Tonex big pedal mounted to steel leg?

[Larry Dering]

I'm looking for ideas to mount the full sized Tonex pedal to the steels rear leg. I have an old Pod XT mount that I modified slightly but I'm sure there's a better way.

[Jon Jaffe]

Larry, it's so easy to mount a Tonex One to the rear leg of your guitar that I'm not sure you would want a big one there. I can access up to four presets during a single live performance with the Tonex One.

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That said, there are apparently flathead screws on the back of the Tonex Pedal that you could attach clamps to.

[Larry Dering]

Jon thanks for the reply. I already have the larger version and it's very good but my bracket is just a platform to sit it on. I may make up a bracket on a clamp so it's more secure.

[Larry Dering]

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[Jon Jaffe]

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B4ZN2T8B/re ... F0aWM&th=1

[Larry Dering]

Jon, thanks. That bracket looks well made but I'm not sure the side clamps are tall enough for a solid grip on the pedal. I have a similar product made for phones and I have clamped my peterson tuner on it but the clamping ears are short and the tuner can pop out easily. I'm hoping some of the forum members have found a better mount.

[Jon Jaffe]

Larry, I agree that mounts for iPhones are the pits. However, I noticed that this one doesn't have any clamping balls that could come loose. Furthermore, its sides are more than 3/4 of an inch deep and could be placed at the top or the bottom. Also, there's a plate that could accommodate Velcro. Check out the videos that accompany the product.

[Larry Dering]

Jon that may work. It's built solid. I will check it out.

[Tim Harr]

It baffles me how many guys spend thousands of dollars on a pedal steel and then want to mount stuff (that isn’t designed to be mounted or clipped on) to it. There are so many ways to place a pedal within arms reach, if you need to occasionally adjust it.

I guess I don’t have the urgent need to constantly fiddle with an amp or effects to the point it has to be so readily accessible. Every professional steel player I have seen on stage typically doesn’t have anything except a tuner or Matchbro clipped on the leg.

If a player has a physical limitation or a vision challenge, it makes more sense.

That’s just my observation. Some players do their own thing and that’s what makes us all different.

[Larry Dering]

Tim, at 76 I have my share of vision and physical limitations. I don't need to switch amp models unless I'm playing guitar too. I do however need to tame the lows or highs without getting up and fumbling with the amp controls in the dark. Sometimes the reverb or delay needs adjustment. Especially the delay beats. It's the way I do it and I know everyone has their own methods. No harm no foul.

[Tim Harr]

Larry - Yes. Your use case makes perfect sense. Happy to hear you have found a solution!

[Jon Jaffe]

Tim, I am Larry's age, but I have no infirmities. I have had my basic setup since the 80s. In place of the SGBB was a Goodrich Steel Driver. The evolution of the Tonex One placed on the leg was as follows: different amps, but particularly the Quilter 12-inch TT was impossible to adjust without getting up, so I set up a Superblock US on the floor by my volume pedal. This was a good solution until I discovered the Tonex One and powered speakers. I can adjust presets and parameters on the Tonex One from a seated position. That I couldn't do if it were on the floor. The space dust pedal could've been on the floor with my volume pedal and tuner, but I clipped it on the leg.
I've had a drink holder on the left leg of the guitar for as long as I can remember. And I have had a pic and bar holder hung on my key head since '79.

Only last Saturday, I was told that a steel player takes up more stage space, and I said I'm compact, at least for the foreseeable future.

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[Larry Dering]

Jon that's a nice setup and lightweight. I remember the days of a Fender Twin Reverb or one of my Peavey Session amps. Later was the upright rack case sitting next to my steel and using the Peavey as a powered speaker. I have used multi effects units with a Line 6 Pod on a leg bracket per Tommy Dodd design and so on. The Quilter 202 tone block just doesn't suit my taste no matter what speaker I tried. I jumped on the Telonics 15 combo amp and again it wasn't for me. The Tonex pedal and a Boss Katana as a powered speaker is my current favorite setup. The Sarno BB hangs on a bracket that spans the front and rear leg of the steel. I never need to adjust the BB but this keeps cabling short.

[Jon Jaffe]

I hear you, Larry. I used to carry two Nashville 400s to gigs in the '80s and '90s; now I cringe at the thought of carrying one. Try out one of the powered speakers, especially designed for guitar. I'm having trouble deciding between the TONEX and the Fender. Last Saturday, I played through a Tommy Huff speaker cab powered by a Straight Ahead amp, and with a loud Telecaster in my left ear, it was just fine.

[Larry Dering]

Jon, I put a TT 12 speaker in a Tommy Huff cabinet and used a Quilter 202 as a power amp. Unfortunately the Quilter colors the tone in a bad way and I wasn't happy with the tone. I'm waiting on a TC Electronics power amp to give it a shot. Back ordered since July. I thought about the Fender FR12 but I'm getting tired of the gear that doesn't satisfy my taste.