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Space-savers / top-mount lovers!

Sat Apr 04, 2015 7:27 pm

I've been getting more top-mounted jack requests lately. Some of my builds aren't set up for top-mounted jacks, so I'll sometimes offer a taller enclosure (with the same footprint!) for top-mount requests.

Here's another alternative that'd work for the Algal Bloom and some AB-Synth builds: a 3.62" x 3.62" footprint, but 1.5" tall instead of the usual 1.18".
Here's the proportional comparison:
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While we're talking space-saving, there's also the taller XS enclosure (like I used on Jrmy's custom AB-Synth below) to accommodate top-mounted jacks, which would work for a lot of builds:
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Puttin it out there for you guys trying to shoehorn pedals onto your board. ;)

Re: Space-savers / top-mount lovers!

Sat Apr 04, 2015 7:31 pm

jrmy's AB-Synth's sweet.

(BTW, I think jwar's a top-mount lover.)

Re: Space-savers / top-mount lovers!

Sat Apr 04, 2015 7:34 pm

Funny, I always thought he was a bottom.




Mount lover.

Re: Space-savers / top-mount lovers!

Sun Apr 05, 2015 1:11 am

Don't give into the hype Thom...

Whatever mount you want for Life Yo...

Re: Space-savers / top-mount lovers!

Sun Apr 05, 2015 11:03 pm

Chankgeez wrote:jrmy's AB-Synth's sweet.

(BTW, I think jwar's a top-mount lover.)



Better than being a power bottom! zing!!!!!! lol



I could care less about jack orientation. People get super weird about that shit. I've always managed to find a way. I can see both sides.

Looks cool Tom!

Re: Space-savers / top-mount lovers!

Mon Apr 06, 2015 7:40 pm

jwar wrote:
Chankgeez wrote:jrmy's AB-Synth's sweet.

(BTW, I think jwar's a top-mount lover.)



Better than being a power bottom! zing!!!!!! lol



I could care less about jack orientation. People get super weird about that shit. I've always managed to find a way. I can see both sides.

Looks cool Tom!


I think it starts being a concern when you have a smallish pedalboard and don't want a bigger one...or have 15+ pedals on one board. Then shit starts getting Tetrisy.

Re: Space-savers / top-mount lovers!

Mon Apr 06, 2015 8:08 pm

Top-mounted Tremulust? Can you make me one? :cool:

Re: Space-savers / top-mount lovers!

Mon Apr 06, 2015 8:12 pm

Tom Dalton wrote:
I think it starts being a concern when you have a smallish pedalboard and don't want a bigger one...or have 15+ pedals on one board. Then shit starts getting Tetrisy.


Yeah, that's something jwar's never going to have to worry about. :lol:

Re: Space-savers / top-mount lovers!

Tue Apr 07, 2015 1:36 am

UglyCasanova wrote:Top-mounted Tremulust? Can you make me one? :cool:

Yes sir! In a 1.5" tall box instead of 1.18" tall.

Re: Space-savers / top-mount lovers!

Tue Apr 07, 2015 3:03 pm

HNNNNNG!!! Sweet! I'll email you when I've sorted out my economy! :excellent:

Re: Space-savers / top-mount lovers!

Fri Apr 10, 2015 11:30 am

Tom Dalton wrote:I think it starts being a concern when you have a smallish pedalboard and don't want a bigger one...or have 15+ pedals on one board. Then shit starts getting Tetrisy.

But pedalboard Tetris is one of my favourite games :yay:

Re: Space-savers / top-mount lovers!

Fri Apr 10, 2015 5:41 pm

Chankgeez wrote:
Tom Dalton wrote:
I think it starts being a concern when you have a smallish pedalboard and don't want a bigger one...or have 15+ pedals on one board. Then shit starts getting Tetrisy.


Yeah, that's something jwar's never going to have to worry about. :lol:



Fer reals.

It really does baffle me how obsessed people are with the top mounts. I mean, whatever. It's what consumers want and you're just doing it to make them happy!

Just for piece of mind Tom I have 20 pedals on my PT Pro right now and not all of them are top mounted, thank God. My solution to the top and side mounts was to have a mixture of pancake and regular style plugs.

What I'm saying is, baby you doing it right. You's a good man. :)

Re: Space-savers / top-mount lovers!

Fri Apr 10, 2015 5:50 pm

Top Mount Tonezzz... Side mounts take away some of the upper harmonics cause the signal passes through the pedal from right to left which is out of phase with the Earths magnetic field whereas the Top mounts travel up and down and actually multiply the upper harmonics because they run with the flow of the magnetic field...

Re: Space-savers / top-mount lovers!

Fri Apr 10, 2015 8:13 pm

I really like the aesthetic of the smaller footprint Bloom.
The position of the knobs/footswitch.
Beautifully asymmetrical.
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