Pimped Out Rigs

[Thunderbroom]

Do/Have any of you "pimped" out your rigs?

 

For our upcoming Halloween gig, I was thinking of doing something to my rig...lights...something...

 

Any suggestions?

 

Pics?

[beam]

You could get one of those small fountains that jsut keeps recylcing it's own water.

 

Put red water in it, and set it on your rig

[rikshaw]

people used to put these neon rings on the speakers. i looked into it once but they were too expensive for me

[nosamiam]

Originally posted by beam You could get one of those small fountains that jsut keeps recylcing it's own water. Put red water in it, and set it on your rig

 

You're being sarcastic, right? That one could easily earn one a Darwin award. The water's not contained, right? OOOOOO...Kaaaaay...

[sunburstbasser]

I'd so totally like to pimp my rig.

 

I'd have like fake flames on either side of my stack.

 

LED fret markers!

 

And stuff.

[L-1329]

Oh man break out the FLEECE! Pimpin' aint pimpin' without fleece!

[jrkirkish]

Three words:

 

Spinner Speaker Covers

[beam]

Originally posted by nosamiam You're being sarcastic, right? That one could easily earn one a Darwin award. The water's not contained, right? OOOOOO...Kaaaaay...

 

I'm not talking a huge fountain here. I've seen a few that don't use much water at all. You just lay down a thin sheet of plastic, and put the fountain on that. It would only spill if you knocked it over

[Thunderbroom]

This is as close as I've come to pimpin' it out:

 

 

...a lava lamp.

[sunburstbasser]

Remember those glow-sticks the stores all sell around Halloween?

 

I found some glow ropes once. Same thing, but it was a rope, really thin. Cost like 1$ each. A few of those activated and placed around your speakers might looke really cool.

[Kelemvor]

There is some company who makes blank rack spaces with blinking lights, knobs, and sliders that don't actually do anything, but look cool. This is sad, but I've considered buying decible meters, graphic EQs, and other stuff that I would probably never need but would look awesome in my rack.

[bnyswonger]

Here's the Bucket full stage regalia...

 

...think Mexican whorehouse.

[L-1329]

Originally posted by Kelemvor There is some company who makes blank rack spaces with blinking lights, knobs, and sliders that don't actually do anything, but look cool. This is sad, but I've considered buying decible meters, graphic EQs, and other stuff that I would probably don't need but would look awesome in my rack.

 

Ha ha! In flying we call this SIIP- Sufficient Instrumentation to Impress Passengers.

[T. Alan Smith]

My grill is chrome. Ain't that pimp enough?

I HAVE thought of swapping out my standard bulbs for colored ones in my power/light rack.

[james on bass]

Originally posted by T. Alan Smith My grill is chrome. Ain't that pimp enough? I HAVE thought of swapping out my standard bulbs for colored ones in my power/light rack.

 

That's as pimped as I get. I took the pink bulbs from my kids' nightlights and put them in my power/light rack. Shines a nice muted reddish light, instead of harsh white.

[sludgebass69]

 

 

Just some blue rope lights that my daughter got me to put on the speakers....

[MacGarnicle]

I have a sound-activated one of these in my rack:-

 

 

...illuminating a 1-rackspace 'cutout' of the band name.

 

 

(inexpensive and runs on 12v DC. Do a google search for "PC case mods" and/or "cold cathode" to find your nearest supplier.)

[Thunderbroom]

Originally posted by MacGarnicle I have a sound-activated one of these in my rack:- ...illuminating a 1-rackspace 'cutout' of the band name. (inexpensive and runs on 12v DC. Do a google search for "PC case mods" and/or "cold cathode" to find your nearest supplier.)

 

This is cool!

 

I'd have to buy a larger rack though to pull it off.

[Zeromus-X]

I used the neon rings around my speakers. On a PR410HLF, there was just enough room to fit them behind the grille. Held them on with cable ties. Worked well.

 

We used to also put blue neon underneath all the amps and under the drum riser. Everything had this eerie glow to it, and occasionally we'd do it sound-activated. If you jumped the sensitivity up enough (stick the speaker for it inside an insulated box since it's so loud), you could make the lights only turn on when your individual instrument was playing. Or the snare drum because that just travelled through whatever soundproofing you gave it.

 

If you don't want to spend the money on neons, rope light looks just as good provided you can't actually see the lights. If you have ports in the cabinet, toss some lights in those too. I just can't stand the look of ropelight if you can see the actual lights.

[takeout]

Dummy cabs with sound-activated strobes are on my list.

 

Thanks a lot, Cheap Trick.

[funkrockfreedomfighter]

Originally posted by sludgebass69 Just some blue rope lights that my daughter got me to put on the speakers....

 

how are your guitarists knees whiter than his thighs?

[The Aardvark]

 

Originally posted by nosamiam You're being sarcastic, right? That one could easily earn one a Darwin award. The water's not contained, right? OOOOOO...Kaaaaay...

 

 

To be fair I don't think that would win a Darwin award. I think the best you could hope for was to be nominated.

[Droplaw621]

corpse blood and beer cans all over the rack.

[T. Alan Smith]

 

Originally posted by james on bass That's as pimped as I get. I took the pink bulbs from my kids' nightlights and put them in my power/light rack. Shines a nice muted reddish light, instead of harsh white.

 

 

I've been thinking a pair of black light bulbs, ala Trace.

[james on bass]

 

Originally posted by T. Alan Smith I've been thinking a pair of black light bulbs, ala Trace.

 

 

That would be the shiznit. Let me know how well it works and where you find the bulbs.