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Post subject: another Pedal Board question
Posted: Sat Jan 10, 2009 12:46 pm
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Hi all,

What is a good pedal board in the $100 to $200 range? I am tired of changing out 9 volt batteries, so a board that is powered would be an ideal situation for me. I have been to GC but the selection seems a bit limited - I have surfed a bit also but there are many to choose from. Any ideas? I have three pedals plus I plan on purchasing a wah in the future.

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Posted: Sat Jan 10, 2009 12:50 pm
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In my other thread I posted Sam Ash wanted $110 for the same board I got on Ebay for $ 40. Have a look there before you buy it from a store.

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No need to spend that kind of money if it's just power you're concerned with. Here's what I use:

http://www.guitarcenter.com/Visual-Soun ... upplies.gc

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Unless you have a lot of regular gigs or extensive touring where you'll need the protection and convenience offered by those pre-made boards, I highly suggest you just look into making your own pedal boards. Lots of info on the net on how to do it, not too expensive either. I used to just have a board with stuff duct taped to it. Now I have an old empty control panel box for a home security system that I converted into one...

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bowlfreshener wrote:
Unless you have a lot of regular gigs or extensive touring where you'll need the protection and convenience offered by those pre-made boards, I highly suggest you just look into making your own pedal boards. Lots of info on the net on how to do it, not too expensive either. I used to just have a board with stuff duct taped to it. Now I have an old empty control panel box for a home security system that I converted into one...


That might be the way that I go. I am a fairly handy wood-worker. I do play in the church band once a week so a carrying case would be ideal. The electronics part freaks me out though and I don't want to burn out the pedals and stuff by using the wrong power sources..............

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Beaubs wrote:
bowlfreshener wrote:
Unless you have a lot of regular gigs or extensive touring where you'll need the protection and convenience offered by those pre-made boards, I highly suggest you just look into making your own pedal boards. Lots of info on the net on how to do it, not too expensive either. I used to just have a board with stuff duct taped to it. Now I have an old empty control panel box for a home security system that I converted into one...


That might be the way that I go. I am a fairly handy wood-worker. I do play in the church band once a week so a carrying case would be ideal. The electronics part freaks me out though and I don't want to burn out the pedals and stuff by using the wrong power sources..............


Just do a websearch on DIY pedalboard or homemade pedal boards. As far as the power supply, you could just buy that separately, but build your own custom board. I suggest looking into 1-Spot, Dunlop Brick, Pedal Power, BBE Supa Charger, and the Gator power supplies which all vary in price and features...

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I just finished building my second one a few months ago, so I thought I'd pass along some thoughts.

Power supply - On the first board, I thought I really wanted a power strip mounted underneath (to clean up the overall appearance and make everything tidier). But accommodating this made the board too steeply angled and then I wasn't able to use my wah pedal. On the second board I just decided to keep the power strip totally separate from the board, and it's worked out fine.

Fasteners - On the first board, I used velcro. Some of my pedals (like my wah) didn't work well with velcro, and others it obscured the labels on the bottom that I wanted to keep intact. Also, we have pets in the house and the velcro ended up covered in their fur. Second board, I decided to use bicycle chain links as fasteners. You take apart the links with a normal bike chain tool, and each link has two holes. You remove each screw from the bottom of the pedal, and put it back in with the chain link. The other end of the chain link gets fasted to the board. I used screws (since I don't use any batteries so don't need to remove pedals), but I think I'm going to try it again with some other type of more removable fastener for the side of the link that gets attached to the board. I'm thinking machine screws sticking up from the bottom of the board and nuts to hold down the fasteners, or something like that.

Cables - On the first board I connected everything with those little cables designed for pedal boards. This ended up being very restrictive since I didn't necessarily want the pedals on the board in their exact order in the chain. On the second board, I used George L cables, cut to custom lengths. This let me put the pedals exactly where I wanted them. And the cable itself is very thin and stays out of the way of my feet. (I use regular soldered cables for my guitar, or anything that's going to move around a lot, but I like the George L cables for pedal boards).

Structure - On the first board, I used plywood, covered with velcro. This flexed a lot and I always felt like I had to be careful when stomping. On the second board, I used regular lumber as slats. Much sturdier, plus very easy to push the cables down to the underside to keep them out of the way. I finished the wood with a blue stain, for tone. :wink:


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Post subject: Re: Lessons learned
Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2009 8:11 am
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arkmich wrote:
I just finished building my second one a few months ago, so I thought I'd pass along some thoughts.


Excellent info!

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Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2009 8:36 am
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I use the Godlyke Powerall. It takes up zero space on your pedal board, will not introduce any 60hz hum and easily expands to accomodate more pedals. The One Spot is also a good choice. I don't like the "power brick" types because they take up valuable real estate on your board.

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Post subject: Re: pedal boards
Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2009 10:44 am
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Depends how you build your board, it is possible to mount it to the underside as well :)

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. I don't like the "power brick" types because they take up valuable real estate on your board.

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Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2009 1:46 pm
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Here's what I use. Cheap , powered and build really well.
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Oh it's a gator

http://guitars.musiciansfriend.com/product/Gator-GPT-Powered-Pedalboard-with-Carry-Bag?sku=546157


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Pedaltrain boards are awesome. You will be more than happy. Most have a bolt in kit for a voodoo labs pedal power underneath also.

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