Suggest A Pedalboard

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If I were to get a new pedalboard -- and I'm thinking I will need one in the next few months -- I'd go with a Pumaboard, just as XSSIVE suggested. Great looks, great options, and they seem like they're very durable.

- Keith
 
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I use a pedaltrain 2 board and am very happy with it. It is light weight, comes with a good case, is tough, and was reasonably priced. I'd recommend it. .. .
 
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LunaticFringe said:
Is that the hardcase or softcase? Where did you get yours? In Canada?
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I got mine on ebay with the softcase and it was shipped to Canada. The softcase is pretty tough, and does it's job of protecting the pedals well. No complaints . . .
 
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what about the SKB 45 boards with the built in power....?! are they any good? what do they usually go for used?
 
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the 'problem' with the standard NYC Pedalboards, is that the carpet outside attracts *everything*....lint, pet hair, leaves, anything will stick to it- while i love mine, i need to shop vac it every once in awhile.

you can add foam to the soft Pedaltrain case and the pedals won't move around.
 
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Big +1 to the DIY guys. OSB, spraypaint, cabinet handles and Velcro are the way to go.

BTW, the only reason I use OSB rather than shelving or anything else is coz we've always got tons of scrap at work. I typically scavenge all that crap from junk we throw away :D
 
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Mincer said:
the 'problem' with the standard NYC Pedalboards, is that the carpet outside attracts *everything*....lint, pet hair, leaves, anything will stick to it- while i love mine, i need to shop vac it every once in awhile.
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+1

In addition, the Velcro has peeled away from the plywood in several places. Maintaining the NYC Pedalboard involves shop-vac'ing it and re-gluing the Velcro here and there. That's a bit of a disappointment.

- Keith
 
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well, the NYC Pedalboard isn't really an *expensive* board (compared to other commercial ones)...and I even offered to pay more for a different covering other than the carpet. Just plain vinyl doesnt cost much more, and I would have bought it here and sent it!
Never had a problem with the inside velcro coming up...but my pedals don't really adhere to it well either.
I do like this board, but really wish there was a more 'real world' useful covering on it.
 
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I'm thinking about getting a softcase pedaltrain and putting some foam in there, I think that's a good idea. How do you apply the velcro strips to the pedals and to the board? I'm assuming they have an adhesive side on them, but is there a step beyond that that is taken to assure they stay on, or is the adhesive more than enough? I'm really paranoid about hurting my pedals. Which is kinda funny considering the times I've dinged my guitar.
 
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I was a DIY for many years, but my girlfriend bought me a Furman Pedalboard three years ago and it has been great.

I later found a used Furman for sale and put a second board together for my acoustic guitar needs.

Bill
 
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LunaticFringe said:
I'm thinking about getting a softcase pedaltrain and putting some foam in there, I think that's a good idea. How do you apply the velcro strips to the pedals and to the board? I'm assuming they have an adhesive side on them, but is there a step beyond that that is taken to assure they stay on, or is the adhesive more than enough? I'm really paranoid about hurting my pedals. Which is kinda funny considering the times I've dinged my guitar.
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They give you enough hook and loop material to cover all of the top of the board with either (I used the loop stuff on the top of the pedalboard and stick the hook stuff to the bottom of my pedals.) The adhesive that comes with the pedaltrain velcro is pretty good. Make sure that you clean the bottom of your pedals before you apply it (you really want a flat, clean, dry surface for it to stick. It sticks great to the pedaltrain board, but I could see the velcro coming off the bottom of some pedals (especially boss pedals with their irregular, rubbery bottom) if you pull them off the board all the time. I've heard people recommend that you take the rubber bottom off of boss pedals before you stick them on so that it holds better, but I've never done it. If you just keep your pedals all plugged in and on the board it won't be a problem for you. If it's applied right, the velcro is pretty damned strong (it holds my wah pedal onto the board with no problems). Hope this helps!
 
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If you want a great pedal board for not a whole lot of cast GATOR is making brand new pedal boards that come with a gig bag. the 14x16 has been around for about a year but now they just came out with a 30x16. These are T shapped so there is an incline, there are two spots to mount there power supplies underneith, and the whole top is velcro. The board and bag only runs about $80 and the board, bag, and one powersupply (like the dc brick, powers 8 pedals) is $150

here is a link
http://www.gatorcases.com/productsdetail.aspx?LID=2&PID=139
 
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I'm bidding on a pedaltrain 2 right now. I'm not going to be taking pedals off and on with this thing, the main reason i want it is to eliminate the hassle for me. Thanks for all the help.
 
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