sparquelito Posted October 22, 2022 Share Posted October 22, 2022 Happy new guitar power system. I found myself in a bit of a funk lately, and realized the main impediment to my going in and plugging in a guitar in the music room is my tedious power-up routine. Before: Walk in, kneel down and reach in behind that amplifier to power on the 110 strip for that amp, bend over and plug in the electrical cable to the pedal board power supply, walk over there to kneel down and power on that 110 strip for the drums and Beat Buddy2 drum pedals, walk over there to power on that 110 strip for the PA mixer and powered speakers, walk over near my mic stand to flip on the power to my second amplifier (my pedal board is stereo-out), and then strap on a guitar to plug in and play. Now: Walk in, strap on a guitar to plug in, and press one button on the little wireless handheld fob that activates the new Utilitech 3-Piece Wireless Outlets system. Two steps to playing instead of six. Such a Godsend, this $24 bit of wonderfulness from the Lowe's Home Improvement store!😀 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdgm Posted October 22, 2022 Share Posted October 22, 2022 That's a good idea. Plugging and unplugging PSUs and such can be a PITA. In the later years of my (pretty good when new) home recording setup sometimes I would power everything up...and spend at least half the time housekeeping and troubleshooting. And now electricity is costing enough for me to think about whether to plug in at all.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merciful-evans Posted October 23, 2022 Share Posted October 23, 2022 12 hours ago, jdgm said: And now electricity is costing enough for me to think about whether to plug in at all.... New for 2023, the next big thing... Solar powered amps! I know; what about playing after dusk? Lunar powered amps (2024 perhaps?) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidblast Posted October 23, 2022 Share Posted October 23, 2022 These are awesome at Christmas time when you have lights and decorations everywhere. (which we tend to do) I have a set, if something messed up with em, I'd replace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaxson50 Posted October 23, 2022 Share Posted October 23, 2022 Next up, Wouldn't that make a funny video? A rock god walks out on stage, claps his hands twice to turn on his amp, starts playing, but every time so done applauds his amp turns off, then on then off, etc 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitefang Posted October 23, 2022 Share Posted October 23, 2022 A friend of mine always kept his amp plugged in, and would walk in his "practice" room, take his axe out of the case, plug the cord into his axe, then into the amp and switch the amp on. No unnecessary gadgets and gimmicks. The advantage of not being a ring-nosed tech and gadget whore. Whitefang Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Pepper Posted October 23, 2022 Share Posted October 23, 2022 Sparkey that is a lot of work to play. I take a guitar out of a case. Then tune and I'm off. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparquelito Posted October 23, 2022 Author Share Posted October 23, 2022 3 minutes ago, Sgt. Pepper said: Sparkey that is a lot of work to play. I take a guitar out of a case. Then tune and I'm off. I am not cool enough to be a folkie. And I look silly in a beret and black sunglasses. 😑 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Pepper Posted October 23, 2022 Share Posted October 23, 2022 4 minutes ago, sparquelito said: I am not cool enough to be a folkie. And I look silly in a beret and black sunglasses. 😑 Me either. I just folk it till I make it. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badbluesplayer Posted October 23, 2022 Share Posted October 23, 2022 Pretty cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Pepper Posted October 23, 2022 Share Posted October 23, 2022 One day electricity will just flow freely thought the air, no wires. Then and only then will we be living in the future. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparquelito Posted October 23, 2022 Author Share Posted October 23, 2022 4 hours ago, Sgt. Pepper said: One day electricity will just flow freely thought the air, no wires. Then and only then will we be living in the future. I just want my silver jumpsuit and my flying car. Then I'll know we're finally there. 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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