Equipboard Page Ideas

Alright everyone, we just launched a redesigned homepage IF you're logged in.

So the biggest things we tried to do was 1) make it viewable on all screen sizes and 2) show more activity by expanding actions by default so they are easier to see.

Please take a look and let us know what you think and what revisions would help you browse or reply or moderate the site.

more info seems good but it takes a lot longer to weed through and it wasn't fast before... although i just responded to a pete townshend submission pretty fast so hmmm

While we're talking about Equipboard page layouts - any chance of changing the automated order of an artist's gear, if they don't have any listed in a category?

As an example, on the Imogen Heap page, there's no gear shown above the fold, because there are no pianos listed for her (since she's mostly MIDI / Synth anyway). So the initial impression is, eww, spam page with zero content - even though there's a dozen things listed in her Studio Equipment and VST Plugin categories:

https://equipboard.com/pros/imogen-heap

Similarly with an artist I just added, Alethea Leventhal - because I've only found a synth and a drum machine so far, listing zero microphones and zero pianos at the top of the page makes it feel empty, especially on desktop:

https://equipboard.com/pros/alethea-leventhal

Not a big deal, but one of those little things I thought might be worth mentioning.

incidentally, alethea's microphone in your submissions looks like a beyerdynamic, probably a hypercard model.

Yeah, this issue bothers me as well. We'll fix it soon.

incidentally, alethea's microphone in your submissions looks like a beyerdynamic, probably a hypercard model.

Ahh! See, if I'd added it I would have put SM58, I wasn't looking closely enough at that grill. But from one angle I saw the mic was engraved with the radio station ID, so I left it out if it's not really her chosen mic.

But I agree that the best solution is to hunt down all the artist's gear and fill out the page when you can!

so lets say I have multiples of some items, because, well... I do. Can we have a feature to show the number of instruments/units you own of something. 1 would be default but if you own 3 neutrons for instance (I'm grinning sheepishly) you could click it up for each one you own... I mean, this shit isn't hypothetical. Someone might have multiples of a preamp/channels strip etc. I have multiples of some processors for sure. I've been giving serious thought to buying a 2nd polysix, there's one at a guitar center near me just sitting because people are broke in the pandemic. More gear = more good, right?

just a thought