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What's in your rack?

#3
I have a 2 space rack with a 2 space amp. I guess if I were to go that route, a tuner would top the list. But, filling a rack full of gear just doesn't do it for me. If you just want to fill it up, a tuner, a drawer, maybe an effects unit, power conditioner, I don't know, that's getting pretty heavy sounding already.
 
#6
For me two setups.

#1
SKB 6 space rolling rack

Genz Benz GBE1200, Furman Power Conditioner (also with lights), Korg Rack tuner, and one screen rack blank.

#2
SKB 4 space rolling rack

GK 1001RB-II, and two blanks. Need to add another tuner.

Keep Low :bassist:
 
#8
I have a surge protector/power conditioner (which in response to idealway, I have so I don't get surges damaging my gear) and a korg dtr1000 tuner, and my aguilar db750. I have one free rackspace that I just put a cover over, just giving my amp some extra room to breathe, but it is a front to back amp, so it isn't a necessity to do that... still...
 
#12
60bass said:
to provide a single source of clean regulated and stable power for your rack mounted units. Hepls if you have a bunch of wall wart powered stuff, plus only one power cord to run out of the rack.
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The problem is that the vast majority of power conditioners on the market do not provide regulated or stable power. It is simply not part of the design, although the ad copy might mislead you into thinking that it was.

The only major benefit of the majority of power conditioners is being a rackmountable power strip for all your plugs. To a lesser degree you get some protection against some (not all) surges, and if you are using gear that doesn't have noise filtering in its own power supply, the noise filtering in the conditioner can help. It's worth knowing however that most modern amps have noise filtering built in already.

Edit: The product in that Long & McQuade link above is a classic example of how these things are marketed. They spew a bunch of scientific-sounding blather that makes you think the product does all kinds of great things, but the reality is it does very little.
 
#14
4U rolling Gator rack:
- Aguilar DB750 (3U)
- Furman power strip (same noise-filtering and surge-protection as the ones in the rac-mount chassis for $100 and 6 lbs. less) attached to inside rear of rack with Velco. Works great.

I might add a 1U vented panel, but I have no desire to make this thing any heavier than it is. Years ago, I went through a phase of filling up a 6U rack with things that had lights and meters and knobs (oh, my!). I got over it. I prefer to have my tuner at my feet along with my effects. If Gator made the same case in a 3U model, I would have got it.
 
#19
Setup #1:

Gator 8 space rolling rack

Power Conditioner
Wireless
Tuner
Sonic Maximizer
Compressor
Carvin B1500


Setup #2:

Gator 8 space rolling rack

Power Conditioner
Wireless
Tuner
Sonic Maximizer
Compressor
Carvin B1500


Setup #3:

SKB 6 space rack

Power Conditioner
Tuner
Compressor
Sansamp RBI
Carvin DCM1500
 
#20
My new rack is, embarrassingly, a 10 space:

Furman Power Condition w/ lights -- so I can see the front of my amp if it's too dark on stage and lets me run one plug out and flip one switch. Basically a big, cool looking power strip that's rackmountable.

X2 Wireless -- so I can run around like a lunatic.

Korg Tuner -- so I can be in tune.

DBX Compressor -- so I can even out some of the attacks that get out of control whilst I run around like a lunatic.

SansAmp RPM -- so I can sound like stuff

Crown Poweramp -- so my stuff can make sounds

Drawer -- so I can store extra cables, batteries, straps, strings, doll parts, wrenches, screwdrivers, nail clippers, etc.

If this sounds excessive to you, you're probably right.
 
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