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08-30-2011, 05:03 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: San Franciso Bay Area | | | How many pedals to justify a pedal board?
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I'm not much of a pedal guy, but I find myself with 3 pedals now. A Tech 21 VT Bass, a BBE Opto Stomp, and a Boss TU-3 tuner. I've been resisting getting a pedal board, but I'm getting a little tired of having to plug all the pedals in every time I play. OTOH, I don't relish the idea of adding another case to haul around. All the pedals fit in my bag right now.
In your opinion, how many pedals justify the added bulk of a pedal board?
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08-30-2011, 05:05 PM
|  | GO VEGAN! | | Join Date: May 2008 Location: Charlotte, NC | | | it doesn't really matter. if you are tired of lugging the pedals around and setting them up....get a board. It doesn't have to be a nice one or a "made-for-pedals" pedal board, it could be a piece of wood with velcro. At least that would be something temporary until you decided whether or not you "needed" a pedalboard.
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08-30-2011, 05:05 PM
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Endorsing Artist: GK, Schecter, D'Addario, Normandy, Dunlop | | | | | If you're gigging a lot, then one pedal on a board can be justified.
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08-30-2011, 05:07 PM
|  | Superfast 2.0 | | Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: San Antonio, TX | | Once you can't fit them all in your gig bag it's time for a pedalboard. You can make them yourself on the cheap. My IKEA Gorm Pedalboard Build Thread
You don't have to go all out like he did. I just bought the shelf, spraypainted it black, screwed some feet on the bottom, slapped some velcro on the top and called it a day. Total price was about $45. |
08-30-2011, 05:09 PM
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Hi-fi into an old tube amp | | Join Date: May 2005 Location: SW | | | One large pedal.
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08-30-2011, 05:22 PM
| | | | you said it yourself. when your tired of plugging in pedals thats when you need a board! |
08-30-2011, 05:22 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2010 Location: Tallahassee, FL | | I have a similar small pedal setup and I would hate to not have a board!!!  |
08-30-2011, 05:24 PM
|  | Holding the Line, Low, Loud & Proud | | Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Leander, TX (outside Austin) | | | It's all a matter of convenience, speed of set up/down and consistency, to me you have enough for a small board. |
08-30-2011, 05:30 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Queens, NY | | | I have 3 pedals on a home made pedal board. bought some industrial strength velcro and worked it out with a cutting board. I would hate to connect and disconnect my pedals every time I moved my gear and I've got room on the board for about 8 pedals.
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08-30-2011, 05:39 PM
|  | that video LIES | | Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Northern California | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Aaron_D  I have a similar small pedal setup and I would hate to not have a board!!! | Dumb Q:What's the round thingie behind the VT?
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08-30-2011, 05:40 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Duluth, MN | | | Yup, you've nailed the dilemma. Which path you choose is up to you. You could incorporate a pedalboard case into your amp head, or carry it in a backpack. |
08-30-2011, 05:49 PM
| | that video LIES | | Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Northern California | | Vintage Devo: 
We don't need no stinking pedalboard!
Edit: Just learned that this may have been an EHX Frequency analyzer.
ON topic, I agree that one pedal is sufficient to *justify* a board- if you need said justification.
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08-30-2011, 05:50 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Grand Rapids, MI | | | Those three pedals sound perfect for the PedalTrain Nano. I love mine, sometimes I consider moving up to the Mini, but the Nano helps contain GAS (I'll only keep what fits on the board). If you do buy a PedalTrain, I highly recommend buying it through Sweetwater. They include a 2 year warranty on anything you buy from them. The stitching on the handle of my bag started to come undone, I made a call to Sweetwater and within two days I had a new bag shipped straight from PedalTrain, between the two companies you get some solid support.
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08-30-2011, 05:51 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Buffalo | | | I would say power supply and pedal constitutes enough for a board. So if you're a person who uses only a tuner run on battery power, you probably don't need a board. Anything more than that though, and a board cuts down on setup time. |
08-30-2011, 07:42 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2010 Location: Tallahassee, FL | | Quote: |
Dumb Q:What's the round thingie behind the VT?
| Pill bottle with picks in it velcro'd in place. White cap colored in by a sharpie because im weird. |
08-30-2011, 07:48 PM
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Originally Posted by audiomitch I'm not much of a pedal guy... | So get rid of your pedals. Problem solved!
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08-30-2011, 09:55 PM
| | | | cool, I was wondering what the round thing was too, from another thread. |
08-30-2011, 10:01 PM
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Originally Posted by audiomitch I've been resisting getting a pedal board, but I'm getting a little tired of having to plug all the pedals in every time I play. ? | Resistance is futile. I started with a little 3 pedal board, that grew to a little wider, then another row. It is a time saver to just plop the board down, esp now I have my wireless unit on there too. |
08-31-2011, 07:48 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: northeast Ohio | | | If you have 3 pedals, buy a board with room for 6. then you don't have to get another pedal board until you REALLY have a problem.
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