Ok, just got back from RNRHOF!
I was able to get ALL of the photos I needed!
Funny thing thou....I know crowd thins out at the tail end of the day, so was going to see everything, then finish with Randy's and the new inductee. But as I got started with the first floor, I got there earlier (10:30a) than my 11:00a ticket time and it was a light crowd! Soo, I changed gears and said...why don't I go to the Rhoads exhibit and take all of the photos I need, then start Floor 1 and work my way up taking my time? So, that's what I did and spent 5-10 minutes and took a total of 27 hi-res photos! I noticed it thinning out and got asked to "stop taking photos"! I knew the policy was...photos are ok as long as no flash and videos ok also, I believe. Basically, the official induction is not until Sunday and they were afraid of photos leaking to social media! I can understand that, but unsure why they left it open and said it would be open to the public?!?? I asked if I would just see everything before I left and spent another 60 seconds, then asked to take a couple more photos of an outfit from LL Cool J with an old ghetto box? They said, ok, just please do not pot, so I did and after left the room, barriers came up and NO ONE was allowed in during the rest of the day and probably won't until Sunday!! :O Soo, I basically got kicked out of the exhibit after being there for a total of 10-15 minutes!!!
I'm going to honor the pledge not to post anything until after the event, but will make a few comments.
1. The display looks FANTASTIC and I'm very happy for that! It consists of the following behind glass....i. the Jackson Concorde and road case, ii. the pedalboard and roadcase with the pedalboard rear (what I was most interested in) facing upward, so completely visible...finally, iii. a couple photos of Randy performing, iv. Randy's stage shoe/boots, v. one of Randy's back with chrome-studded guitar straps.
2. The pedalboard DOES have screws on the top-side (I will show and count later), but are NOT in the corners to mount the pedal enclosure, so wonder if for mounting the PCB's pulled out?!??
3. ALL screws, whether for the pedalboard enclosure, mounting, or EQ door are ALL old-school Standard type screwheads, not Phillips or other.
4. The 2 screws that hold the EQ door (which is on a hinge on one side) are standard head and significantly larger.
5. I know some Rig Layouts show the Wah as being either Cry Baby or VOX, but it IS a Cry Baby Wah on the board.
6. On the Volume Pedal-side of the board, there are EIGHT holes in the back with SIX 1/4" sockets (as I thought), one hole with nothing in it, then the "Input" jack, which is actually a male XLR-type balanced connection!
7. There is only ONE wire that goes to the Roland Volume Pedal! How could this be as there is an in and out? The wire sheathing goes thru the left whole and would contain the ground and IN and OUT wires and hardwired internally!
8. There are standard panhead screws on the side(s) holding thing(s) internally.
9. There are THREE holes in the back (as I thought). The one to the left-most whole is plugged. The other two are IN and OUT for the wah pedal with again, the sheathing (with wires in them) going THRU the 1/4" jack holes and hardwired internally!
10. Some of the naming of controls and lights are NOT like what has been communicated! example - Orange is BYPASS, not Master. It's FLANGE, not Flanger. D+ is: VOL and DIST, not Output and Distortion, Flange is: MAN, WIDTH, SPEED, not Manual, Width, and Speed. Chorus is: MAN, RANGE, SPEED, COLOR, not Manual, Width, Speed, and Regen. I'll need to relabel my board to be more appropriate.
11. It has always been shown that the pads on the switches are a solid block of black...they are NOT! They actually have vertical grooves in them!
12. Looks like the pedals and pedalboard are sitting on and may be fastened to a piece of wood within the pedalboard case.