First some questions:
1. How many rig files do you routinely keep stored in your KPA?
2. What % of them do you use on a regular basis?
3. What % of them would you classify as "specialty" rigs? (heavily effects laden, tailored to a particular player, etc.)
4. What's your current method of naming/organization of files?
1. 62 in the breadbox. (many hundreds more on hard drive)
2. A lot actually. (70% during the course of a week?) I mainly just jam and will randomly pick rigs without much forethought at all.
3. Right now, 5 FX rigs and 5-6 signature rigs (got one that nails Gilmour's clean DSOTM univibe tones - another does Metheny's G-300 synth sounds pretty well)
4. What day of the week is it???
I started numbering rigs in groups of 5 for the sake of the remote. Scrapped that. Tried a couple of other ways before settling on this: XX-File name. XX being a basic identifier, e.g.;
AA - American Vintage
AM - American Modern
BA - British Vintage
BM - British Modern
DB - Dumble (huge fan and I collect clones)
HB - Hybrid (swiss army knife)
MT - Modern Metal
SG - Signature
XF - Special FX
I make sure the file name easily identifies the rig in some manner. In some cases it's as simple as using the amp brand. Not as easy with Marhsall, Fender, and Vox! I have a killer rig of a small 20 watt Marshall combo whose only claim to fame is that it was once owned by Frampton. Voila'!
BA-FRAMPTON
Would love to hear how others tackle this issue, especially those with a LOT of files stored.