[Ti-Ron]

Why do we connect pedals from right to left insted of left to righ based on our "writing habit"?
I was rewiring my pedalboard and it strucks me that sound and electricity doesn't follow our social rules!

But seriously, is there a particular reason?

I'm waiting for the long and detailed answer by our pal @mhammer !

 

[Hammerhands]

A Fender Bassman goes from left to right, but a Marshall goes from right to left because they took a Bassman and turned it upside-down.

Most schematics are written out left to right by signal flow, which is right to left by current flow, but left to right for the electrons.

 

[gtrguy]

To keep the guitar cable out of your way... unless you're a lefty.

 

[Cups]

And to confuse things further many multi effects get you to plug into the right side but have the signal flow Left to right.

 

[mhammer]

Most guitar players are right handed, which means the cable will come from the right side of the guitar. Putting the input jack on the right-hand side of the pedal keeps it out of the way.

Think of it this way: Most guitar players, even if they ARE left-handed, are going to play their wah-wah with their right foot (because wah-wah is like speech and language is mostly on the left side of the brain, which is wired up to the right side of the body). Now try to imagine that the cable from your guitar went across your leg to the left side of your wah-wah and then into another pedal.

GtrGuy had it right.

 

[keto]

I've occasionally turned a row of pedals 'upside down', not knobs down but stompswitch at the top, to get my desired routing, though not doing that at present. Put stuff in that row that's either always on or only very occasionally used (tuner, for ex).

 

[amagras]

You can use a wireless system

 

[mhammer]

Given that ti will sidestep the problem of having the cable go from the left side of the guitar, across your leg to the right side of the first pedal, I wonder whether left-handed players are more likely to use a wireless than righties.

 

[Guest]

It goes back to the Roman era when soldiers would cross paths on a road. They would have their overdrivers on their right side so when they passed the other guy couldn't see their settings.

 

[Budda]

It goes back to the Roman era when soldiers would cross paths on a road. They would have their overdrivers on their right side so when they passed the other guy couldn't see their settings.

High five.

Ti-ron do you mean each pedal, or a whole signal path?

 

[Ti-Ron]

High five.

Ti-ron do you mean each pedal, or a whole signal path?

In fact, both, sine the result is the same. But as @mhammer and @gtrguy stated it earlier, ergonomic makes sens!

Thanks guys, I feel less dumb!

 

[cboutilier]

Last time I wired my board up I had a major brain fart. Had everything backwards.

 

[Guest]

Last time I wired my board up I had a major brain fart. Had everything backwards.

Pedlexic.

 

[amagras]

It goes back to the Roman era when soldiers would cross paths on a road. They would have their overdrivers on their right side so when they passed the other guy couldn't see their settings.

Lmao

 

[greco]

It goes back to the Roman era when soldiers would cross paths on a road.

Maybe while on there way to a gig at this venue in Rome?

 

[amagras]

You guys are killing me

 

[colchar]

Why do we connect pedals from right to left insted of left to righ based on our "writing habit"?

I was rewiring my pedalboard and it strucks me that sound and electricity doesn't follow our social rules!

But seriously, is there a particular reason?

Because the guitar input is on the right?

 

[colchar]

A Fender Bassman goes from left to right, but a Marshall goes from right to left because they took a Bassman and turned it upside-down.

My Marshall goes from left to right.

 

[High/Deaf]

A Mesa TC50 combo goes left to right while a head goes right to left. Go figure.

You have to wonder why a big company like Mesa can't be consistent.

 

[Ti-Ron]

A Mesa TC50 combo goes left to right while a head goes right to left. Go figure.

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You have to wonder why a big company like Mesa can't be consistent.

One word: Illuminati!