Your Effects Pedalboard * Pics *

[deeaa*]

Hi Deeaa, the frame is pretty rigid. i had to adjust the switch of the wah so i dont have to stomp on the thing to turn it on and off. if you check out pics 11-13 i show how i attach the pedals to the frame (the frame, which is shelving from home depot)..if anyone has any questions, feel free to ask.

Yeah I saw the metal plate system..clever but I dunno how'd I make those or get the wide velcro...would get pretty expensive methinks. How do you get the metal plates with the threaded bolt sticking out the middle? Are they all sized as pedals? Mine are all different size from large round ones to long wah etc.

I've used bicycle chain loops...you know, remove the back plate, put the screws back and a chain loop between so it sticks out and you get these 'ears' to screw the pedals down with. It's sturdy, but hard to change pedals around.

[tony grazioso]

Yeah I saw the metal plate system..clever but I dunno how'd I make those or get the wide velcro...would get pretty expensive methinks. How do you get the metal plates with the threaded bolt sticking out the middle? Are they all sized as pedals? Mine are all different size from large round ones to long wah etc.

I've used bicycle chain loops...you know, remove the back plate, put the screws back and a chain loop between so it sticks out and you get these 'ears' to screw the pedals down with. It's sturdy, but hard to change pedals around.

the bike chain sounds like a really great idea!!!... ... the metal plate system was easy. First cut a strip of metal proportioned to the pedal (a hardware store should be able to sell you strips of metal stock)Then, drill a hole in the metal plate. Its important to drill a countersink hole so the top of the screw sits flush with the piece of metal. After that, cut a piece of velcro the same length as the metal and apply....its that easy!!!..some people dont like to have velcro on the bottom of their pedals.....if this is the case try tracing your pedal on a sheet of aluminum and cutting that out and applying the velcro to that......here are some more pics of the pedalboard including underneath...now, i just need you buy a case for the thing.

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this is the velcro i used...it could hold an elephant to the ceiling!!!!
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[wingsdad]

Kind of settled on this for now. The pedal on the amp is an Ibanez 60s Fuzz I'm thinking of using instead of the "Marshall" channel on the amp. The footswitch is for channel switching.

Wow...forsaking the 'Marshall' Channel on the T60 for the IBZ Fuzz... Why, praytell ? I'm guessing you used to use the Boss FS with your forsaken ME-50? I still use the Channel/Boost switch that came with my T60, and the Behringer AB200 is hooked to the ME-50 for switching banks and bypassing.

[Spudman***]

I've used bicycle chain loops...you know, remove the back plate, put the screws back and a chain loop between so it sticks out and you get these 'ears' to screw the pedals down with. It's sturdy, but hard to change pedals around.

The idea is to get all your pedals together in the configuration that you want first. Mentally plan how they would go in order on your board as well. Spend weeks getting this figured out first. Then position and mark slightly on the board the place where each pedal would go. If you do all of this first then changing pedals around should not happen too often. In which case it only takes a minute to remove 4 screws that are holding each pedal in place. Make it easy on yourself and don't use long fixing screws. I use a 3/8 or 1/2 inch wood screw like this
and it takes no time at all to unscrew 4 of them to make changes.

The Velcro and plate thing is really a time water to build and costs a lot more than bicycle chain. I've found the bike chain to be the simplest most secure way to affix pedals without altering anything about the pedal.

[mainestratman]

Here's my old pedalboard... I'm actually going to make another one because I want all the cables and power underneath... as well as a dedicated power outlet to plug in my Dunlap power supply and Rocktron... oh yeah.. and two new-to-me pedals that are en route. :-D

[rylanmartin]

My pedalboard has taken an interested evolution over just the last year.

It started out as just a Line 6 POD XT Live, then I traded up for the POD X3 Live. I just started going crazy with stomp boxes this last year. My first true pedal board is this beast: Fig.1


It's a piece of countertop I spray painted black and covered in velcro. I carried it around in a keyboard case.

As this got to be VERY heavy I felt the need to downsize. I purchased a Pedaltrain 2 and tried to limit myself to it's dimensions. Which brings me to Fig. 2




I then got bored and threw just about everything up for sale and swapped, sold, and traded away. I have now ended up with this indulgent control room of toys... (Which includes an addition of vocal effects - TC Helicon Voice Live - Which I have never used in the past) My current rig - Fig. 3



And I still keep my POD around as a backup. I use it a lot when I'm teaching lessons: Fig. 4

[Kazz]

Ok...finally got around to starting my pedal board project yesterday. I had a waste strip of some pretty good MDF that was about 18" deep. I cut 2 boards out of it that are 24" wide and 18" deep. Did that so I could get some height off the floor. Then I had a piece of Cherry laying around from an old books shelf it is 8 7/8" wide so I cut it down to 18 inches leaving me 6" of non raised height at the end where the Wah will sit. I decided to go with the 8 7/8" Cherry vertical riser because it was deep enough for my new (to me) Big Muff Pi to sit on and the Jekyll and Hyde pedal and BBE Fuzz fits up there pretty good and elevates them so that when I use the single size case pedals on the lower row it will not interfere. I will post some pictures probably this coming weekend before I start with the flat black paint to black it all out. I am still thinking about getting some inexpensive black/gray carpeting to cover it with...but from my computer experience, the static electricity possibilities worry me some. I will be using Spud's bicycle chain method to fasten the pedals to the board. I bought a new chain some time back and borrowed a co-worker's chain tool to take about half of the chain apart so I would have enough links to last me pretty much a lifetime :-).

[Kestrel]

Here's what I'm currently using.



TC Electronic Polytune into the Digitech RP1000 with a ModTone Aqua Chorus and a Visual Sound Garage Tone Analog Delay in the pedal loop then to a Digitech JamMan Solo looper.

[deeaa*]

My pedalboard model...um, XVII or somethging:

[FrankenFretter***]

It's been a while since the last pedalboard pic; here's my latest incarnation, minus the EQ pedal that's in my Blackstar effects loop at the moment, and the RP50 that's in my computer room for recording purposes -


My pedal board, as of April 2012 by FrankenFretter, on Flickr

[deeaa*]

Here's what my current pedalboard looks like:



Heheh...no, really, I do have a wah and a tuner nearby...but I have no more need for pedals after the JVM arrived.

[guitartango]

This is my brother's pedal board and yes 4 Pete Cornish pedals !!!!!

[cebreez]

This is my board as of right now! I really need a bigger board.


Left side of board is the Fender Volume pedal. Top L-R - First Aid Kit(Sonic Stomp), Thunderpuss(Clean Boost), Southern Tremolo(Modded EA), Boss GE-7 Equalizer,^behind^ BBE Orange Squeeze - Building a MoRC Compressor to replace it, Low Rider(Double Octave Down), Bottom Row L-R - Dun-Delay(Cave Dweller), SoftFx(Pork Barrel AKA CE-2 chorus), The Langerham(Current Lover Flanger), Smoothie(Phase 45), Boss DS-1 w/ Keeley Tube Drive Mod., StringBean(Aka GreenBean, Greenie, TS808, Well moddified!) And off the right side of the board lies a MI Audio Blues Pro and a Red Llama clones boxed together and a two button switch box for my Classic 30 amp. Riding on the back of the board is a secondary power supply( A very cheap one) allowing me up to 14 9Vdc outputs plus 4 18Vdc outputs, also riding on the back is my Samson UHF Wireless.

My next board will have Remote switching for rack mounted effects, lights, built in Microphone mount, personal monitor, and some type of computer mounting system, Ipad or Mobile PC.

[Tig***]

[Perfect Stranger]

Here is a custom pedalboard built for me by a friend that owns Jofaboards.
It was inspired and designed based on the ol' '57 Chevy pictured. Works
like a champ, and I bet there's not another like it in the world.

[marnold***]

That's pretty sweet, Perfect Stranger!

[Tig***]

Dang, that's the coolest pedal board I've ever seen, PS!

I was looking at some 1x3 boards yesterday, trying to come up with a design. I like the varied angles yours has. Hmmmm...

[Perfect Stranger]

Thanks guys! if anyone is interested his business is www.jofaboards.com

[markb]

Here is a custom pedalboard built for me by a friend that owns Jofaboards.
It was inspired and designed based on the ol' '57 Chevy pictured. Works
like a champ, and I bet there's not another like it in the world.

A lovely looking board. You need to tell me about that Carl Martin DC Drive