Re: my pedals need a board
I have a GodLyke power supply that works fine on upto 5 pedals, I think I will buy another to chain the rest together, they are relatively cheap,and Im broke.
Running multiple power supplies is a great way to introduce buzzes & hums since there's multiples paths to ground... not something you really want to do! Get a good power supply and you'll never think about it again.
The Pedal Power is really solid & will power anything & everything... what I ended up with, and might be a good option for you... since you need a board too, is one of the Gators. I got their small board with power supply for a little north of $100 total. The psu has both 9 and 18 volt taps & I haven't had noise issues with anything I've put on. Not quite as robust as the PP... more inline with the Dunlop brick. But the board & supply were only slightly more then the Brick!
Second thing, with that many pedals a loop-master bypass box will clean up the direct sound and eliminate A LOT of tap-dancing. He also makes some bypass boxes that are designed to go in the FX loop and function as the channel switcher... or you could get something totally custom too.
When it comes to physical layout I'll turn things sideways & stuff 'em on there anyway possible. My only "rule" is that stepping over things is fine, so long as I'm not stepping over knobs & knocking settings out of place.
Best place to start though is with simple... figuring out which pedals in what order generate the sounds you want to hear!
Honestly though... my board is ALWAYS changing depending on the gig. Only pedals that are always there are my loop-master dual bypass box, univibe (usually!) and a delay, all going into the front of the amp. Not even the tuner... usually there, not always. My wah pedal lives off the side of the board, not on the board itself.
