my pedal board project

dougk · July 25th, 2008, 11:53 AM

I gave in and got tired of throwing a few misc pedals in the back of my amp whenever I went some where so I started scheming up a pedal board in my head. I also have 3-4 new pedals coming in (mostly from Nick Greer) so I knew it was time. This is what I came up with

(Im kind of embarressed as a woodworker that my dado ran crooked)

http://www.pbase.com/dkauer744/image/100698836
Here's with the lid off. I glued in a 1" thick foam pad I found over at jo-annes as some cushion.

So sparse looking right now ... lol

Now what I did is to make this rack simply sit in the enclosure so I could easily pull it out to add / remove pedals, add a power supply ect. I also glued 1/2" thick foam to the back side and slit it so the cables could push through it but it would keep things from falling down under the pedals, rattle ect.

http://www.pbase.com/dkauer744/image/100698842
space underneath the rack

http://www.pbase.com/dkauer744/image/100698846
Shot from the other end.

So the original plan was I was going to hard wire in the input and output jacks so that I could simply plug my cables in somewhere outside the box and be going. Honestly, after hauling it out last night just plugging into the input of the Wah and output of the tuner was probably just fine. I also want to build a 2 pedal box for the reverb and trem on my Encore.

Now... can't wait till the rest of those pedals show up

Beerts · July 25th, 2008, 02:17 PM

very nice...

aberrant · July 25th, 2008, 06:13 PM

great job!

dougk · July 25th, 2008, 09:50 PM

Thanks guys :D Im pretty happy with how it turned out. I have some changes in mind so eventually I might make another one.

Noodler · July 26th, 2008, 03:28 AM

Excellent job!

Clever design and well done.

Is it seat-belt material you're using? How are you holding the pedals down? (Sorry if already mentioned).

dougk · July 28th, 2008, 02:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Noodler

Excellent job!

Clever design and well done.

Is it seat-belt material you're using? How are you holding the pedals down? (Sorry if already mentioned).

Its just regular ole 2" wide velcro. Just the soft side is on the pedals.

July 25th, 2008, 11:53 AM	#1 (permalink)
dougk Tele-Meister Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Sacramento, CA Age: 25 Posts: 272	my pedal board project I gave in and got tired of throwing a few misc pedals in the back of my amp whenever I went some where so I started scheming up a pedal board in my head. I also have 3-4 new pedals coming in (mostly from Nick Greer) so I knew it was time. This is what I came up with (Im kind of embarressed as a woodworker that my dado ran crooked) http://www.pbase.com/dkauer744/image/100698836 Here's with the lid off. I glued in a 1" thick foam pad I found over at jo-annes as some cushion. So sparse looking right now ... lol Now what I did is to make this rack simply sit in the enclosure so I could easily pull it out to add / remove pedals, add a power supply ect. I also glued 1/2" thick foam to the back side and slit it so the cables could push through it but it would keep things from falling down under the pedals, rattle ect. http://www.pbase.com/dkauer744/image/100698842 space underneath the rack http://www.pbase.com/dkauer744/image/100698846 Shot from the other end. So the original plan was I was going to hard wire in the input and output jacks so that I could simply plug my cables in somewhere outside the box and be going. Honestly, after hauling it out last night just plugging into the input of the Wah and output of the tuner was probably just fine. I also want to build a 2 pedal box for the reverb and trem on my Encore. Now... can't wait till the rest of those pedals show up

July 26th, 2008, 03:28 AM	#5 (permalink)
Noodler TDPRI Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Brizvegas Posts: 54	Excellent job! Clever design and well done. Is it seat-belt material you're using? How are you holding the pedals down? (Sorry if already mentioned). __________________ You know my baby makes a cherry-pie so hot (soooo hot). Late at night, you know it hits the spot!

July 25th, 2008, 02:17 PM	#2 (permalink)
Beerts Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Freeport Illinois Age: 48 Posts: 110	very nice...

July 25th, 2008, 06:13 PM	#3 (permalink)
aberrant TDPRI Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 72	great job!

July 25th, 2008, 09:50 PM	#4 (permalink)
dougk Tele-Meister Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Sacramento, CA Age: 25 Posts: 272	Thanks guys :D Im pretty happy with how it turned out. I have some changes in mind so eventually I might make another one.