Advice on building a pedal board

Karlmalised · Post by **Karlmalised** » Mon Jun 03, 2013 11:32 pm

Looking at building a pedal board (for the sake of saving money and having something totally unique) and would love any advice any one might have. Dimensions will probably need to be at least 11"x18" maybe 3 or 4" high (as i want to stash power supply under). My dad will be helping out as he has all the skills and knowledge to actually make it decent haha.

Basically my inspiration will be http://www.salvagecustom.com. Check out some of their boards, they look amazing.

Any advice/ideas suggestions would be great

jeremyb · Post by **jeremyb** » Mon Jun 03, 2013 11:35 pm

Copy the pedal train design, they're really well thought out, however I reckon for the price they are secondhand you are better off buying one

Delayman · Post by **Delayman** » Mon Jun 03, 2013 11:47 pm

Not trying to hijack, but I have a pedaltrain frame for sale, and you could use your skills (and Dad's) to make a case for it? See my other post. It's a PT2.

Karlmalised · Post by **Karlmalised** » Mon Jun 03, 2013 11:51 pm

I have considered that

but so much other want for pedals to fill it haha will be keeping an eye out for any good deals on a pt-1 though! How much are you wanting for the frame delay man?

Delayman · Post by **Delayman** » Tue Jun 04, 2013 12:01 am

Karlmalised wrote:I have considered that but so much other want for pedals to fill it haha will be keeping an eye out for any good deals on a pt-1 though! How much are you wanting for the frame delay man?

Don't know what it's worth by itself, I've asked the Forum for offers to set the value.

But will be definitely under the $85 mark I'm picking.

Kris · Post by **Kris** » Tue Jun 04, 2013 10:20 am

i did what JB said and copied the pt design,but split them in half as i dont like having a top/bottom row..too clumsy!had some off cuts lying around and took me about 15 mins to make.hey,they arent pretty but they do the job!

bobiron · Post by **bobiron** » Tue Jun 04, 2013 11:24 am

As long as its made with love, then who cares, its the love that counts...that being able to play I guess.

Miza · Post by **Miza** » Tue Jun 04, 2013 11:53 am

Karlmalised wrote:Looking at building a pedal board

Basically my inspiration will be http://www.salvagecustom.com. Check out some of their boards, they look amazing.

Cool idea!

Yeah I've been looking at their boards and getting the same inspiration.

I like the idea of making my own, completely custom board out of some nice pieces of native timber.

I'm still trying to decide if I have the woodworking ability to do those lovely dovetail joints or not?

...

And I'm not sure about the best way to try and put it in a case? Whether to make the board a part of the case (as in Salvage's design) or make a totally separate case and put the whole thing in.

Keep us up to date on your progress! I expect pictures.

rickenbackerkid · Post by **rickenbackerkid** » Tue Jun 04, 2013 12:32 pm

Cool shiny pedalboards with nice timber and tolex are cool to look at, but at the end of the day, if you are going to take it out and play with it, simple is fine. There is nothing wrong with a sheet of black plywood with pedals velcroed to it, as long as it fits in a decent case for travel.

I’m very happy with my PT-1, pretty light with an excellent case, not bad for $120

Karlmalised · Post by **Karlmalised** » Tue Jun 04, 2013 3:33 pm

Im sure it wont be a pretty board to start with, but might just make the basic frame for now and then gradually the nicer details. I definitely dont have the skill for dovetail joints haha, but a couple nails do the trick for me. Im thinking im going to make the top removable to put a power supply in (once i get that far). Im still considering getting a pedal train but I might see how it pans out building one first, and if it doesnt end up well, then dad can use it for firewood and i can buy a pt-1

Miza · Post by **Miza** » Tue Jun 04, 2013 3:51 pm

I say give it a go!

Half the fun is in building it!

I love having a project on the go, and as you say, if it fails, chuck it and buy a PT-1.

Ironbird13 · Post by **Ironbird13** » Tue Jun 04, 2013 4:24 pm

i'll try and find some pics of during construction of my board / contraption and post em up tonight

borge · Post by **borge** » Wed Jun 05, 2013 12:36 pm

Karlmalised wrote: Any advice/ideas suggestions would be great

Consider:
Weight- can you carry it a couple blocks when you have to? up stairs with you guitar in your other hand? what will it cost if you fly? do you want to awkwardly lift the board out of the case every gig? or just pull off the lid?
Looks- will you cry when gear gets stacked on it? airlines scratch it? someone spills bear on it? it falls out of the back of a van onto gravel?

Do you want something pretty and hard to live with or functional and easy?

Cdog · Post by **Cdog** » Wed Jun 05, 2013 12:42 pm

http://www.tdpri.com/forum/stomp-box/15 ... hread.html
I wanna build one of these

rickenbackerkid · Post by **rickenbackerkid** » Wed Jun 05, 2013 12:52 pm

Great. A whole bunch of work for a pedalboard with no protective case, that is neither as light or as strong as the pedaltrain it is copied off.

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