Buddy's Pedalboard

[BuddytheReow]

Pocket holes plugged. They make plugs specifically for these and can pick ‘em up at your local home center. Time to workout and give the glue a chance to dry before sanding flush

 

[BuddytheReow]

Boards attached and sanded. Going to be staining everything shortly

 

[BuddytheReow]

Stained. The can says “Special Walnut”. I think it’s special to me cuz it’s my build. Going to put poly on later today.

 

[BuddytheReow]

After stain and 3 coats of poly I think I can consider this done from a woodworking perspective. Now for the hardware and Velcro

 

[steviejr92]

After stain and 3 coats of poly I think I can consider this done from a woodworking perspective. Now for the hardware and Velcro

Looks great!

 

[BuddytheReow]

Looks great!

Thanks! I may have made this a bit too big, but we'll see once I populate my pedals

 

[steviejr92]

Thanks! I may have made this a bit too big, but we'll see once I populate my pedals

Not at all i dont really have anything to judge the size off of but it looks like the perfect size. You want enough space to fit all those pedals plus accounting for the space needed for wiring etc. I think its perfect!

 

[BuddytheReow]

Jacks soldered and shielded wire tacked down with cable clips

 

[fig]

Thanks! I may have made this a bit too big, but we'll see once I populate my pedals

Room for expansion?

It looks great!

 

[swyse]

This is coming along nicely, makes me want to redo mine. Do you know how many pedals you're going to be able to get on there yet?

 

[Feral Feline]

It's always one less than needed. Which is why I'm a firm believer in going modular — multiple boards for everyone!

 

[BuddytheReow]

This is coming along nicely, makes me want to redo mine. Do you know how many pedals you're going to be able to get on there yet?

Well, my cheap power supply can do 8, so 8 pedals. It may be 7 or 6 if i've got my 1590x or a few 1590bb

 

[BuddytheReow]

Almost done. The bitch was putting Velcro on the bottom of my pedals. To protect them from damage (I clear coated them with rattle can) I put some electrical tape on it first. Now I’m wondering how I can manage the power cables everywhere. I’ll figure it out

 

[GizzWizzKing]

Cable management is so tedious. Rewarding when you get it all done and do the obligatory stomp on each one to see them all shine. Time for you to add a 2nd power supply! That's when it gets fun..

 

[SillyOctpuss]

Cable management is so tedious. Rewarding when you get it all done and do the obligatory stomp on each one to see them all shine. Time for you to add a 2nd power supply! That's when it gets fun..

Is it weird that I quite enjoy cable management? I find it quite therapeutic tbh.

 

[GizzWizzKing]

Is it weird that I quite enjoy cable management? I find it quite therapeutic tbh.

I would say yes.... But I find it to be the worst part. I just want to set the pedals on my board and get the order established then have them magically work... Routing midi, power, expression jacks, and anything that I want to run in stereo is something I'd let someone else do if they found it enjoyable. I just want to play it once I see them all on my board.

 

[Big Monk]

Cable management, i.e. zip ties and zip tie mounts is the BEST part of pedalboard setup.

Nothing looks better than a properly organized pedalboard.

 

[BuddytheReow]

On a whim, the wife wanted to hit up the Habitat for Humanity Restore just to check it out and see what’s there. It didn’t occur to me until I walked in that I still wanted some handles on my pedalboard. I found these for $1 apiece. I picked them cuz they’re different: not too vintage-y, not too generic. Going to throw them on and se what happens.

 

[BuddytheReow]

And…..voilà! I think she’s done.

 

[swyse]

Your pedal board makes me want to redo mine, so that must be a good thing. I find my back row on my flat/slanted board to be a bit tricky to hit and I think the shelf height difference would help with that a lot.