Why would I want a patch bay on a pedal board?

[getBAK]

I don't have any knowledge of this beyond the catalog. Take a look at Page 17

 

[amper]

Here's the thing: I can't for the life of me think of why I would need a patch bay. I don't need a midi interface. I can run an XLR off the back of my amp for the board.
So, sell me a patch bay

Saves the jacks on valuable pedals from being worn out by too many plug/unplug cycles. Also puts the jacks in a possibly more convenient place.

 

[neuman]

Can be as simple as one of these:
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Seconding what amper stated, this way you have a single place to connect your input and output cables annnnd if someone steps on a cable or cable end it takes out a cable & might damage the patch bay while limiting the chances of damaging a pedal input or output.