Obnoxiously cool rack gear?

lowendgenerator · #1 05-23-2011, 12:31 AM

Couldn't think of the right sub-forum, so here goes. What is the coolest piece of gear (functional or not) you've ever seen in someone's rack case before? I have 2 spaces available in one of my racks, but can't think of anything to put in there. Lights? Something flashy? A light up diorama made of rodent skulls? Ooh, that last one sounds interesting.

Aaaaaand GO!

**jmattbassplaya** · #2 05-23-2011, 12:39 AM

Personally, I think those light things people add are way cool. I'd suggest LED ones though, because regular bulbs get HOOOOOOOT.

Jimbob Jones · #3 05-23-2011, 02:32 AM

You can get a 'Cool Light' that flashes different colours in time with music. (it's LED)

Also, if you're on a budget, look at an Alesis 3630 compressor; it's a pretty poor compressor, but it's cheap and has lots of cool lights on the front. Plug an unused output into it (tuner out, for example) to make the lights move, and just don't use the compressors output in your signal chain.

The worst I saw was a guitard in a touring band with a 24u rack with 4u of rack gear in the top, and the rest of the entire rack was filled with those 1u level meters, all hooked up to different channels going at different times.