holey boards pedal boards?

crumpler · Post by **crumpler** » Tue Apr 24, 2012 1:53 am

does anyone one have/use these?
have you seen them?

Is it just me, or is dude selling a trimmed out, hole filled $20 piece of plywood for $90-$120, plus shipping?
Am I missing something, because if not, I'm going to set my dad up with some patterns out in the garage, my sister up on eBay and start a ZOMG pedal board company...
$25 in material (board, four screws, five rubber feet), 2 hours labor...

http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R4 ... Categories

http://www.chemistrydesignwerks.com/

taylornutt · Post by **taylornutt** » Tue Apr 24, 2012 3:30 am

It seems like this is a pedal board for someone who is afraid to stick velcro on the bottom of the pedals and wants to keep them pretty. I don't know how a zip tie is more secure than velcro.

I give the designer props for trying something new. If you are a skater who plays in a band and likes waffle cones then this is the perfect pedalboard.

I just think holding down all the pedals with zip ties looks tacky compared to the cleaner look you get with velcro.

I will stick with my Pedaltrains.

gaybear · Post by **gaybear** » Tue Apr 24, 2012 3:48 am

The cost to make a plastic pedal board at a factory staffed by Asian children can't be too high either.

rps-10 · Post by **rps-10** » Tue Apr 24, 2012 11:53 am

It's going to weight a tonne with pedals strapped to it.

Like how he makes a slight dig at Throne in his listing

ekwatts · Post by **ekwatts** » Tue Apr 24, 2012 12:07 pm

OH GOD DON'T LET PEDALS YOU'RE GOING TO STEP ON WITH YOUR SHITTY TRAINERS GET ALL GUMMED UP BY VELCRO ADHESIVE THE HORROR

Post by **Doog** » Tue Apr 24, 2012 2:13 pm

Face it, it's for pedalnerds who buy the latest over-hyped boutique nonsense, keep it for about a week, realise it doesn't make them any less of a crummy guitar player and then flip it.

No point in hurting the resale value of an AS NEW L@@K pedal with adhesives and such.

holyCATS1415 · Post by **holyCATS1415** » Tue Apr 24, 2012 3:27 pm

seems like it would be alright (looks heavy), but i own a drill press and a band saw, so i would definitely make my own out of scrap wood before paying money for something like this.

Mages · Post by **Mages** » Tue Apr 24, 2012 6:32 pm

just buy a sheet of pegboard. look, I just found some for $6

http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_1260 ... 3029985302

taylornutt · Post by **taylornutt** » Tue Apr 24, 2012 10:05 pm

Anyone else notice the bag for the pedal board is as much as the pedal board itself?

http://www.chemistrydesignwerks.com/buycontact.html

Gabriel · Post by **Gabriel** » Tue Apr 24, 2012 11:17 pm

I kind of like the idea, although I don't think I'd pay as much as he's charging (although in fairness it's not something I could DIY - I'm pretty lacking in those skills).

harrison · Post by **harrison** » Wed Apr 25, 2012 12:12 am

Kind of weird yeah, and definitely more than a little DIY going on there but I really like using zip ties instead of velcro. Not for snobbery but for the convenience of changing a board around and not needing more velcro. And it is also gravity proof, which velcro often is not. Still I don't understand the price for some holey ply wood.

Bill Oakley · Post by **Bill Oakley** » Wed Apr 25, 2012 10:27 pm

Yeah, those are a little overpriced and yes, they are probably a little heavy just by themselves let alone with some pedals on there.
Very DIYable with a few proper tools. I half expected them to be made out of an expensive wood for that price.

I used to use velcro and my wah always fell off in transit and took out a few of my other pedals. I just drilled a few holes and cable tied everything down. Much more secure so I'm for cable ties. If you got creative, you could probably loosen most pedal bottom plates and run the cable tie between the pedal body and bottom plate if you didn't like the look of cable ties for a more invisible look.

The finishing/sanding looks pretty good though. There could be a lot of work in just sanding alone. A router would make quick work of cutting it out and rounding the edges though depending on the thickness of the wood. I could easily build one of those for a lot less and I could pump a few of them out pretty fast with some proper jigs. Really just not my cup o' tea though.

crumpler · Post by **crumpler** » Tue May 01, 2012 5:38 pm

Yeah, I'm going to make one mehself and see how it turns out...

Bill Oakley · Post by **Bill Oakley** » Tue May 01, 2012 5:45 pm

Please share your results!!

othomas2 · Post by **othomas2** » Tue May 01, 2012 6:06 pm

I think a pedaltrain style board is much neater.... and you can make one of these from some planks of timber and some paint.

Then use some old bicycle chain links for attaching to the board. Much better in my opinion. Bespoke for you !! ...and power supply mounted underneath.

I made this and have a nice Gator case to carry them in.

Pedals are square, pedalboards should be square.... otherwise you're using excess material applying size and weight.