Your Effects Pedalboard * Pics *

[pytolk]

I recently got a new PedalTrain board and George L's cables for my birthday and my rig sounds 800 times better than even good monster cables let it! i dont have pics up yet though

 

[sunvalleylaw]

Reviving this thread a bit. Robert is considering a Pedal Train PT-2, and I am considering how I want to build a board. This quote is from Robert's "new toy" thread that I started to hi-jack. Any thoughts, experiences?

The PT-2 looks really cool. I have been thinking of a "build my own" one like Robert has, and currently just carry the ones I want in an old softside laptop case. I think a large enough laptop case could do me just fine if I found one, for less dough.

Yep, I just looked, you can find soft side laptop cases for cheap on fleabay. If I got one more of those, I could carry all my stompboxes and my wah, looper etc. in two cases and connect them with a short cable. I like that PT-2, but don't want to spend $200 on a case.

I like the laptop case idea rather than a suitcase because to me it seems nicer to lug around.

Here is an older photo showing the case I am using with a few of my pedals in it. I now have the pedals lined up in the opposite orientation (horizontal in the case instead of vertical), and have the case full of my stompboxes only. I am thinking of a second, similar case for my wah and my looper, and maybe one or two stompboxes. I also now leave the pedals hooked up for transport (I use a 9 spot power source which I leave plugged in, and don't worry about the batteries for short transport), lay coiled cables over the top, and zip it up. The straps that are supposed to hold the laptop seem to hold the pedals pretty well for the short trips I am doing. I don't fly or do any airport travel with this stuff so that is not an issue.

I stick a powerstrip in the rear zippered pouch. It seems to work for me. The case material can get a little dusty on stage, but it seems to brush right off.

open for business

set to travel

I will do a new pic sometime soon to show how it looks now.

 

[sunvalleylaw]

Here are pics of my current line up, minus my looper and the Korg AX1G multi. I am thinking I can get a similar soft side laptop case and put the wah, the fuzz, and the looper in there, and the regular size stomp boxes in the one you see. That way, I can take both if I want everything, or mix and match pretty easily depending on what I need. Plus, they are then in something for storage. When I am not playing, I disconnect a couple of the cables and slide the case under the dresser you see that serves as business supply storage in my wife's office where I usually play at home.

Closer view of the pedals.

 

[Robert]

Ahh Steve, you know you should get a Pedaltrain junior.

 

[sunvalleylaw]

I'm sure it would look neater than this right now. I bet I can neaten this up and save the dough for an Agile or Epi LP though. :AOK:

 

[hubberjub]

This is the first opportunity I've had to snap a picture of my board. I just started to change up a few pedals. The board is a SKB PS45. The case is great but I wish I would have purchased a board that has room to run your cables underneath such as the Pedaltrain boards have. This will work for now.

 

[just strum]

fortunately this addiction hasn't hit me yet. I have no board, I just roam the floor with minimal items and wire (notice the looper isn't even plugged in). The RP is set to "HNDRIX".

Not much, but it's the cat's meow.:rotflmao: :thwap:

BTW, for you guys and gals that have the real thing, there are some nice looking set-ups in this thread.

 

[tot_Ou_tard]

Strummy pedal boards are for those who play out.

You & I are just fine scattering them about the floor.

 

[just strum]

Strummy pedal boards are for those who play out.

You & I are just fine scattering them about the floor.

Hey, you're right. And on this day he looked down upon all that is good and spoke "let there be clutter".

The cat is actually my screamer - one good stomp on the tail and...

 

[tot_Ou_tard]

The cat is actually my screamer - one good stomp on the tail and...

Bad Kitty?

 

[just strum]

Bad Kitty?

FAT Kitty (30 lbs)

She pinned a Pit Bull the other day

 

[Kazz]

Hubber....that may be the nicest layout I have witnessed.....very clean...

 

[Spudman]

Ah, I see you have the Fat Cat pedal. I had one too but I didn't like the horrible noise they make when you step on them. I stuck mine in the freezer because I heard it would help with all the squealing.

 

[luvmyshiner]

I stuck mine in the freezer because I heard it would help with all the squealing.

Dude, that's cold.oke:

 

[Robert]

Here's my Pedaltrain.

 

[Jimi75]

Here's my Pedaltrain.

Looks fantastic Robert. Cool that you put the Hendrix FuzzOctave on your board.

 

[sunvalleylaw]

I am curious as to what connectors you are using Robert. They look nice, and possibly expensive.

 

[Robert]

I use lavacables from www.lavacable.com (Mogami 2524) and some George L's, which I think sound good but they are (in my experience) prone to problems, due to the solderless design. They are also thin and nice for tight spaces, since the cable bends easily.

Lava cables are all top of the line cables. Highly recommended - I won't use anything else for hooking up between guitar-pedals and pedals-amp.

 

[Tone2TheBone]

That's a neat looking board Robert. How much did you pay for that?

 

[Robert]

$229 shipped, with hard case.

 

[Bobbo]

I'm a bit of a pedal fanatic ... Many come and go ... Here's my last pedalboard setup ... Let's see yours too !!! :wave:

 

[tunghaichuan]

I've posted this link before, but here is a pic of my stereo rig with Boss pedals:

http://www.diycustomamps.com/images/rig_2.jpg

Tung

 

[sunvalleylaw]

Here is the thread that historically covers this:

http://www.thefret.net/showthread.php?t=982

Great to start it up again. Many I am sure have updates. I know I do.

 

[Spudman]

My current rig.

Second to my last board. The AD9 is now a DE7

My longest configuration.

All these are still together and functional.

 

[bigoldron]

I'm redoing mine now. When it's finished, I'll post a pic or two.

 

[Gutmann]

Nice boards! Here's my board, not the latest version as I replaced the t.c. vintage distortion by a crowther double hot cake.

The whole board is powered by a voodoo lab pedal power II

 

[bigoldron]

Nice boards! Here's my board, not the latest version as I replaced the t.c. vintage distortion by a crowther double hot cake.

The whole board is powered by a voodoo lab pedal power II

No pics for me dude!

 

[Gutmann]

Don't know why - aren't the links working?

 

[sunvalleylaw]

Just FYI, I merged the old "Show us your Pedalboards" thread into the front of this one so we would have a good continuous view of our Board boards. Keep posting guys! Update if your board is different from the one you posted before.

 

[Tibernius]

Don't know why - aren't the links working?

You need to login to that website otherwise the pictures won't show up.