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pedalboard building

Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2011 4:59 pm
by madmax1012
anyone wanna help me save money by not buying a pedaltrain, and give me some advice on making my own board? sorry if this has already come up in the past, but the search doesn't work for me sometimes

Re: pedalboard building

Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2011 5:12 pm
by Rygot
Bamboo cutting board and make something simple to angle it.

Srsly.

Re: pedalboard building

Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2011 5:13 pm
by hbombgraphics
You can just get a sturdy piece of wood and put all your pedals on it.

How many pedals are you talking about?
Do you want a second leval or a wedge shape?

In general a briefcase or any type of case can work, just depends on what you have access too and what you are looking to accomplish.


I usually buy the big rolls of homedepot velcro and just go crazy!

Re: pedalboard building

Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2011 5:15 pm
by madmax1012
hbombgraphics wrote:You can just get a sturdy piece of wood and put all your pedals on it.

How many pedals are you talking about?
Do you want a second leval or a wedge shape?

In general a briefcase or any type of case can work, just depends on what you have access too and what you are looking to accomplish.


I usually buy the big rolls of homedepot velcro and just go crazy!




well my board went from fuzz +m9 2 weeks ago to fuzz, overdrive, chorus, tuner, delay and a future reverb,trem, volume/wah at some point. it's growing pretty quick haha

Re: pedalboard building

Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2011 5:19 pm
by hbombgraphics
madmax1012 wrote:
hbombgraphics wrote:You can just get a sturdy piece of wood and put all your pedals on it.

How many pedals are you talking about?
Do you want a second leval or a wedge shape?

In general a briefcase or any type of case can work, just depends on what you have access too and what you are looking to accomplish.


I usually buy the big rolls of homedepot velcro and just go crazy!




well my board went from fuzz +m9 2 weeks ago to fuzz, overdrive, chorus, tuner, delay and a future reverb,trem, volume/wah at some point. it's growing pretty quick haha



I am actually building one of long plank wood I am salvaging from my old headboard, it's 3/4 inch pine and I plan to add a second step, I found I don't like the way pedals feel on a wedge style board it just feels strange to me.
(setting it up for around 30 pedals I hope)

Re: pedalboard building

Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2011 6:48 pm
by Jero
Rygot wrote:Bamboo cutting board and make something simple to angle it.
Srsly.

Easiest thing right there. Can find something to make that around any household.

Re: pedalboard building

Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2011 10:34 am
by Jwar
I actually want to do the same thing, but I want something that looks decent. Even if no one else is going to see it, I like the classy or clean look. I don't have any fucking saws either...GOD! What kind of man am I?!

Re: pedalboard building

Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2011 10:40 am
by Dr. Sherman Sticks M.D.
if u go to lowes or some shit to get your wood, they will cut it for u to your exact spec. if u bring in your own wood, they may even cut if for you if u talk to the right person.

this is what i did, then I painted/decorated the wood and slapped rows of velcro on it....was like <$20 in total I think.

Re: pedalboard building

Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2011 12:32 pm
by madmax1012
jwar wrote:I actually want to do the same thing, but I want something that looks decent. Even if no one else is going to see it, I like the classy or clean look. I don't have any fucking saws either...GOD! What kind of man am I?!



we're not so different, you and I

Re: pedalboard building

Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2011 2:23 pm
by Schlatte
go to ikea, get gorm.
problem solved :D

no, but srsly- I think I'll get some gorm for myself.. mod it a little bit and make it a little higher so the psu fits under there. IT'S CHEAP AS FUCK WHY DOES IKEA HAVE TO BE SO FAR AWAY FROM ME!!!

Re: pedalboard building

Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2011 2:25 pm
by madmax1012
what the fuck is a gorm? is this some sort of viking technology that IKEA is unleashing upon the world? damn swedes...

Re: pedalboard building

Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2011 2:32 pm
by Schlatte
low price, high quality pedal board viking technology.

http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/40058517/

Re: pedalboard building

Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2011 3:15 pm
by Achtane
Yeah, the gorm one is popular. Cheap and easy to repurpose.
I've read some posts where the people grab a couple wood pallets from behind stores or whatever and rearrange those to make their boards.
I use an ammo crate with some tiny modifications.

Re: pedalboard building

Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2011 6:59 pm
by Gone Fission
I'm trying to devise an easy Bedroomboards rip-off, myself. I prefee the idea of keeping things easy and Velcro-free.

Re: pedalboard building

Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2011 12:20 pm
by jfrey
If you go to a bargain home-goods store you can get a decent size bamboo cutting board for under $5 to use. Put down some electrical tape or something to line things up, and drill some holes to put ties through. Or, run your patch cables and power through holes in the board, and set the whole thing up on some screwed-in feet you can get at cvs for like $2.