kinda come to a consensus that the less amount of space taken up by the plugs going in.....the better. So one side with all jacks. We have all agreed. But do we put them all on the right side? That's wonky. The left side? You're a fucking bigot if you said yes to this but no to the right. Asshole. That leaves the top. Again we all agree. The counsel has decided and the matter is closed.


BUT WAIT THERE'S MORE!!!!

Everyone plays with their amp behind them. If you don't, you're a molester. It's proven that only molesters play with their amps somewheres else rather than behind them. And everyone plays with their pedal boards in front of them or you might as well get a white van with tinted windows and stock up on candy. Because we know what you are. So you have an amp behind you, your board in front of you.......why the faaaaaaaaaaaaaak would you shoot your instrument cord PAST your board and double it around to come back at your top mounted jack? That's like a waste of 6 inches to a foot. PLUS it puts weird strain on your cable.

So the answer is clearly bottom mounted jacks.

Mmmm. Candy.

[Waterpilot]

I love everything about this post.

Here Here.

Sousie's post is GOLD. Fucking GOLD.

[Eric!]

I've been pushing bottom jacks forever! YESSSS!! THE REVOLUTION BEGINS.