Stickers / Marker / Tape For Pedal Settings

[beaglesandbass]

I’m sure this has been discussed before, but I can’t find it. Is there anything on the market that I can easily use to mark down pedal settings? It seems like things always get bumped around and I’m constantly adjusting trying to figure out where I like everything.

 

[Old Garage-Bander]

I’m sure this has been discussed before, but I can’t find it. Is there anything on the market that I can easily use to mark down pedal settings? It seems like things always get bumped around and I’m constantly adjusting trying to figure out where I like everything.

Sharpie?

 

[beaglesandbass]

Sharpie?

Thought of that, but I frequently buy/sell, so I don't want to risk having to sell a pedal with a sharpie mark on it.

 

[Howardzark]

Thought of that, but I frequently buy/sell, so I don't want to risk having to sell a pedal with a sharpie mark on it.

I will take a picture to help me remember the settings.

 

[RJ]

I bought a set of 'Mark-it' brand 1/8th inch stickers for exactly this. They were like $5.

Have different settings? One for home use, one for the practice space? They sell multi packs. Two settings, two different colored stickers.

 

[boing]

I know nothing of this company, but if I were to mark my pedals, I might want it to look “nicer than sharpie scribbles”.

Pedal Label Pack

 

[beaglesandbass]

I will take a picture to help me remember the settings.

I do that now, just looking for something a little quicker.

I bought a set of 'Mark-it' brand 1/8th inch stickers for exactly this. They were like $5.

Have different settings? One for home use, one for the practice space? They sell multi packs. Two settings, two different colored stickers.

Pretty much sounds exactly what I was looking for. Where did you get it?

I know nothing of this company, but if I were to mark my pedals, I might want it to look “nicer than sharpie scribbles”.

Pedal Label Pack

I'll check these out too. Thanks!

 

[akukulich]

I got a mini roll of yellow duct tape. I cut a strip of it into little squares and put them on the pedal where I want knobs set. It's very easy to glance at the board before I start playing to make sure everything is where it should be. If I want to change the setting, I just put down a new square. Couldn't be easier or more effective.

 

[Sid Fang]

I used to use an old fashioned grease pencil to mark where dials should be set with little hash marks. Still have ‘‘em on channel 2 of my SVT to mark where “flat” is (channel 1 on 70s SVTs has *no* flat position). Now I use numbers that represent clock position of the knobs, e.g
11 2
1 2
on my Vintage Microtubes.

 

[crazyBassClown]

blu-tack jammed under the knob to hold it in place?

Or the solution I actually use, digital pedals that store that stuff.

 

[TOOL460002]

Wax pencil. Red is a pretty good color if I were to recommend one. I have a pedal that just died after 20yrs. The red wax is still on it from where my bass teacher marked the settings. Wax beats pedal.

 

[2112]

I use little triangles of blue painter's tape to point at my settings. Cheap, and comes right off when I want to change them.

Sharpie marks come off with rubbing alcohol, but depending on how long they're left they could leave a ghost behind in the paint.

There's always this option:

 

[Nashrakh]

I use simple, colored insulating (or electrician's) tape cut to size. I like white.

 

[BlueTalon]

A cheap alternative is to get some blue painters tape. You can scribble on that with a sharpie all you want, and it's temporary.

If you're looking for stickers you can see in any lighting condition, you might try these fishing lure stickers. I use them as fret markers, and I never lose my place. You can cut them into triangles or whatever, and they're cheap.

 

[Rinchan]

i got a smol notepad with me which have the positions of knobs written on it
i go straight into my amp, cant really put tape or markings on it due to the compact space
(and for the cleanness of the front panel)
pretty old school i'll say but i'd rather keep the head or pedal clean as possible

 

[iiipopes]

Similar to above, all of the guys I knew that had pedals cut small slender triangle markers of electrician's tape to put on the item, whether stomp box to eq on the board. Cheap, easy to cut if you have a good pair of scissors, comes right off if you want to change it or sell the item.

 

[landrybass]

Larry LaLonde uses blue tape on top knobs. Set them where you want them and just draw an arrow pointing up. When you unpack, make sure all the arrows are pointing up.

 

[furym]

I use a liquid chalk pen I got at the local big box store.

 

[superheavyfunk]

I used to use white-out back in the day when you could still easily find the liquid stuff. Nowadays, I only see the tape version around and I imagine it wouldn’t stick to a pedal very well

 

[JC BASS 91]

My pedalboard is pretty "simple". Just two things in it, a SansAmp BDDI and a BOSS GT-6B. The BDDI has issues with knobs getting off from where I want them, the GT-6B, not an issue. I have a little piece of paper in the case, held in place by the GT-6B, that has all the knob settings on it for the BDDI.