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dm-2
Bronze Member
Ireland
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 Posted - 08/13/2005 : 12:41:04
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| With some people on this forum having in excess of 30 pedals, I'm just wondering what type of pedal boards people are using? I have a BCB-60 myself but there isn't enough room so I'm going to get a custom board built. |
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bossarea
Forum Admin
United Kingdom
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Posted - 08/13/2005 : 15:50:00
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I'm using a BCB-6 and it's really too small so there's two more pedals on the floor.
I've considered getting a BCB-60 in addition but perhaps a custom job would be the way to go. |
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arcanon1313
Silver Member
USA
414 Posts |
Posted - 08/14/2005 : 04:14:24
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| I'm just gonna go build one myself. it shouldn't be too hard, i just have to design it, build it and I know I'm gonna have to tweak it until it's right. |
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idoru
Copper Member
Australia
38 Posts |
Posted - 08/14/2005 : 14:47:44
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I ripped the guts out of a relatively deep guitar case to make mine. I had to get it (used) from a guitar store. The most common reaction (after "Huh?") when I told them I was making a pedalboard was to offer to sell me the BCB-6.
I just laughed (and I don't even have that many pedals!).
chris/bass/idoru
http://www.idoru.com.au
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phenry20
Bronze Member
USA
105 Posts |
Posted - 08/14/2005 : 15:50:04
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What did people use before pedal boards existed? Didn't they just put their pedals on the floor? I guess I'm somewhat anti-pedal board. You muck up these great little creations with sticky velcro that if removed defaces the pedal ( HATE THAT! ) and it commits you at least temporarily to a pedal chain that defeats the whole modular and flexible aspect of pedals. I can totally see the regular gigging player that wants quick set-up and tear-down, but that person only needs the basics and a Boss pedal board or one of the commercially available ones will do just fine with a compressor, overdrive, delay, etc. Then there's the pro touring person and they just have the guitar tech/roadies handle the dirty work. I guess I just don't see the point for a hobbyist player to even worry about a pedal board - grab what you need as inspiration hits and have fun. If you need to put them on a common surface, so be it. Just don't ruin them with velcro! I can sleep well at night without fearing that my pedals may be repositioning themselves without proper mounting. |
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Britsie
Bronze Member
Belgium
92 Posts |
Posted - 08/14/2005 : 16:24:45
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| 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... |
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phenry20
Bronze Member
USA
105 Posts |
Posted - 08/14/2005 : 16:39:59
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| Well then you'd be talking about some type of standard - ISO9000 for pedal manufacturer's. And then some rogue boutique pedal guy will make one that won't conform to the standard - screw the man! - and then company xyz will come out with a pedal board that will handle the standard pedals and have spaces for the non-standard ones and we wind up back where we started. Don't most pedals have rubber bottoms ( sounds randy! ) or some type of non skid material to keep them somewhat in place? Most stages I've played have a suface where my pedals don't move without the need for velcro. |
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cimed8085
Bronze Member
Australia
78 Posts |
Posted - 08/14/2005 : 16:58:16
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in my opinion, pedal boards exists for a reason, one of it is convinience, good velcros are mostly pretty strong on both sides. don't stick the velcro wholly to the bottom plate of the pedal, especially BOSS pedals. If it's there for too long, when you rip it, it will rip the label as well. i stick my velcros to the rubber parts on the bottom of the pedal and it does a pretty good job, at least until now. i carried my pedalboard to different studios almost everyday when i had a project and the pedals never moved an inch even though it banged here and there in the trunk. but.. but.. but.. if i have SP-1, SG-1 or some other rare pedals, i won't put them on my pedal board. i'd rather carry it myself cause the loss would be too great if something happens to my precious...  |
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phenry20
Bronze Member
USA
105 Posts |
Posted - 08/14/2005 : 18:11:47
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| I just find statements like "i had to get rid of it, no more room on my pedal board" or "it was too big for my pedal board" to be IMHO, ridiculous. Letting a pedal board dictate the pedals you use is like saying my wallet will only only hold so much money, so I don't need any more money than it will hold. I just find pedal boards become a mind melt and get in the way of playing guitar and making music. Convenience for studio gigs and stage use is one thing, you do what you've got to do. It's just the hobbyist that gets too obsessed with I can't use this because my power supply won't power it or it's got a wall wart and I can't use it on my board, etc. And they never leave their basement or their living room! Give me a break! |
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dm-2
Bronze Member
Ireland
81 Posts |
Posted - 08/18/2005 : 01:49:54
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I have to say I'm that guy! I'm in a band so I play at home, at the bass player's house, at the drummer's house, at a rehearsal room and pretty soon, at gigs. I need my pedals and carrying them around in a bag and spending 15 mins connecting them up every time I want to use them is just not an option. It's great to be able to just pop the lid on the case go wherever, take the lid off and play. What's not to like about that?!
The BCB-60 doesn't require velcro which is great but it's gotten to the point where I need more than 6 pedals to play a set. If only Boss had used the surface area of the BCB-60 more wisely!! The nice thing about a custom board tho is I can now start looking at a few Boss Twin Pedals, some electro harmonix gear and a Talk Box! To think I used to be just a Cry Baby and BD-2 kind of guy! Thank you Bossarea for opening my eyes! |
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arcanon1313
Silver Member
USA
414 Posts |
Posted - 08/18/2005 : 02:13:51
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| Since I work in sheet metal I'm gonna make spaces out of sheet metal and conform the design to Boss pedals (to keep them in place). I'm only going make a pedalboard for 11 pedals, two levels, bottom for pedals going into the front of the amp. And top level for pedals going into the effects loop. for different situations i'll just switch out pedals. But they will be secure. And the best thing is.....NO VELCRO! |
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phenry20
Bronze Member
USA
105 Posts |
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Britsie
Bronze Member
Belgium
92 Posts |
Posted - 08/22/2005 : 11:34:33
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Originally posted by phenry20
Well then you'd be talking about some type of standard - ISO9000 for pedal manufacturer's.
I was more thinking of 2 holes somewhere in the pedaldesign where you could put a screw through (no standard required what so-ever). Then my pedalboard would be a wooden board where you could screw and unscrew pedals as you liked and when the board was full of holes, just throw it away and start a new one.
I agree that a pedalboard should never limit your pedal-use/creativity.
For me, the convenience of a pedalboard (which I do not yet have, since I am still building my collection of pedals and my band is not gigging at the moment) would be in the transport. As I buy most of my pedals second-hand, they usually come without a box. So if any-one has suggestions on how to transport pedals without a pedalboard or boxes and without the settings being changed during transport, I am interested to hear. |
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Britsie
Bronze Member
Belgium
92 Posts |
Posted - 09/17/2005 : 14:49:56
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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. |
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BOSSguy
Copper Member
USA
33 Posts |
Posted - 10/12/2005 : 04:46:11
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Well I'm up to 10 pedals now
I use the SKB PS-25
and it still wasn't enough as is
I had to add the BOSS dasiy chain for more power sources
The pedal board is maxed out now, so I think i'll be updating
to a custom pedal board in the future |
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walrus121
Silver Member
USA
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