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boss freak
Gold Member
USA
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 Posted - 01/07/2006 : 03:44:19
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I use the Black Cross BK-110 from Coffin Case.
http://coffincase.com/products/index.html
Cool little flat area to store power supplies or a volume pedal, plus plenty of space for our beloved Boss pedals. The only drawback is that you have to use right-angle power plugs going into the pedals, which the Boss daisy-chain does not have, otherwise you'll need to use batteries... a lot of batteries. |
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gproud5150
Copper Member
Canada
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Posted - 01/09/2006 : 20:14:49
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Originally posted by Britsie
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Originally posted by Britsie
I agree on the velcor but IMO this is a short-coming of the pedal-designers. It must be relatively easy to desgin pedals in such a way that they can be screwed (and unscrewed) from a board easaly...
Just found the solution on the velcro-issue:  http://www.nobels.com/pictures/mounty-p.gif
Mounting plates for effect pedals desigend by this German company Nobels (they also have their own line of effect pedals, haven't tested them though).
I think I'm going to order one unit and see how it works. I'll let you know.
Instead of the Nobels thingys, just get some bicycle chain links, seperate them, remove the screws from the bottom of a Boss pedal, insert, rescrew, and screw the other end into the pedalboard. Same concept. |
Edited by - gproud5150 on 01/09/2006 20:18:50 |
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boss freak
Gold Member
USA
663 Posts |
Posted - 01/09/2006 : 22:46:11
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I've seen something similar to that on eBay. Great idea.  |
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drunkfux
Copper Member
13 Posts |
Posted - 01/21/2006 : 14:17:21
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| the reason i made mine was i hated finishing a gig and the band after your were allready on the stage wanting to set there gear up and it just took me too long to undo all the pedals put them back in the box collect all the patch leads and so on. plus our bassist had ha habit of kicking them about ( not on purpose tho!!) and ripping my leads out. pedal board job solved! |
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indytone
Bronze Member
USA
124 Posts |
Posted - 01/23/2006 : 15:29:40
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A friend of mine needed money, so he sold me his Furman board for $90. It was getting to be a hassle at gigs picking up my pedals one by one, and I'm sure the bands playing after us appreciate the quicker tear-down time. Plus, the power supply and chain options on this board are great. The only pedal I don't have on my board is a Danelectro Back Talk that I just got off eBay.
I'm still playing around with my signal chain, but right now it's the following:
Guitar -> DinoFuzz -> MT-2 -> PS-3 -> CE-5 (then I split it as follows):
1. DanEcho -> Deluxe Electric Mistress -> Deluxe Memory Man -> RV-2 -> Silvertone 1484
2. Deluxe Electric Mistress -> Ampeg J12T
I love the PS-3 more than anything. I usually leave it set on #7.
The way I have the two Memory Men set up, I get a faux ping-pong effect from each amp with the one going to the Ampeg delaying double time that of the one going to the Silvertone.
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mikkejohansson
Bronze Member
Sweden
67 Posts |
Posted - 01/23/2006 : 18:52:11
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So.....much.......delay...delay...elay.....lay.......ay............y....
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starr36
Platinum Member
Canada
1172 Posts |
Posted - 03/01/2006 : 07:31:19
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I use BCB3 and BCB6.
This allows for flexibility between only small needs to major needs (if you have more than 9 boss pedals live at once ... )
BCB-3 I like because it is tiny, but I would prefer a 4 spot
the chain goes like this
2 Guitars A/B -> HR-2 (orPH2 or TR2) -- DC-3 --> DD-2 -->DD-2>(double time) Mesa Mk1V shorty.
The addtional Delay Pedal is simply Brilliant but takes precise dialing in of level and delay time, magic!
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starr36
Platinum Member
Canada
1172 Posts |
Posted - 03/01/2006 : 07:37:44
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Originally posted by gproud5150
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Originally posted by Britsie
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Originally posted by Britsie
I agree on the velcor but IMO this is a short-coming of the pedal-designers. It must be relatively easy to desgin pedals in such a way that they can be screwed (and unscrewed) from a board easaly...
Just found the solution on the velcro-issue: http://www.nobels.com/pictures/mounty-p.gif
Mounting plates for effect pedals desigend by this German company Nobels (they also have their own line of effect pedals, haven't tested them though).
I think I'm going to order one unit and see how it works. I'll let you know.
Instead of the Nobels thingys, just get some bicycle chain links, seperate them, remove the screws from the bottom of a Boss pedal, insert, rescrew, and screw the other end into the pedalboard. Same concept.
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ace
Bronze Member
Netherlands
77 Posts |
Posted - 03/11/2006 : 17:31:41
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| I bought some pieces of wood and some carpet, a few hours of cursing and sweating later, i had a custom made pedal board that fits 4 boss pedals |
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GuitarStv
Copper Member
Canada
39 Posts |
Posted - 03/15/2006 : 19:33:09
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| See, I have 7 pedals, Boss PH-3 Phaser -> Boss BD-2 Blues Driver -> Dunlop 535Q Wah -> Marshall ED-1 Compressor -> Marshall VT-1 Vibratrem ->Boss PS-3 Pitch Shifter/Delay, all switched on/off by my PSM-5. I split the signal into two amps. This means that I've got 6 mini patch cables, three ten foot cables, a power strip, two wall-warts (one for backup), and the little chain that I use to power all my little guys. Every time that I go out to gig or jam, I have about 20 minutes of packing up, and I have to jam everything in my backpack. I think that it's ridiculous to NOT have a pedal board. That said, anyone have any cheap recommendations? |
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Jp.
Bronze Member
65 Posts |
Posted - 03/26/2006 : 13:11:33
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heres my little board.
I made it in one afternoon
everyone here hates velcro but hey... it does the job till i can find a better way |
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StratoSphere
Double Platinum Member
Canada
2232 Posts |
Posted - 03/26/2006 : 20:23:29
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jp....that is breathtaking...im jealous.amazing. |
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midibuddy
Silver Member
Ecuador
285 Posts |
Posted - 03/26/2006 : 20:27:05
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For me, velcro works...
I simply bought double-sided silicon tape, and used that to stick the velcro to the pedals... and of course, I taped it to the rubber, not to the sticker... it works for me, and since I don't have any boutique or strange pedals, I don't care much.
Then I bought a piece of MDF and glued some velcro in it (after painting it black and sanding and rounding the edges).
Then I had a big bag made (to put the pedalboard in it)
That's what I use, and since I play 1-2 times a week in bars and clubs, I really needed a pedalboard, to shorten set-up times... it really works and protects my pedals... |
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stahlhart
Platinum Member
1318 Posts |
Posted - 03/26/2006 : 23:17:04
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I plan to take a different approach -- switching the effects remotely. There are construction plans for a relay-switching circuit at http://www.geofex.com (articles are dated 02/27/03 and 03/22/03) that I'm going to base my setup on.
The modification I want to make to the design will be to switch on and off multiple loops of pedals with the capability of putting a particular pedal into more than one loop. This will add a level of complexity, but I have been thinking about an approach using logic to fire the relays in combinations to create the loops from a singular serial path of pedals, true bypassing them in and out of the path as desired.
The one potential disadvantage to the approach is that the individual pedal settings are all going to have to be decided up front and fixed, but I don't think that I would ever be all that enthusiastic about twiddling with little knobs in between songs on a dark stage anyway, so I don't see it as a serious issue at this point.
It's going to be an ambitious project, to say the least, but I'm looking forward to the challenge.
C.K.
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mongchacha
Copper Member
USA
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Posted - 03/27/2006 : 11:39:44
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i think phenry20 must be one of the really few people on this planet who are against pedalboards. i honestly think they're great. the whole thing about it limiting your creativity is a sorta lame. most (almost everyone, actually) people go through a phase where they're just "messin'" around with pedals. but eventually, a handful of them become keepers and it makes all the sense in the world to put them onto a board so that you can have a sort of "control panel" for your sound.
i used to have my pedals all over the floor, or at best they would be in an arch formation. but i eventually realized that sometimes i wanted to press two pedals at once that were on total opposite ends of each other. having a pedalboard solves this problem. and aside from being extremely convenient, pedalboards are great cause they make everything NEAT.
and about the fear of velcro...that was lame too. i don't think i need to explain. |
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