Building a Solid Fly Rack for Better Touring

Setting up a reliable fly rack changed the way I look at touring and traveling with gear. It used to be that if you wanted your specific sound on the road, you were either at the mercy of whatever backline the venue provided or you were paying thousands of dollars to freight massive road cases across the country. Neither option is particularly fun. But the shift toward compact, high-performance digital gear has made it possible to pack an entire studio-grade signal chain into a box that fits in an overhead compartment. ...

April 26, 2026 · 6 min · Shaw Fairbank