GORM pedalboard

Billy3000 · Post by **Billy3000** » Sun May 27, 2012 6:50 pm

I'm starting to put together a pedal board for my bass rig, and I wanted to go for the DIY Gorm pedal board that a bunch of you guys have done, but by looking at Ikea's website it seems like the gorm has been discontinued. It says it's not available for sale online and not in stock at my local store, and no telling of when or if it will be back in stock. Does anyone know if they were discontinued? I'll be crazy bummed out if this is the case!

ekwatts · Post by **ekwatts** » Sun May 27, 2012 7:21 pm

It might return. It might not. But whatever happens, you'll be waiting for a while.

Get some MDF. Get a band saw. Then you're done. I went that extra step and sprayed it black, but all it cost was the cost of a piece of MDF.

But it's definitely something you need if you have quite a few pedals. Look at how much more organised my board is compared to my bros board.

othomas2 · Post by **othomas2** » Sun May 27, 2012 7:44 pm

I made this out of scrap bits of wood after gutting my flat a few years ago.

Here's an older pic showing construction, cables are tied down now...

lorez · Post by **lorez** » Sun May 27, 2012 8:59 pm

I did the gorm but realise that any piece of wood will do with the ability to add holes for connectors/powers supplies. the issue I had though was transporting it and ended using a ikea bag to get it around. Ideally, measure out your pedals, get an offcut close to the size, add velcro and drill enough holes to wire it up.

Gabriel · Post by **Gabriel** » Sun May 27, 2012 10:27 pm

I was considering doing a DIY pedalboard for when I'm doing a covers set that doesn't need a full pedalboard, but I think I'm just going to get the smallest stagg pedalboard, its like Â£20 anyway and should be fine. I'll report back if I actually get one...

johnnyseven · Post by **johnnyseven** » Sun May 27, 2012 10:42 pm

The Stagg pedalboards are great for the money. I just had to replace mine after 5 years regular gigging, the velcro lost its stickiness on my old one.

ekwatts · Post by **ekwatts** » Mon May 28, 2012 12:20 pm

Yeah, I made my board to fit my stagg case. I just can't have the pedals lying on a flat surface with the patch cable ends all pointing upwards, though, ready for me to clumsily step on them and break shit. Same for power cables. I need grooves and holes them all to slip under. So my board + case in total came to around Â£45 or so. Boo-ya, etc.

Billy3000 · Post by **Billy3000** » Mon May 28, 2012 5:22 pm

I had this idea yesterday and googled to see if anyone else had thought of it. My girlfriend and I have these cheap laptop supports also from ikea, and I thought about using one of those... someone on talkbass has, and it looks like it should be good enough at least for now. All I would have to do is get some velcro strips, and I might get a small piece of 2x4 cut at home depot to use as a support on the bottom. Shouldn't cost much and should function pretty well. I don't plan on having a lot of pedals. As of right now, just my Sansamp, Boss ODB-3 which I've already ordered, and a tuner pedal, eventually I will get a fuzz pedal, and that should do pretty well for a while... until I develop a pedal buying addiction at which point hopefully I will be in a better financial situation to afford to make a nicer board.

http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/60150176/

http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f36/build ... rd-850399/

Scroll down and you can see his board with the laptop support.

rps-10 · Post by **rps-10** » Mon May 28, 2012 5:47 pm

Â£3.49... thats a no brainer, get 2 or 3 and angle them in an arc or something if you have loads of pedals.

http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/produ ... #/20212497

Comes in snot green too...

riotshield · Post by **riotshield** » Mon May 28, 2012 10:09 pm

Thats actually a cool idea, as long as you dont stomp too hard and break the plastic. I have one of these siting around, I will try to make a mini home pedalboard

MrJamesBrown · Post by **MrJamesBrown** » Mon May 28, 2012 11:30 pm

I got a duckboard from Homebase with Â£20 of vouchers I won at work. Came to Â£19 with some rubber feet.

But I think I'm gonna save for a used Diago Showman soon. I need a case to carry them around also, and might as well get the Diago (board with removable lid basically)

JohnnyTheBoy · Post by **JohnnyTheBoy** » Thu May 31, 2012 2:05 am

Here's mine just about finished....It's a warwick one i won on fleabay for Â£1, with Â£10 postage...
It came without anything to stick the pedals to, so i bought a roll of boy-racer sub-box carpet of ebay (again),
and stuck that on it using Wickes Spray carpet tile glue, and stapled the ends for over-kill...i was worried it was too big, but ive not got much space left now everythings on it!....
I have some handles im putting on it to make it easier to lift in n out of the bag...

ekwatts · Post by **ekwatts** » Thu May 31, 2012 7:27 am

I always worry that my boards are too big. Then I find I can't fit everything on that I want. So I start thinking I'll try and keep it as slimmed down as possible. Realise I just don't want to. Plus with the POG, Moogerfooger, Danelectro Reel Echo and Spring King I have four pedals that all together are probably bigger than two whole pedalboards from an average guitarist. So I have an excuse.

wwrrss · Post by **wwrrss** » Thu May 31, 2012 7:42 am

I basically just ripped off the Bedroom Boards idea with an Ikea rug and my friends old SH101 synth case.

I can't be arsed with velcro 'cause I constantly need to move things around for different bands and shit.

JohnnyTheBoy · Post by **JohnnyTheBoy** » Thu May 31, 2012 7:26 pm

ekwatts wrote:I always worry that my boards are too big. Then I find I can't fit everything on that I want.

I hear ya!..i went from a laptop bag to this! but its so fackin handy as the bag for it has side pockets n shit, so i keep my mic n leads in it as well..
And its got 2 padded straps so i can wear it like a rucksack..ive got industrial velcro on the pedals, and that sticks to the carpet amazingly...
Of course its not as cool as Sean's carpet..thats just fackin class...

paul_ · Post by **paul_** » Thu May 31, 2012 9:19 pm

I always worry my board is too big until I log onto an internet guitar message forum thread about pedalboards.

I had an idea awhile back to repurpose an old gutted flightcase or something into a double duty guitar case/pedalboard, after realizing that my guitar in it's case was actually a lot more trouble to shift around at gigs than my pedalboard and wanting to combine them into one package. They make some double guitar cases that open on both sides to different compartments, so I guess I could retrofit one of those. Don't want to spend too much or have it be too heavy.

Basically it would be open lid, remove guitar, flip entire case over, open other lid, boom: pedals.

ekwatts · Post by **ekwatts** » Thu May 31, 2012 10:26 pm

paul_ wrote:boom: pedals.

Sounds like a new Dwarfcraft pedal.

johnnyseven · Post by **johnnyseven** » Fri Jun 01, 2012 8:36 am

paul_ wrote:I always worry my board is too big until I log onto an internet guitar message forum thread about pedalboards.

I had an idea awhile back to repurpose an old gutted flightcase or something into a double duty guitar case/pedalboard, after realizing that my guitar in it's case was actually a lot more trouble to shift around at gigs than my pedalboard and wanting to combine them into one package. They make some double guitar cases that open on both sides to different compartments, so I guess I could retrofit one of those. Don't want to spend too much or have it be too heavy.

Basically it would be open lid, remove guitar, flip entire case over, open other lid, boom: pedals.

Be prepared for the case to be pretty heavy. Not a problem if you don't have to carry it very far though.

rps-10 · Post by **rps-10** » Sun Jun 03, 2012 12:03 pm

Bought some BRÃ„DA yesterday, a little bit bendy in the middle if you are stomping on the top tier pedals, but in all ok for moderate use.
Using the power supply underneath will add support

Will use chain links and self tappers to fix pedals to the board, when I've got the order sorted.

Billy3000 · Post by **Billy3000** » Sun Jun 03, 2012 11:21 pm

rps-10 wrote:Bought some BRÃ„DA yesterday, a little bit bendy in the middle if you are stomping on the top tier pedals, but in all ok for moderate use.
Using the power supply underneath will add support

Will use chain links and self tappers to fix pedals to the board, when I've got the order sorted.

That's awesome man! thanks for the pics! I plan on picking up some velcro this week and getting mine started!