Members guitarman3001 Posted January 23, 2012 Members Share Posted January 23, 2012 Now that I've gone back to a regular pedal board, I find that a lot of times my toes are hitting some of the knobs on a couple of the pedals and I'm constantly having to adjust them. Also when I put the whole board in its case the knobs tend to get bumped and when I pull the board out I have to go over every pedal's settings to get them back where they belong. One of the worst culprits is my dano fish n chips. I kick the sliders almost every time I turn it on or off. Am I the only one with this problem? Any ideas what I can do to solve it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Help!I'maRock! Posted January 23, 2012 Members Share Posted January 23, 2012 tap dance lessons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Texas Noise Factory Posted January 23, 2012 Members Share Posted January 23, 2012 Here's a few suggestions: tape on top of the knobs.practice to know where the pedal is on the board, so you can hit it without looking.pull the knob covers off to dissuade them getting turned.mark the settings that you like with a sharpie and get used to adjusting them back before playing. I do the second, and last one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Tone Deaf Posted January 23, 2012 Members Share Posted January 23, 2012 You could hook all of your pedals up to a switcher and turn them on and off via the switcher (while performing). As far as how to avoid this during transport, I don't have any suggestions other than take photos of the settings so you can re-set them after unpacking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cobalt Blue Posted January 23, 2012 Members Share Posted January 23, 2012 As Texas Noise Factory said: tape. In that, more often than not, I need to be able get the gear in and set up lightning fast, I can't be inspecting and adjusting knobs, so all knobs, except the amp's volume knob, get placed under a strip of blue tape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DaleH Posted January 23, 2012 Members Share Posted January 23, 2012 Around 6:20 Joe has his taped up.[video=youtube;MgqM9aH7YtI] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitarman3001 Posted January 23, 2012 Author Members Share Posted January 23, 2012 Cool. Is that tape he has on them or is it some kind of plastic covering? BTW, he's an amazing player. SRV and Eric Johnson all rolled into one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jimash Posted January 24, 2012 Members Share Posted January 24, 2012 I like Joe Bonamassa . That looks like Gaffers tape. Similar to painters tape.I like how he's defensive about 4 amps. Pretty down to earth.EVM 12L's:thu: Oh yeah... and the bumblebee caps, they fooled him too ! Anyhow just learn where your stuff is set, you might need to change it, in which case having it taped or gooped could be a hassle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cobalt Blue Posted January 24, 2012 Members Share Posted January 24, 2012 Anyhow just learn where your stuff is set, you might need to change it, in which case having it taped or gooped could be a hassle. That's why, as I posted above, I use blue painter's tape: It doesn't leave gunky residue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jimash Posted January 24, 2012 Members Share Posted January 24, 2012 Painter's tape is obviously very practical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members noahstormonth Posted June 17, 2016 Members Share Posted June 17, 2016 Old post i know.... but still a relevant issue so i might just leave this here... http://www.tapestryaudio.com/product/knob-stop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members catscurlyear Posted June 17, 2016 Members Share Posted June 17, 2016 Old post i know.... but still a relevant issue so i might just leave this here... http://www.tapestryaudio.com/product/knob-stop good idea ,they look a little clumpy but that might appeal to some people . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members WRGKMC Posted June 17, 2016 Members Share Posted June 17, 2016 I use rubber washers under the knobs on the pedals that have exposed knobs. This adds enough resistance to where you can tweak the pedals by hand but you cant just accidentally tweak then with your foot easily. The washers cant be seen and you wont have all that sticky tape glue ruining your expensive pedals. I invented the washer trick from playing my Steinberger. Its got a volume knob with even a worse placement then a Strat and I kept turning the volume down accidentally when strumming the guitar. I eventually tried some soft rubber washers under the knob and my problem was fixed.If course you loose the smooth contour with the added resistance but the control remains fully functional. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cucuzza Posted October 15, 2016 Members Share Posted October 15, 2016 Here's one option to solve the problem. Apatura has created a case to protect your knobs http://apatura.fi/index.html. The case may look a bit pricy, but they seem to produce the product individually based on the measurements of your pedal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mrbrown49 Posted October 15, 2016 Members Share Posted October 15, 2016 Old post i know.... but still a relevant issue so i might just leave this here... http://www.tapestryaudio.com/product/knob-stop Wow. 8 bucks for a piece of angle with a hole drilled in it. No thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members stormguitar Posted July 2, 2018 Members Share Posted July 2, 2018 I made it because it was uncomfortable. https://www.stormguitar.com/storm-guard/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members steve_man Posted July 2, 2018 Members Share Posted July 2, 2018 tape works, but I try to space mine on my board where stepping on knobs/sliders is easier to avoid. May not be possible for every board, but it seems to help in my situation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Grant Harding Posted July 3, 2018 Members Share Posted July 3, 2018 I sold mine. Problem solved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 1001gear Posted July 3, 2018 Members Share Posted July 3, 2018 if you actually need your pwdals, duck tape your toes. Then you A) have pedals and B) can still tweak them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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