Pedalboard solution

joshahobbs17 · October 2023

Hi guys,

So I picked up guitar for the first time for many years recently and have got right back into it with rebuilding pedal collection and so on. With that, I need to put together a board if I’m gonna get back to playing live again.

however, at home I like to loop and mess around with pedal order to create different sounds. I can’t afford a fancy switcher where I can mess with the order that way but I don’t really want to Velcro a bunch of pedals down and then have a hard job moving them when I want to mess around. Anybody got any creative suggestions of how to Mount my pedals securely enough for travel but not so securely that it’s a faff anytime I wanna mess about at home, which frankly is gonna be a lot more often…

I’m all ears for solutions! Thanks.

maharg101 · October 2023

Old style pedal case, with carpet in the bottom, and a layer of sheet foam in the lid. Pedals are completely untethered when the lid is off, and securely held down by the foam sheet when the lid is in place. Depending on the carpet surface, you might also decide to use ordinary hook velcro on the pedals, as they will be easy enough to shift around when you want to.

joshahobbs17 · October 2023

This is good. It’s the simple things you don’t think of (well, I didn’t!)

maharg101 · October 2023

Yep the only tricky bit is getting just the right depth and density of foam. Trial and error !

stickyfiddle · October 2023

Keep the pedals where they are but use longer patch cables?

Wazmeister · October 2023

Its not hard to remove velcro pedals from a board surely ?

Youre creating more work for yourself, imho.

lincolnblue · October 2023

Wazmeister said:

Its not hard to remove velcro pedals from a board surely ?

Youre creating more work for yourself, imho.

I found recently that a knife under the velcro makes taking them off really easy. I sold a volume pedal and it was not budging - sliding a knife underneath worked wonders

gatheredinsong · October 2023

lincolnblue said:

Wazmeister said:

Its not hard to remove velcro pedals from a board surely ?

Youre creating more work for yourself, imho.

I found recently that a knife under the velcro makes taking them off really easy. I sold a volume pedal and it was not budging - sliding a knife underneath worked wonders

I have a small slotted nylon spatula I stole from our kitchen drawer that I slide under a pedal to seperate the heavy duty velcro. It works perfectly and I figure if it doesn't scratch a pan it's unlikely to scratch my pedal. Hasn't yet!

Bennyboy-UK · October 2023

Maybe an Aclam board, they use rubber clamps to attach the pedals - I’ve got one I’ve had for years and I like that it’s easy to muck about and change stuff and is velcroless

Joyo do an, ahem, cheaper version as well which I was tempted to get and flog this.

maharg101 · October 2023

Bennyboy-UK said:

Maybe an Aclam board, they use rubber clamps to attach the pedals - I’ve got one I’ve had for years and I like that it’s easy to muck about and change stuff and is velcroless

Joyo do an, ahem, cheaper version as well which I was tempted to get and flog this.

Interesting, hadn't seen these before. One of those with a hard case would be ideal !

Danny1969 · October 2023

One idea I had was to use magnets on the pedals and plant a thin piece of steel on top of the board. I got some magnets with a centre hole so I could remove a screw from the pedal and replace it with a longer one passed through the magnet then into the pedal. I did it on a couple of pedals and it worked really well but other pedals I had used different screws and I moved onto something else before I sourced the right screws.

I still think that's the most elegant way of doing it so might have another go sometime

ScreamingDave · October 2023

I take a suitably sized piece of MDF painted with blackboard paint, rubber feet on the bottom then stick the pedals on with Blu Tack. (I hate self adhesive velcro with a passion).

I also take a couple of contract kitchen unit handles and put one either side of the board. Gives the pedals a bit of protection and makes my DIY monstrosity look a bit more pro!

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