Back in the day when I consistently played gigs in clubs, I constantly ran into the same technical challenges. There was always a spaghetti mess of cables crisscrossing the stage for instruments, microphones, and effects. Wireless systems could have helped to a point with certain applications, but we did not have the money to invest in these systems. It did not help that as a band we seemed to move around the stage quite a bit during the night, adding to the tangled mass of cabling. I personally had three guitars, two amplifiers, a floor monitor, as well as several powered effects, not to mention a microphone.

In a situation like this, cables get kicked, stepped on, kinked, and generally abused, which can lead to a shortened lifespan. That, however, is not a problem as much as the danger it can pose to the musicians who can ultimately trip on the cables and end up with a serious injury, or a badly damaged instrument.

The solution to this dilemma was invented by a guitar player who had faced the same obstacles. Frustrated with the chaos at his feet, Jody Page decided to come up with a product that would minimize the cable nightmare. His invention is a highly customizable snake that bundles up the numerous leads used by a single musician. This concept is brilliant in my opinion, so please read on for my review of the PedalSnake.