Pedalboards....

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Just wondering if anyone had any preference towards certain pedalboards...I know SKB makes a few, the PS-25, 35, and 45, and Furman has one big boy the SPB-8. I have 5 pedals, but my issue is that 1 pedal I have, the Tonebone Hot British, has to be powered by the 15v adaptor it comes with. So I need to either buy one of those big boys that come with the plugs built in to it, or add a surge protector to a regular pedalboard...anyways, any feedback would help...
 
I've got the Furman SPB-8. Sucker is heavy! With my full load, it was 37lbs! So I gonna break it down and get real. The stereo patchbay is nice, but can get confusing. The velco's glue melts in hot weather. Impressive as all get-out, to guitarists and drummers.
 

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i guess mines a little bit too much. . .
i built one out of a mixer case for a 24 channel mackie. i've got my wireless unit, compressor, tuner, blues driver, tubescreamer, chorus, dl4 delay, crybaby wah, volume and rc20 loop station on there. it weighs in at around 75lbs though. But hey, if someone dropped it or drove over it i could still count on it staying together.

i think the board that Werner posted would work well, just add a powerstrip to it. that way you can use pedals with different power requirements.
 
Werner-

Where did you get those shorter, nice patch cables to go from pedal to pedal?
 
Those are George L's, I've been purchasing them through The Stomping Ground: http://www.stompin-ground.com/

I use the Gepco cord, and the George L ends. Very good stuff, and makes for some nice custom routing of wires as well. :)

Rick
 
Personally what I have found work's best is to build your own. there are so many plans out there. I built mine for around $300 total. and it houses a patchbay, rack gear, and used to house my 8 pedals but now only 4 with my amp channel switch. It's also very clean because everything is pre wired with 1/4" females in the board so you only have to run an angled connector.
 
Hey everyone thanks for the links and the input...
I really don't think one of those patchbays are what I need, I run my pedals through the front of the amp and have a few rack units through the amp's effects loop. I just need a sturdy surface to hold the pedals firmly, and a reliable power source that won't crap out or give me any hum or noise. I assumed those "all-in-one" units were the way to go, and I know of Furman's power conditioning reliability, but I can see the many other options arising...anyone else with any custom pedalboard builds?
 
I got two sheets of 1/4" pegboard, black spray paint (optional), a bunch of cable ties, and an industrial power strip.

Cable tie or spray glue the two sheets together to make a 1/2" thick board for stability. Then just cable tie all your pedals to it through the holes.

It was the perfect size to fit into a hollowed out bass case.
 
Thanks! I've actually added a couple of things to it since then.....

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And to think that I never used to use pedals!.......I guess I'm making up for it now. :D

Rick
 
My guitar comes into the Wah pedal, then the BD-2, and across the front row from right to left, then out of the Keeley Katana into the TU-2 tunner (right hand side of back row) , and then continues from right to left across the back row. The signal exits at the DSD-3 on the left hand side of the back row and goes to the amp. :D

OR like this...

Guitar, ----> Modded wah,----> Modded BD-2, ----> Modded DS-1----> Modded SD-1,----> Keeley Compressor,----> Keeley Katana (Clean Boost),---> TU-2 Tuner, ----> GE-7 (EQ),----> CE-5, ---> Modded CE-2, ----> DSD-3, ----> Amp

It's funny how you can get different sounds by moving the overdrive pedals around (Swapping positions with each other.) as well as putting the compressor infront of the overdrives........I just got tired of experimenting with it and that's what I came up with.

Rick
 
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