Pedal Boards - Buy one or Build My Own?

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I built one for almost nothing. Just got some gorm board from Ikea. Screwed a 1x4 on one side to give it an angle. Painted it black. Ziptied a power strip to the bottom. Covered the top in velcro strips, bought from home depot. Done. Ended up selling it to Billy. I bought a body glove bag to keep it in.
 
I got the ikea 2 pack but haven't used it...it's on my shed. But they are pretty decent to use as pedalboards
 
Please pardon my ignorance with this question. This got me thinking about my setup. Is there a specific reason to keep the power supply "away" from the pedals? I notice in most applications the power supply is underneath the board. Thanks in advance for your answers.
 
1meanplexi":3sr99k3h said:
Please pardon my ignorance with this question. This got me thinking about my setup. Is there a specific reason to keep the power supply "away" from the pedals? I notice in most applications the power supply is underneath the board. Thanks in advance for your answers.
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Mostly because it can introduce more noise to your sound...
 
Bob Savage":3ipghfbe said:
RLord, are you using 1" dual lock? I'm wondering if two strips of 1" across each of my 4" boards is enough to keep the pedals on securely?
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Do you plan to change your pedal layout, or keep it the same?

If you plan to keep it the same, all you honestly need for a typical, single-width pedal (e.g., a Boss, Xotic BB, etc.) is a 1/2" squared piece in each of its four corners. That's it, seriously. It is super strong. Your wah might need three or four 2.5" lengths of 1" width tape, across the top, middle and bottom of its underside.

If you plan to constantly be changing your layout, what you have outlined would me more than enough.
 
Here's a pic of my board, Bob. Look under the Xotic BB Midboost (silver pedal at front left) and the power supply (black box at front right, under the white TC Polytune). You can see there is only a small piece of Dual Lock at each corner. It is so strong, I can lift the entire board off the ground by grabbing onto either of these pieces!

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Same with the two silver, double-wide Diamond pedals (and black interface boxes under them) in this photo:

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P.S. This board was made by forum member Casey Hanson (user name "Fallout-Labs"). It is not a DIY project! :lol: :LOL:
 
rlord1974":24jw2pxb said:
Here's a pic of my board, Bob. Look under the Xotic BB Midboost (silver pedal at front left) and the power supply (black box at front right, under the white TC Polytune). You can see there is only a small piece of Dual Lock at each corner. It is so strong, I can lift the entire board off the ground by grabbing onto either of these pieces!

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Same with the two silver, double-wide Diamond pedals (and black interface boxes under them) in this photo:

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P.S. This board was made by forum member Casey Hanson (user name "Fallout-Labs"). It is not a DIY project! :lol: :LOL:
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That is very cool! Did you get the low profile or regular? Regular is almost 1/4" tall when mated. Yours looks like low pro but hard to tell. And I'm a set it and forget guy so once I have everything where I want them, I'm done.
 
rlord1974":zpheux2v said:
Bob Savage":zpheux2v said:
RLord, are you using 1" dual lock? I'm wondering if two strips of 1" across each of my 4" boards is enough to keep the pedals on securely?
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Do you plan to change your pedal layout, or keep it the same?

If you plan to keep it the same, all you honestly need for a typical, single-width pedal (e.g., a Boss, Xotic BB, etc.) is a 1/2" squared piece in each of its four corners. That's it, seriously. It is super strong. Your wah might need three or four 2.5" lengths of 1" width tape, across the top, middle and bottom of its underside.

If you plan to constantly be changing your layout, what you have outlined would me more than enough.
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Dang. That stuff looks cool AND like you said, no dust, hair, etc to lose it's tackiness.
 
Alright, I bought a 1" x 10' roll of the low profile dual lock... thanks for the tip rlord.
 
Bob Savage":2jcln4tc said:
Alright, I bought a 1" x 10' roll of the low profile dual lock... thanks for the tip rlord.
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About to do the same.
 
Bob Savage":3ny5tibr said:
Alright, I bought a 1" x 10' roll of the low profile dual lock... thanks for the tip rlord.
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I emailed Casey and was waiting on an answer to your question. The low profile actually doesn't work well with pedals - you need to get the regular stuff. Hopefully it's not too late to change your order.... :scared:

Make sure to post up some pics of that board when it's all wired up!
 
rlord1974":27gkzoa3 said:
Bob Savage":27gkzoa3 said:
Alright, I bought a 1" x 10' roll of the low profile dual lock... thanks for the tip rlord.
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Cool. I actually emailed Casey and was waiting on an answer to your question, but I'm sure the low profile will work out just fine! ;)

Make sure to post up some pics of that board when it's all wired up!
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Yeah, I saw the video of the regular stuff and how they dropped a bowling ball and it didn't even come close to losing the grip. I figure light little pedals are going to be just fine with the lo pro.
 
To avoid any confusion: you need the regular, not low profile Dual Lock for your pedals!
 
rlord1974":1mhvxvog said:
To avoid any confusion: you need the regular, not low profile Dual Lock for your pedals!
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Thanks for this post as I was about to pull the trigger on the low profile
 
Yeah, no worries. As I just said to Bob in a PM, sorry for the delay in getting you the straight goods. If I had had my pedalboard handy this afternoon, I would have just measured it myself!

Thanks to Casey for clearing it up!
 
So what do the numbers mean on those 3M fasteners? They say 400/170 or 250/250
 
JerEvil":38he65n5 said:
So what do the numbers mean on those 3M fasteners? They say 400/170 or 250/250
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I believe it's fastener density. I ordered 10' of the TB3560 which is 250/250. Stuff is fairly expensive but I'm glad this stuff was mentioned because Velcro gets nasty.
 
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