SHOW OFF YOUR PEDALBOARD!

[dronerstone]

Yeah, I suppose I coulda put the wiring underneath, but I keep swapping things around, and I have big feet, so I like to keep a bit of space between the pedals. The board rarely goes out of the house.
Basically, I suppose I'm lazy

Been there, done that, so I fully understand.

Also big feet here - dedicated risers for the back row definitely help (and are cheap + make for good wiring hideaways).

 

[Zodiac]

Dammit, now I got the urge to build a dual tier board...........

Good idea btw

 

[joebloggs]

Wow! I love that Reeves rig!!
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It's a beast.

 

[Sascha Franck]

Soooo much space left, if only you'd rather put all the wiring underneath!

Would defenitely put the PSU underneath. The space between the pedals is fine IMO.
Personally, I need some space for live usage anyway. Had a neatly organized and very tight board many moons ago (unfortunately I can't find even just one pic), people were wow-ing and all that - but it simply sucked for live so it only survived for a few weeks until I had to remove pretty much 1/3 of the pedals to make "operating room". Ever since, I don't care about supertight pedal arrangements anymore.
PSUs need to go below, though.

 

[spawnofthesith]

Got a Novo 32 so I can be excessive and put all my pedals on

 

[maguchi]

A Morley Wah/Volume pedal
A Boss IR-2 Amp and IR pedal
And a Ibañez AD-9 Analog Delay

 

[BahamaDada]

I am finished at the moment. A DD is not in the budget right now and I don't want anything else than a Boss footswitch.

 

[newpedals]

I am finished at the moment. A DD is not in the budget right now and I don't want anything else than a Boss footswitch.
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Boss fangirl here. I agree. Boss footswitches are so cool.

 

[BahamaDada]

Boss fangirl here. I agree. Boss footswitches are so cool.

I like...

...That the footswitches are all the same height for the normal pedals. Often a manucaturer has several different "designs" and even heights for compact pedals.

... you can trigger the switch from every angle without danger of turning a pot with your feet.

... you can trigger 2 at once quite easily if you put them close together

What I dislike about newer Boss pedals:
The black base plates don't hold on to velcro good.

 

[spawnofthesith]

The boss RE-202 is practically the core of my sound I love it so much

 

[newpedals]

I like...

...That the footswitches are all the same height for the normal pedals. Often a manucaturer has several different "designs" and even heights for compact pedals.

... you can trigger the switch from every angle without danger of turning a pot with your feet.

... you can trigger 2 at once quite easily if you put them close together

What I dislike about newer Boss pedals:
The black base plates don't hold on to velcro good.

My first board was made by a friend's dad. He had mounted the pedals using zip ties.

My recent board is also basically a small plank of wood. I found replacement base plates online. Someone on this forum had also posted about them. My chain is TU-3 > Charlie Brown > SD-1.

 

[dronerstone]

What're you gonna do when your main pedalboard seems truly "done" for now?

Yes. You get bored and build another, just for the sake of it.

Here's a quick and dirty "old-school QOTSA" board I threw together this week using "leftovers" from the pedal closet.

It might lead to a wah purchase at some point, but thankfully I'm not in a hurry.

Chain:

Q-Zone > Red Rooster clone > Fat Boost > Ultimate Octave > SD-1 > Superfuzz > Skeleton Key > Pitch Fork > DVP-1 > Ana Echo > SFT (18V)

Palmer Pedalbay 40, with a Harley Benton Iso 8 PSU

 

[BahamaDada]

My chain is TU-3 > Charlie Brown > SD-1.

Why the CB into the SD1? Is the CB better in an "edgy" amp, what the SD1 should simulate?

 

[newpedals]

Why the CB into the SD1? Is the CB better in an "edgy" amp, what the SD1 should simulate?

I tried it the other way round, but it sounds and feels better to my ears this way. There must be some technical reason for it which I don't know.

 

[BahamaDada]

I tried it the other way round, but it sounds and feels better to my ears this way. There must be some technical reason for it which I don't know.

Interesting. IIRC in this vid Michael does the same thing with a DS1, DS2 and MD.

 

[Zodiac]

Ok, so today I changed my board around.
Considered getting a 2 tier board, but thought I'd see if my current board could be made to work better for me first.
I put the PSU underneath with all the power cables. This freed up a lot of space on top. I like to spread the pedals so I don't catch adjacent pedals with my big feet. I added a couple of mini pedals I had lying around, an acoustic simulator and a Dumbler o/d. Was difficult trying to hide all the patch cables, but as the board is a home board I can live with it.
Everything working ok, I'm happy with it............ for now

 

[Zodiac]

Looking at it now, the patch lead going into the Grand Magus on the top row looks like it needs tidying up a bit.
I'll get there....... eventually.

 

[Jazz Padd]

MP board I’ve used for a couple one-off sets at a local venue. The next one will be mid-March but might want to use a looper and so swap one out. The board itself is rechargeable and powers everything for about 3-4 hours, more than I’ll need.

 

[iaresee]

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MP board I’ve used for a couple one-off sets at a local venue. The next one will be mid-March but might want to use a looper and so swap one out. The board itself is rechargeable and powers everything for about 3-4 hours, more than I’ll need.

I love single-manufacturer boards like this. Looks great!

 

[FuzzyAce]

Interesting. IIRC in this vid Michael does the same thing with a DS1, DS2 and MD.

He explains it well. I've always preferred OD after Distortion. Normally I'd use a TS9 or Green Rhino MK4 for something like that. A fuzz can be interesting and useful into an OD too. No rules for any of this stuff though, best to use our ears.