Hey guys,

Just wondering what your guys 11 rigs look like.
Here's mine, basic but oh so nice

I was just curious how you like the power wedge? how does it compare with going into a good PA ?

Here's mine ...


I'm hoping to some day figure out which midi pedal will work best for me and add that to the rig.

Man, ALL you guy's got some great rigs!!

If I can save up enough to get a disposable camera
I'll take a picture of my Teisco Del Ray guitar and my Crate
Taxi Amp and THEN we'll see who's got the goods!!!

Here's my rig . . .

I typically run wireless into the Shure SLX4 system, then into Eleven Rack. The BBE Sonic Maximizer is in the effect loop and REALLY increases clarity - I highly recommend it.

I then run an XLR straight out the back to the soundboard for live stuff, and use the FCB1010 for stage control. That's my Gibson Les Paul Deluxe sitting next to it. The studio monitors are where the magic happens in tone shaping.

Yep, that's two 1x12 cabinets (Mesa 12's) the rack is sitting on, completely unused since I switched over to Eleven Rack a year ago. They make a great shelf.






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1976 Gibson Les Paul Deluxe, P90's replaced with Burstbuckers
Eric Johnson Signature Model Fender Stratocaster
Martin DC-16RGTE
Alvarez Yairi WY-1

SloeGin.....How do you like the Atomic powered wedge?

Is it loud enough? Looks great!

i love the wedge. I don't gig so i don't know how this thing is for gigs but it sure does sound nice and warm ...and LOUD

Here tis. Pretty simply really. 11R into a pair of Mackie studio monitors.....blows my mind EVERY time I play. I also love having the 11R near the pc for easy tweaking and rig building. Went to a jam with mates last week and simply took along my PA.......was awesome! I love my 11R but might want another so I can run 2 amps at once

Here are my two main guitars. I will post my 11R rig when I get a picture.

My jaw just hit the floor........These are beautiful!

I love that anniversary model......I love my Samick's but I do see an EBMM like yours in my future.......Lol........

Wow......Those are B.A. !

Peace! X-Mann

Thanks, X-mann.

I get a bit carried away with gear. If my wife had any idea what these cost she would divorce me.

figure might as well share here =)

Rig when I was still uncomfortable with not having a cabinet on stage..



now when I really love an ampless stage =) (esp. when the soundman was so happy that there is no amp blasting at the orchestra on the same stage and it took me less than 1 min to set up the rig with the FOH)

Picked up a new desk/table

the 11

From my Musicman equipped with Variax
Variax output > Line6XPS box > Zoom 504II (I DO love this unit)> P.A. I use variax only for acoustic/dobro/banjo/12strings/sitar sims...
Di Marzio jack output > Morley ABY > one output goes to the planet waves tuner / the other ouput goes to the pedalracks true bypass looper in which loop I put the Crybaby switchless > 11R > straight to the P.A

I use a Ernie Ball VPJR6180 as expression pedal and a French homemade Midifootcontroller X-digit Bybuzz Technologies.

I can use the 2 outputs (variax and Di Marzio) at the same time, I think only my variax transplant guitar allows this...

Enjoy







Cheers

Djemass

Gorgeous guitars man - LOVE the blue JP!

VSA,

Thanks, man. The blue JP BFR is actually for sale right now. The guitar is awesome, but I think that I am the only player on the planet that doesn't like the position of the pickup toggle switch. I hold a pick more like George Lynch than John Petrucci. My fingers keep hitting the switch and changing the pickup in the middle of playing. I gave it 2 weeks, but I can't change my picking habits after 25 years of playing.

Its a 2009 JP6 Ball Family Reserve. I bought it from a collector in Calfornia who never played it. I played it at home for 2 weeks and just couldn't adapt to it. Selling it on eBay now for $2149.

interesting about the selector switch position... I think I would have to agree with you ... doesn't seem like a good place to put a switch to me???

This may be a dumb question?? But as a guitar tech and luthier. Could you move your knobs and switches around so that the switch would be at the bottom and your volume knob or your piezo volum mix knob would be a the top where the switch currently is? or maybe turn the switch so that it will flip from the top to bottom of the guitar rather from side to side?

i'll throw some pictures up this weekend of what all i got. a lot of customized and modded gibson's, prs's, and a tele

i'm currently building 2 guitars for 2 different friends, both with the same mod. one is a b.c. rich explorer style body that i routed pin stripes with different widths, the other is a peavey strat style guitar that i filled the front cavities and routed a plaid style design into (it's actual silver chairs new ablum cover with the differnt lines)

but both will have a korg kaoss pad installed into them. i got the peavey about 90% done but still have a lot of routing to do on the b.c rich, then i'll just need to prime and paint. the b.c. rich will have a schecter sinister guitar pinstripe paint job going on, and the peavey will be all different colored stripes.

i'll throw those pics up in a month or so when i finish them.

also check out my boy Stephen, he's my inspiration for building, you guys may get a kick out of his stuff, i sure do!

http://www.mcswainguitars.com/

It's not a dumb questions. The answer is that Music Man BallFamily Reserve guitars are limited edition custom shop productions often collected more than played. Modifying the guitar would devalue it.

I also think that I may be the odd man out here. I have never read a review of this guitar where someone had an issue with the toggle location. I seem to be the only player on the planet that isn't comfortable with it. I prefer my Music Man 25th Anniversary model because the controls are out of my way.

right on. just sayin though, if you move a switch or knob, generally they all have the same hole size so their shouldn't be any drilling needed, and you should have enough slack to move stuff around, that way if you want to sell it you can move it back.

but like you were saying if its a collectors item you may just wanna leave it be. i'm that way with my 61 re-issue vos sg

Danny W.

beautiful set up... what is your guitar? and what make is the speaker?
Cheers

Thanks!

The guitar is a Gibson Johnny A Signature in antique natural, and the cabinet is a Raezer's Edge Stealth 12-ER.

Danny W.

Yeah I hear ya on the position, I actually am not a fan of the position either, but the neck is so great and perfect for my hand I just learned to love it I guess LOL

If I had the dough I'd be all over it - I dont think I'll be buying any more petrucci's though for a while... so dang expensive!

yeah beautiful guitar brother - Johnny A is a smokin' player too I didn't realize he had a signature model thats awesome!

Gibson has been making the Johnny A for nine years now. I think it's Gibson's best model since the ES-355, and they've replaced all my other guitars for stand-up gigs. I especially like that they have a 25.5" scale, since my usual gigging guitar is an L-5.

I met Johnny A at the 2004 NAMM show in the Gibson booth--he's both a great player and a very nice guy.

Danny W.

I have a similar rig. I have a BBE Sonic 862 Maximizer instead. Must say to any guitar player that you have no idea what you are missing when you use an overdriven or distorted patch and you turn on the BBE... the sound becomes HUGE and awesome.

I got to see Johnny A at HOB New Orleans, had my hands on the stage,I could reach out and touch his boot's man,,,one of the best shows I've ever seen! Johnny is a smoking player man!

My favorite music saying is when I die, please don't let my wife sell my guitars for what I told her I paid for them!

Ha ha... brilliant...

Haha... I like it. I need to add those instructions to my Will.

Digidesign Eleven Rack + Pair of Yamaha HS 50M:




My PRS CE-24(1997) Royal Blue colour with maple top:


and homemade Sommer cable with Neutrik plugs:

I had a chance to rummage through some of our gear this last weekend while we were unloading it from our trailer. I didn't get any of the 11R or amp pics since the roadcases were already put up, but i did manage to get a few of our guitars and basses (hoping in a few months we can get a guitar vault to really display them)

We got a gibson les paul studio that our lead guitarist burns some paint off to give it a unique cowhide looking finish (this is his primary and signature guitar)

Another gibson les paul he found abandoned and worn real bad in some old building as a kid, so he did a weird re-finish and stain effect to it (this is his 2nd backup guitar and rarely uses it)

a gibson sg 61 re-issue vos which is his primary backup guitar

an american fender tele with hot rails this is his c# tuned guitar he uses for 2 songs

our rhythm guitarist uses a prs hollowbody with piezo pickups for his primary guitar

a gibson explorer for his primary backup guitar

and an epiphone les paul for 2 songs we play in c#

Also there is a PRS mike mushok baritone in there too, we don't use it live but are going to use it on our next album for some heavy riffs and some drop's

we also have 2 gibson firebirds (one is a blackbird) for bass, as well as a few warwicks, fenders and a spector (i could only find the firebirds in the pile of equiptment)

i also threw in some pictures of the custom device i build that sends midi, power over midi, fx loop, power for fx loop pedals, all over a single cat5 cable (the rack end unit, and the pedal board end)

Nice Axe's man

Thanks man they're guitars the band uses (i'm just the tech) but before the band got big, i was the only one with a high end job so i own all them and just gave'em to the band to use so each one has a special story and meaning to me

bump

What's the name of the band & or website?

9 Left Dead (I'm currently re-bulding the website this weekend into a new flash design so it isn't up yet, but should be in a week or so) but http://www.facebook.com/9leftdead is up with tour dates and etc.

Heres my current gigging rig

Here's mine:



The top head is a Peavey 60 Vypyr that I built a enclosure for, and the bottom is a 2x12 I built.

Kick. Ass. That looks fantastic.

On a side note, I saw someone here was using a BBE with their 11R. I've been thinking about putting one of those in the loop of my 11R.

I've run my 482i thru the FX loop, and it works GREAT!

I hope to have some pics of my gear posted sometime soon for you guys to check out....

And I LOVE that 11R enclosure there JackoMBA! That's badass!

Later,
Mike

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I got this today. Its really cool, phase tap pot, coil tap pot, very light.

Here's my rig, I found it easier to just shoot a video than take pictures, As my room isn't photogenic.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUieCGcP7AU

The video seems to be taking a while to process, So it may or may not work if you click on it. I did however get it to play on my YouTube channel, So try there if the video page doesn't work.

Thanks for all the nice contributions!
For those who haven't, feel free to post pics, i love seeing gear pics

I haven't uploaded my rig yet so here goes ...

Here are my current guitars:


My amp (which hasn't been used so much since I got the Eleven Rack):


And my current 11 Rack setup:


My M Audio BX8A's are on top of my desk ... Also I've moved rooms (the amp is in my guitar room and the Eleven Rack in my bedroom) so my Eleven Rack is next to my bed

When it's winter I'm forced to move again (due to bad heating in my bedroom) and I plan on getting a professional desk for my Eleven Rack when I do ... Now it's a bit of improvising

Hi
Here's Arek from Poland and my small rig.



Regard from Poland

Hey.....Mister_Riff.....Nice Rig son!!!!!!!

So it looks like ur using Superior Drummer 2.0?

How do you like it? & is it pretty easy to use?

Where did you get it from?

How much did it cost?

Do you like gladiator movies?

Thx in advance bro......

Peace! X-Mann

I'm a newbie here guys so excuse the ignorance...... I want to post some pics of my rig and stuff but can't work out how to upoad pics
The 'Enter an Image' thing ain't it....... at least doesn't work for me. Any ideas?

Love the certificate behind your monitor

Isn't that a Petrucci signature Music Man?

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So it looks like ur using Superior Drummer 2.0?

How do you like it? & is it pretty easy to use?

Where did you get it from?

How much did it cost?
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I buy a lot off Amazon and I think they have the best price on it. I've been also considering this for a while and I think I am about to hit the go button...haha
http://www.amazon.com/Toontrack-TT-SD2-H...1715&sr=8-1

Here is my rig guys....

Just got the 11R last night but it will get a case soon...

http://photobucket.com/MichaelUR

Didn't know how to add pics direct so joined Photobucket to be able to post here.

Michael

Holy Santa Claus $hit!!!!!!

You've got gear son! What's ur address? I can watch that stuff for ya while ur away......lol

I use to have a Laney Lionheart & damn did that thing smoke.....fwiw....

Peace! X-Mann

I live in Europe so I got mine from: thomann. I posted a reply on your thread ... Check it out. Sry for the late reply

And I LOVE Gladiator Movies ...

@ MichaelUR: I got the certificate from a GuitarWorld magazine and the guitars are: A Schecter C1 Blackjack and an Ibanez RGA 121 ... I would love to have a Petrucci Music Man though . You've got a bitchin' rig yourself

hey Flimz, hows that CROWN per amp sound with the 11R?

Hey dude, I just noticed you have a G Major 2. I have a G Major and JMP-1. Just wondering how you run the G Major with the Eleven Rack? For recording I'll run the 11R through the USB for now but I'm a bit confused as to how I would use all this live. Currently I run the Guitar > JMP-1 > G Major > BBE Sonic Maximizer > Mesa 50/50 > Marshall 4x12 wired in stereo. I'm wondering how to fit the Elevan Rack into this.......?
Cheers man
Michael

can you tell me What kind of stand is that? Ive been looking for something like that with no success

In the beginning I tried the Eleven Rack together with the G Major and just ran it in the Effect Loop ... I remember that I spent some time setting the levels correctly!

Now I don't use it anymore ... since the expansion pack I have everything I need (and more) in the Eleven Rack

How you should run it: Well I'm far from an expert! but I would go: Guitar > Eleven Rack (G major in effects loop) > Mesa 50/50 > 4x12. The JMP is also a preamp so I think it wouldn't go so well with the Eleven Rack and the Sonic Maximizer I would try to get somewhere in the effects loop as well ... But I'm not good at these kinds of things so ... sry I can't help so much . Maybe a more "Pro-user" can help you with this?

Here's mine:




This stuff had been segregated into two smaller Gator racks, but it became too much of a PITA, having to not only transport the two racks and stands, but also to interconnect the two racks and then put everything on stands. I wanted it all in one full-on, roadworthy rack that was a nice height to use as a "stand" for my K-12, and had room to add my M13 in the bottom. I found that unless I special ordered, 10-space road-case racks are difficult to find here, so I ended up buying this one used. It's less than perfect, built a bit weird with latches on the top and bottom rather than on the sides, and it needs a little love - I need to reinforce the bottom with either a blank or a piece of angle, because (as you can see) it flexes under the weight of the contents.

I play through a K-12 for onstage monitoring and in-ears for personal monitoring. I control it with a GCP with 2 expression pedals (one with a toe-switch), or with an FCB1010 when the gig's too small to set up the PT-Pro pedalboard.

The whole thing's much easier to setup now. I plug in my vocal mic and ambient stage mic into the little mixer in the rack (for the in-ears), and I have a drop-snake already attached to the appropriate mic\guitar splits in the back so that I only have to run 1 cable to the main snake (or if mixing from the stage on a small gig, direct to the board). There's also 1 power cable, 1 short XLR to the K-12, and and a PedalSnake for MIDI, expression, and power for the pedalboard.

I got DOUBLE-VISION..!!!!

rest is too big to post!

Nice setup. You know you could have put a single Axe-FX II in place of the two Eleven Racks.. I'm just saying..

You're probably right, but the reason I have two isn`t for anything special. It`s a long story, but I`ll keep it short by saying that one 11R is for backup. The rack looks better now - I put in two flanged 1-space blanks at the bottom, that not only reinforce it, but also clean it up cosmetically. I`m thinking I might also mount my GCP in the back lid, and my expression pedals in the other...

A part of my rig for gigs!

PEAK FCB4N2: a little beast.



ELEVEN RACK with some Joyo stomp boxes: simply awesome tone!



I connect my Eleven Rack in stereo direct to the PA main desk. It sounds clear and powerful. I liked!

You guys have some seriously cool rigs. Until very recently I was living hand to mouth for years, so I haven't even got a decent guitar. Now that I can afford to I'll be getting one though. Just two more weeks...

And this is the baby I'm going to buy:

Mahogany body with a flamed maple top, Seymour Duncan '59 (neck), Seymour Duncan JB (bridge), mahogany neck with rosewood fretboard, 22 extra jumbo frets, Grover tuners and tune-o-matic bridge. Not to forget sustain that lasts 'til next Tuesday.



And the month after that I'll be getting some studio furniture. I don't even have a proper desk, so I thought I might as well get one that's made with recording and home studio needs in mind:

Tonight's setup. The big black box isn't part of it. Sounded AMAZING!

very nice people!!

And since that Instagram pic really washed out the ol' #1, here's a better shot of her (swapped pups since then):