Custom Audio Electronics Pedal Board Switching System vs Kikusui PCR4000M Power Supply
The Custom Audio Electronics Pedal Board Switching System and the Kikusui PCR4000M Power Supply are both others.
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Blended from circuit-archetype lineage, dynamic feel, tone-signal overlap and tone-vector distance — the tone vector itself is derived from editorial description text, not a measured acoustic signal, so this reflects how similarly the catalog copy describes the two, not a lab measurement. Shown only within a gear class, and only where there's enough evidence to be meaningful.37% — somewhat different
Custom Audio Electronics Pedal Board Switching System
Custom Audio Electronics · other
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.Custom Audio Electronics, founded by Bob Bradshaw, built rack-mounted switching systems that let touring guitarists control multiple amp channels and effects loops from a single MIDI-programmable board, solving the reliability and tone-loss problems that plagued earlier passive pedalboards. These systems became a standard feature of professional touring rigs from the 1980s onward. Warren Haynes, whose rig spans amp channel switching and a wide effects chain across long improvisational sets, is associated with this kind of system.
The Kikusui PCR4000M is a programmable AC power supply, professional lab and studio equipment used to deliver precisely regulated, adjustable AC voltage rather than relying on a venue's often inconsistent mains power. Angus Young keeps one as part of AC/DC's touring backline, ensuring his amplifiers receive stable, correctly regulated power regardless of the electrical quality at any given venue around the world, a genuinely practical rather than tone-shaping piece of gear. Unlike his guitars or amps, the PCR4000M doesn't contribute any audible character to his sound directly; its job is purely to keep the rest of his rig running consistently and safely night after night across wildly different touring conditions.
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