Do You Have Pedalboard OCD?

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Author Message jalevinemd Senior Member Username: jalevinemd Post Number: 745 Registered: 12-2003 Posted on Thursday, April 30, 2009 - 8:22 pm:    When it comes to adding a new pedal to the board, do you insist that they all face the correct way? Will you spend hour after hour Rubik's Cubing the whole thing to get the pedals oriented properly or will you simply turn a couple on their side or upside down? For years, I was the former. Tonight, I had to give in and turn my Frantone Sweet 90 degrees. Still not sure how I feel about it. Sincerely, A Man With a Lot of Issues. gregduboc Intermediate Member Username: gregduboc Post Number: 134 Registered: 11-2008 Posted on Thursday, April 30, 2009 - 8:32 pm:    Hum... finally someone with the same issues... Perhaps you should give your Frantone a 270 degrees turn now and see how it looks... How about that? Greg peoplechipper Intermediate Member Username: peoplechipper Post Number: 108 Registered: 2-2009 Posted on Sunday, May 03, 2009 - 11:40 pm:    My old guitar pedalboard was HUGE (about the size of a smaller coffee table) double row, with some pedals on risers so buttons could be pressed without disturbing other pedal's settings...and yes, they all faced the correct way which seemed to be the best way to avoid changing settings with my boot... My bass pedalboard is MUCH smaller and I want to keep it that way (the vintage typewriter case I put it in is perfect) so I could see a problem if I change anything...I'd be doing the Rubik's Cube thing; pretty sure a rotated pedal would drive me crazy...Tony dadabass2001 Senior Member Username: dadabass2001 Post Number: 1099 Registered: 6-2002 Posted on Monday, May 04, 2009 - 5:53 am:    Do you curl your jumper cables clockwise or counterclockwise? Mike paulman Advanced Member Username: paulman Post Number: 370 Registered: 2-2005 Posted on Monday, May 04, 2009 - 8:05 am:    I am always paranoid of coiling cables inducing noise so I wear them long. They are always pointing South though. Roger (TTK) bracheen Senior Member Username: bracheen Post Number: 1442 Registered: 11-2003 Posted on Tuesday, May 05, 2009 - 5:11 am:    Jonathan, I don't have a pedal board but if I did I would want everything facing the same way. They would probably be in alphabetical order too. Sam lbpesq Senior Member Username: lbpesq Post Number: 3781 Registered: 7-2004 Posted on Tuesday, May 05, 2009 - 10:27 am:    How about making sure that all the batteries are loaded with the positive sides pointing the same way. Now THAT would be sick! Bill, tgo briant Advanced Member Username: briant Post Number: 323 Registered: 12-2004 Posted on Tuesday, May 05, 2009 - 2:01 pm:    You still use batteries? Savage. Godlyke Power-All Whenever possible all the pedals face the same/proper direction. lbpesq Senior Member Username: lbpesq Post Number: 3784 Registered: 7-2004 Posted on Tuesday, May 05, 2009 - 5:41 pm:    Actually, I use one of these - and it always points in the right direction. Bill, tgo