Alternative to removing the "rubber feet"

PBassTX · #1 09-23-2009, 12:57 PM

I am looking for an alternative to removing the little rubber feet so that you can use velcro to mount pedals to a board.

Has anyone come up with a clever way to do this. I think the pedal would be harder to sell later on without the little rubber feet... or am I being too anal about the whole thing.

Or can you buy replacement rubber feet????

gastric · #2 09-23-2009, 12:59 PM

Just keep them in a sandwich bag and label it with a sharpie. Problem solved. Rubber feet aren't an issue to replace. But most pedals have a custom rubber mat backing. I've never had an issue selling pedals because they had velcro instead of rubber on the back. Well, at least my buyers have never complained.

4StringAxe · #3 09-23-2009, 01:01 PM

I save the rubber feet in my parts box in case I need them again.

rratajski · #4 09-23-2009, 01:15 PM

Write me when you lose your rubber feet. I have more...Or you can just cut out velcro to put on the rubber feet...but wait! What about the velcro glue gunk! Oh noes.
Kidding. Either take off the feet and save them or put velcro on the feet.

newbold · #5 09-23-2009, 01:56 PM

cardboard box spacers (box flaps work great) with either double sided tape or use extra velcro so you can use the spacer on another pedal that has rubber feet in the future.

Re-use it don't trash/blue box it...that little piece anyway.

WaldoNova · #6 09-23-2009, 02:15 PM

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Originally Posted by rratajski

Write me when you lose your rubber feet. I have more...Or you can just cut out velcro to put on the rubber feet...but wait! What about the velcro glue gunk! Oh noes.
Kidding. Either take off the feet and save them or put velcro on the feet.

I've put the velcro on the rubber feet and it actually works great

**TheFantod** · #7 09-23-2009, 02:42 PM

I read yesterday, I think, about flipping the backplate around so it's "inside out?"

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**grygrx** · #8 09-23-2009, 02:52 PM

I usually toss them in the box, and figure they get included if I sell it latter. Then, the person has a choice.

dannybuoy · #9 09-23-2009, 02:58 PM

If you peel them off carefully and stick them to a piece of plastic or something, they are easy to put back on again. Also, all velcro gunk is easily removed with solvents, I use the Servisol electrical contact cleaner that I bought to clean the pots in my bass, it degunks a treat! You can even peel off the rubber bases of Boss and Digitech pedals like this and re-apply them later when you sell the pedal so it looks like new. Don't try it with the foam base on EBS pedals though, they rip too easily!

cheapbasslovin · #10 09-23-2009, 03:57 PM

Tape the base of the pedal.

1. Take the base of the pedal off.
2. Wrap some tape around the base with the adhesive side up.
3. Then put another wrap of tape adhesive side down on the first wrap.
4. Stick velcro to tape.
5. Reattach the base to the pedal.

If the small amount of stretch in the tape doesn't help the pedal adhere to your velcro, slide a spacer of some sort in between the two layers of tape to provide the height you need. I do this to all my pedals, and the only ones I've needed to add spacers to were because I needed to raise the pedal for easier stomping or cable connections.

Good luck.

Bassplayer_479 · #11 09-23-2009, 09:07 PM

For certain Pedals, NYC pedalboards make those "pedal pads" that raise the lower surface of the pedal to that of the feet.

newbold · #12 09-25-2009, 07:09 AM

make the 'pedal pad' with a piece of cardboard box, some tape/glue, and some velcro...

...perhaps you missed it earlier...either way, I bet those NYC 'pedalpads' are great...

...but make em yourself.

PBassTX · #13 09-25-2009, 01:39 PM

Thanks for all the great ideas....

billhilly66 · #14 09-25-2009, 02:49 PM

They sell em at radio shack ya know.