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Miky
Silver Member
Czech Republic
184 Posts |
 Posted - 03/30/2010 : 18:03:26
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Hey, I'd like to share how I built my pedalboard. Not to mess the Let's see your pedalboard thread with too many pictures I started a new one.
So if you're interested, here are the ingredients:
- one piece of old kitchen worktop
- old bicycle chain
- handful of various wood screws
- blackboard paint, paint thinner
- 8 power supply jacks and and an old c*appy ibanez guitar cable to make a daisy-chain
- patch cables
Money spent: 0,-
Time spent: 2 days
Result: judge yourself
I still have enough room for the PH-1 I'm expecting and for a Polytune.
Any comments or ideas on improvement?
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Pedal Dan
Silver Member
USA
419 Posts |
Posted - 03/30/2010 : 18:19:02
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Beautiful job Miky! Looks as good if not better than any pro board. And You can say "I did it myself!"   |
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Joske Turbo
Silver Member
Belgium
412 Posts |
Posted - 03/30/2010 : 18:23:46
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Looks great, Miky. I made a similar board myself about a year ago, but I don't use it anymore. Oh, I found a picture:
PS: sorry if I hijacked your treath  |
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zerksies
Double Platinum Member
USA
3406 Posts |
Posted - 03/30/2010 : 18:48:24
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| Hey if you guys sand the boards before you paint them they come out really nice |
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nosi0
Gold Member
Netherlands
511 Posts |
Posted - 03/30/2010 : 18:50:16
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| Great work! it looks cool how you connected the bottom 3 pedals and then attached them to the board with only four bicycle chains. Though i would use some more to ensure that the planet waves connectors do not brake especially if you intend on transporting the board. if you leave it in your room it will probably not cause any problems. |
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Miky
Silver Member
Czech Republic
184 Posts |
Posted - 03/30/2010 : 22:15:38
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Thank you guys.
Nosi0 good point there. I originally meant it to have it in my room. Just needed something to put the pedals in as I was tired of kicking them around the floor. The links hold the lower row really fast, but when it comes to moving the board around I'll definitely stick to your advice.
Joske, it's always good to know Jimi is watching. Great picture there. |
Edited by - Miky on 03/30/2010 22:19:42 |
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Radioheading
Silver Member
United Kingdom
494 Posts |
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FRANZONI
Double Platinum Member
Ireland
3543 Posts |
Posted - 03/31/2010 : 01:26:46
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Nice job miky.... ... i built my own pedalboard as well a few years back as well as some speaker cabs recently and am currently in the process of getting started at another speaker cab for 15" speaker i want to try out with my rig....i too love building things and keeping the costs down to a minimum..lends to the fun and the inventivness....
heres an old pic of the board but it's still used every week i have lauries HZD booster in place of the CS-3 now... ..it also has a matching lid and has survived countless gigs and rehearsals over that time.... |
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Mansun
Gold Member
Spain
564 Posts |
Posted - 03/31/2010 : 02:12:00
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| Beautiful thread. Very useful, in the future I shall start making my own PB too... |
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Miky
Silver Member
Czech Republic
184 Posts |
Posted - 03/31/2010 : 02:22:41
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Originally posted by Radioheading
Looks like a really nice job :) You should check this guys out - http://www.prestonsmusic.com/2009/09/30/gorm_pedalboard/ It looks no different to a pedal train to me lol
Yeah, that one looks very good. I originally decided between something like the one in the link and the one I made. In the end I realized I want the second row a lot higher than the first one so this one won over the pedaltrain style PB. |
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Miky
Silver Member
Czech Republic
184 Posts |
Posted - 03/31/2010 : 02:47:10
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Hey Franzoni, never too many DD-3s, that's good.
Your pedalboard looks very cool, looks like a good workhorse. I appreciate the lid, I guess it saves you a lot of trouble when handling.
Apparently it does better job than a one you would get in store, which is fun.
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Radioheading
Silver Member
United Kingdom
494 Posts |
Posted - 03/31/2010 : 02:59:21
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Originally posted by Miky
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Originally posted by Radioheading
Looks like a really nice job :) You should check this guys out - http://www.prestonsmusic.com/2009/09/30/gorm_pedalboard/ It looks no different to a pedal train to me lol
Yeah, that one looks very good. I originally decided between something like the one in the link and the one I made. In the end I realized I want the second row a lot higher than the first one so this one won over the pedaltrain style PB.
I definately prefer your way :) I use a flat Diago board and I know how annoying it can be to have them all level! |
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FRANZONI
Double Platinum Member
Ireland
3543 Posts |
Posted - 03/31/2010 : 09:46:44
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| Cheers Miky......if you look you can see my 2nd row is also up a level to access the the pedals easier...i have the 2 DD-3's beside each other now and the CE-2 where the LS-2 is and the LS-2 at the end..mostly i leave whatever effect on from the top row and use the LS-2 to bring it in and out at specific parts..i also like the two DD-3's cascading into each other for some delay parts/ambience... |
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Dr. Bob
Moderator
Australia
6593 Posts |
Posted - 03/31/2010 : 13:53:58
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Hi Miky
Now that's rock & Roll.
Great job..
Did your Wife/Partner mind you cutting up the kitchen table/side board...
Regards Dr. Bob  |
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Dirk
Platinum Member
Netherlands
1309 Posts |
Posted - 03/31/2010 : 16:30:52
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| Nice build Miky |
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Miky
Silver Member
Czech Republic
184 Posts |
Posted - 03/31/2010 : 22:58:51
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Originally posted by Dr. Bob
Hi Miky
Now that's rock & Roll.
Great job..
Did your Wife/Partner mind you cutting up the kitchen table/side board...
Regards Dr. Bob
Not at all, we've had the kitchen rebuilt few years ago and this was a leftover from the old one which I was lucky to find around the house. |
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Making of a pedalboard
