Workbench/Desks?

[SteveCass]

I know there aren’t many posts regarding furniture here , but I’m reorganizing my practice space at home and am looking for a good desk that will fit my FX3, desktop pc, etc. What are you guys using as a workbench or desk? I’ve seen studio desks that have racks built in, but I’d rather not have to screw in the FX3 and remove it for gigs, etc. Plus a lot of them are pretty large and I would need something to fit a smaller bedroom space. Ideally if I could fit my 4U case on the desk along with my other stuff (keyboard, mouse, etc) that would be great. Thanks in advance for your help!

 

[Jarick]

I have an Ikea desk. I built a little riser for my display and monitors and that gave me a little extra room. It's not bad, whole thing was under $100. But I'd like to get one of those desks with rack mounting and monitors flying off the side too.

 

[GlennO]

Check out StudioDesk, https://www.studiodesk.net . I put their ProLine desk in my bedroom studio, but they have a variety of styles and sizes. They make seriously great desks.

 

[BBN]

Check out StudioDesk, https://www.studiodesk.net . I put their ProLine desk in my bedroom studio, but they have a variety of styles and sizes. They make seriously great desks.

I like that one!

 

[phil92]

I just built my own, took me one Saturday. It’s not perfect but it only cost me the wood and some paint





End result:

 

[Kamil Kisiel]

I use the Output Platform desk: https://output.com/studio-collection. Works pretty well. I just keep the Axe-FX III in its SKB road case underneath the desk, I never need to look at it while in the studio since I do everything through Axe-Edit.

 

[hammeron56]

I built a simple shelf out of a 48 inch long, oak stair tread to perfectly enclose the shallow 4U SKB rack.
The Axe-Fx III permanently lives in the rack, but the rack just slides in/out for easy travel.

 

[Genghis]

I use the Output Platform desk: https://output.com/studio-collection. Works pretty well. I just keep the Axe-FX III in its SKB road case underneath the desk, I never need to look at it while in the studio since I do everything through Axe-Edit.

I really like my Output desk as well. Pretty handy and decent design.

 

[fractalz]

Xdesk terra pro is sweet. It holds a lot of weight and I like being able to use it standing or sitting.

https://www.xdesk.com/store/terra-pro?customdesk=DesktopType:SingleLevelDesktop

 

[200man]

https://argosyconsole.com/Opus/opus

check this out...simple design...heavy duty...handle a keyboard...saves space...i love it!

 

[Dave Merrill]

Xdesk terra pro is sweet. It holds a lot of weight and I like being able to use it standing or sitting.

https://www.xdesk.com/store/terra-pro?customdesk=DesktopType:SingleLevelDesktop

Big money! Too bad, it's nice.

 

[SteveCass]

I just built my own, took me one Saturday. It’s not perfect but it only cost me the wood and some paint

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Wow, that’s beautiful- but way over my level of ability - nice work!

 

[SteveCass]

I use the Output Platform desk: https://output.com/studio-collection. Works pretty well. I just keep the Axe-FX III in its SKB road case underneath the desk, I never need to look at it while in the studio since I do everything through Axe-Edit.

Thanks for the tIp! This is definitely in my price range and it looks like it will fit nicely into my space too. I am going to check this out in more detail, thanks again!

 

[SteveCass]

https://argosyconsole.com/Opus/opus

check this out...simple design...heavy duty...handle a keyboard...saves space...i love it!

Thanks for the link. Nice looking desk, a little more $ than I thought I’d spend but will definitely look more into it!

 

[BBN]

I just built my own, took me one Saturday. It’s not perfect but it only cost me the wood and some paint

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Did you draw up a plan for this? Or find one somewhere on the web?

Looks awesome.

The price of studio desks is just insane (in my opinion). Compare them to the price of the standard desk and it's crazy how much it's marked up just because it's got a set of rack rails and a shelf on it.

 

[Shredology]

I just built my own, took me one Saturday. It’s not perfect but it only cost me the wood and some paint

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You have mad woodworking skill sir

 

[Shredology]

I built a simple shelf out of a 48 inch long, oak stair tread to perfectly enclose the shallow 4U SKB rack.
The Axe-Fx III permanently lives in the rack, but the rack just slides in/out for easy travel.
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Nice, I have used stair treads for a lot of shelves over the years

 

[hammeron56]

Stair treads are very sturdy. The shelf has no flex at all even with the heavy-ish monitors on each end.

 

[phil92]

Did you draw up a plan for this? Or find one somewhere on the web?

Looks awesome.

The price of studio desks is just insane (in my opinion). Compare them to the price of the standard desk and it's crazy how much it's marked up just because it's got a set of rack rails and a shelf on it.

I did a few sketches. The idea was to build the two cabinets and then mount the main work surface between them. This way I could adapt it to varying room dimensions with minimal effort.



Dimensions are metric. The fit for rack gear is a bit snug. The axe fits fine but my rack drawer didn’t without some slight modification. Maybe allow for 5-10mm more

 

[thehydeout]

Made this desk myself. Nice job @phil92 !