I have a few pedals that up until now I have used just loose on the floor. I am building a wooden pedal board, 12" X 18" and will be covering it with rough Blonde Tolex to match my Fender ToneMaster Twin Reverb amplifier. I have a Voodoo Pedal Power 2 Plus power supply, power switch, Fender style jewel light, jacks patch chords etc. Just waiting for the Tolex and adhesive to arrive today and I can get the board covered and electronics assembled. Can’t wait to get the pedals off the floor.
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I need to do something like this myself, the few I have are a mess. I am looking forward to seeing your progress.
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Post pictures when done will like to see
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I will post pictures when I have it all assembled. My first time covering a wood cabinet, in this case the pedal board, so I hope it turns out well. The Tolex did arrive today so I will apply it tomorrow, hopefully…
Great!!
Can’t wait to see the result…
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Cool project Ben.
For sure let us know how it works out. I’m for sure interested as I’ve thought about one of them boards too. I’m pretty slow moving though as the arrangement I’m using seems to work well enough as they are lined up in a row just right in ft. of me.
Wondering why you want the “pedals off the floor”?
That’s where mine are. Is it easier to operate pedals that are off the floor? Or perhaps the consolidation of the wire mess that comes with pedals. I could see pedals on a board being easier to move from here to there too.
Good idea ya have using the tolex that matches your amp.
Side note, very cool amp your color matching I might add. Only in my dreams do I ever get a twin reverb…
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I primarily want them off the floor and onto a board so I can have the power supply mounted underneath the board and have the cables managed and not all over the place. Also easier to move everything mounted to a board rather than loose. I doubt that it will be easier to use the pedals on the board, just more convenient.
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Thanks for the follow up Ben @BHopson
That was what I wanted to know.
fwiw, I would guess I’ll still be slow to move on a board.
The way I ended up arranging my pedals seems to work well enough for me. The wire mess just runs behind my pedals that are all lined up in ft. of a amp. I can add one, or take one out easy. I got my power supply on a power strip. So it’s easy to turn on or off. That power strip and power supply are under a table where I stash my meager supply of shoes. Will say that is where the wire cluster is the worse. Under a board would be a upgrade for me. But being under my shoe stash is unused space anyways and it’s not like I get under my shoes to much. I also don’t transport my pedals much. I’ll take one or two out of the train once in a blue moon. That’s about as far as I go.
In favor for me would be, I have a amp under my desk, there is space next to it for another small amp, or, I could easy put a pedal board there too (any amp is not on my wifes list of things I will be getting). It would be less cluster for me I think. Just don’t know how fast I’ll move as what I use works for me.
Thanks for the useful info and I’m looking forward to seeing you build and how it works out for you.
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HappyCat, I worked on the board assembly all day and it went quite well. I got the Tolex covering done, which took most of my time having not done any covering like this before and all the electronic components installed. It is all wired and ready to go. I have ordered some flat plates for the bottom of my Boss pedals so the “Hook” half of the hook and loop will have a surface to adhere to. I hope the plates arrive in the next couple days so I can mount the pedals on the board. I didn’t get any pictures today. I will take some tomorrow of the board without pedals mounted on it.
Regarding your pedals lined up on the floor, that is how mine have been up until now. It works and is perfectly functional. There is no room in my home office under the desk or tables for the amplifier, guitars and pedals. They pretty much sit out in the open floor area in the room. The pedal board will look good and hopefully make a little difference with the cable mess. I have been thinking about building the board for quite a while and decided to go ahead with it now and enjoy a fun project. In all honesty, I could have kept things the way they were and it would have been fine. I love tinkering with projects like this and it has been a fun one.
I was wondering why you don’t buy a pedal board? Is it the fun of making something or that you want something that matches the amp?
Would be great to see pictures.
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As some who has a pedal board (a bought one because I have limited DIY skills) I’d say that it’s tidied up my setup a lot. I have about 6 pedals and at that point you’re looking at a lot of exposed wires, with the possibility of them getting loose as pedals are kicked on and off. With my setup now the only exposed wire is the one from my board power supply (which is neatly underneath). Also if I need move my pedals (my guitar rig is in my living room) I just disconnect the power supply and can move it all as one unit.
If your setup works for you then there’s no reason to change it but I see definite advantages once someone has more than a few pedals.
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Prof_Thunder, For me it is more just enjoying putting it together myself. I could have bought a metal board for less probably, but I like the process of doing it myself and learning something new while I’m at it, in this case wrapping the pedal board in Tolex. I took it slow and careful and it was surprising how well it went on.
Pictures coming tomorrow I hope.
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Look forward to the photos.
Yes, it’s nice building things for yourself. I built a cabinet for my Vox amp a few months ago, even though I didn’t actually need to build one. It was a great experience and then I had something built just as I wanted it.
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