Let's REVIEW those pedal boards you are using right now.

New policy: If it isn't actually wired, It doesn't exist. It is just lazy A-holes throwing pedals on boards to tweak me. Pass. Hard pass.
 
Mincer said:
Cable management is an integral part of a pedalboard. How the cables are connected, where they are hidden, how neat it all is. They have to be accessible to get to in case you are at a gig and you get no sound- it can be any of the cables, so you have to be able to swap them easily. But out of the way and cut to length so birds don't nest there. Power cables count, as well as how the pedals are attached.
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Dave gets it. Because he riffs.
 
Once I started gigging again I drastically reduced my board. The Petaltrain Pro seemed heavier than my Marshall plus the industrial velcro was failing in the heat with the larger pedals.
 
Securb said:
Once I started gigging again I drastically reduced my board. The Petaltrain Pro seemed heavier than my Marshall plus the industrial velcro was failing in the heat with the larger pedals.
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I think we start realizing this more as our gear starts leaving the house, we pack it up and un pack it at the gig. More stuff is more stuff to keep track of, more to carry, and you will be amazed at how little you can actually get away with using on a gig. Look at some of those fly rigs many guitarists use for weekend 'fly dates'. If it doesn't fit in the overhead, it doesn't make it. We might not always be able to get away with that little, but it is fun to try.
 
Securb said:
Once I started gigging again I drastically reduced my board. The Petaltrain Pro seemed heavier than my Marshall plus the industrial velcro was failing in the heat with the larger pedals.
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I keep my setup light for rehearsals. I go DI with the Fly Rig 5 and one or two other pedals. For a while it was just the FR and MXR 5150 OD but I've adding the Keeley Compressor Plus to the rehearsal setup for clean passages to have more sustain to them. Pulled out the old Cuisinart cutting board turned pedalboard again for that. For live gigs I'll put them back on the Pedaltrain with the others.
 
Securb said:
Once I started gigging again I drastically reduced my board. The Petaltrain Pro seemed heavier than my Marshall plus the industrial velcro was failing in the heat with the larger pedals.
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I bolted down my gig pedals using the underside threading through the pedal board surface. Rock Solid

Can't do with pedal wobble on things like Tremelo timing and channel switching where accuracy and timing in milliseconds is paramount.
 
Steve Dallas, to cover like 15 different bands, all with different modulation, delays and special effects has
1. Morley Wah
2. Amp channel/boost switch
3. Zoom 3N
4. EHX Synth 9
 
When I was making my first pedalboard (I make my own, board, cables, connectors, tolex, the works)
I decided to use bike chain as hold-downs and screw the pedals down. Idiot.
Jezus, it took several days and I broke like 3 punches taking an entire bike chain apart, link by link by link.
That...was nearly human torture. Still have those stupid-ass things in a box somewhere.
 
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When I was making my first pedalboard (I make my own, board, cables, connectors, tolex, the works)
I decided to use bike chain as hold-downs and screw the pedals down. Idiot.
Jezus, it took several days and I broke like 3 punches taking an entire bike chain apart, link by link by link.
That...was nearly human torture. Still have those stupid-ass things in a box somewhere.
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There was a product being made a few years ago called Pedal Stompers, I think. They were essentially shaped like a bicycle chain link.
I bought some and use(d) them. They worked well enough but some pedals screws weren’t long enough to accommodate the extra width from the link.
 
Drak said:
When I was making my first pedalboard (I make my own, board, cables, connectors, tolex, the works)
I decided to use bike chain as hold-downs and screw the pedals down. Idiot.
Jezus, it took several days and I broke like 3 punches taking an entire bike chain apart, link by link by link.
That...was nearly human torture. Still have those stupid-ass things in a box somewhere.
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Use a proper chainbreaker tool to take bike chain apart next time. They're like 20$ at most. I've used mine to resize a lot of bike chains, and they're pretty indestructible/fool proof.
 
I use either dual lock (which come off cleanly but it takes effort) or 3M auto tape which is just as strong, and doesn't leave residue. I've also used zip ties, but if something goes wrong at a gig, you have to be able to cut them.
 
Rubber bands and the large twist ties from the produce dept.

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Little Pigbacon said:
I started to sour on Velcro when I ripped most of the paint off the bottom of a pedal. I do not think anything else is really better.
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The dual lock stuff (and the 3m tape) don't leave residue. But there are always zip ties, too. The last board I build was out of a bamboo cutting board. I needed 3 pedals for teaching...I used dual lock. Some people line the bottom of the pedal with painter's tape before applying the sticker, so it is much easier to get off- just rip the tape off.
 
Put painters tape underneath the velcro and between your pedal enclosure. The painters tape peels off easy and leaves no residue and protects the paint and the velcro will stick to the painters tape.
 
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