Dweezil Zappa World

I've seen huge studios with less gear than that.. Just like Master Dweezil said: "a work of art"

Fred,
You called yourself out. There is a lot going on with this rig. More than meets the eye. It has also changed a lot since these photos. Even so, if you saw what was really going on and had a look at the signal flow schematic and then looked at the wiring and the space involved you'd actually change your mind from a mess to a work of art. There is a method to the madness.

DZ

Sorry, I'm wrong on this one...

The problems with stomp boxes are there are MULTIPLE POINTS OF FAILURE, 60 HZ gets amplified, "stomping" can cause horrible transients and a fault results in NO SOUND.

I thought about these problems and thought of a solution, fortunately I went to another image of your rig and found out you had the solution! ( ... and I thought I had a new idea ...)

The Effect Gizmo is a brilliant idea! No single point of failure! Cabling noise is at a minimum, and you get transient muting.

You could program the midi for backup connections so that if you loose a box you can bypass it, or just hit a button on the unit.

YET, its not like a matrix switch that complicates things by having too many possible connections.

The wiring looks gruesome, but I now understand how this can work as a touring piece of gear. It could be improved, but the Effect Gizmo makes this a workable situation.

I deserve a verbal pummelling on this one!!!

SHAAAROON!!! I'M SO CONFUSED!!!

This looks terrible. I can't see this working reliably even on a local gig, let alone a tour.Suggestions ...mount weird boxes on a slide out tray, Mount equipment "right side up", use a rackmount power bar, center cable needs restraints and better path.