How much velcro?

Dragonlord · #1 08-19-2007, 11:15 AM

I just got my first pedalboard (a warwick rockcase RC 23020A) and I have to put velcro on my pedals... I'm wondering, how much do you usually find sufficient? Also, do you often have to remove the little feet from your pedals? I noticed most of my pedals have feet, which aren't too thick but still thicker than the velcro.

Sir Edward V · #2 08-19-2007, 11:28 AM

11

I put as much velcro on as the bottom of the pedal will support. So 11.

edit: and yes I remove the feet, the only pedals of mine that have that are the EHX ones

JanusZarate · #3 08-19-2007, 11:42 AM

11? Are you using Spinal Tap Velcro?

It all depends on the strength of the hook-and-loop stuff you're working with. Industrial-strength Velcro and similar grade products allow you to use a lot less of it.

Normally, I just put two strips of the 1" stuff across my pedals, sometimes 3 if they're big or heavy. I always take off the rubber feet.

Mounting Boss pedals is always tricky, though.

andrewd · #4 08-19-2007, 01:12 PM

I generally put as much onto the bottom as possible (and also remove the feet). I use the EHX pedalbag so they move around a lot more than a solid board would.

Jazz Ad · #5 08-19-2007, 01:15 PM

Rockcase velcro is exceptionally strong so you won't need much.
You will most likely need to glue it on though because the velcro is stronger than the adhesive band.
A good tip is to secure velcro with the bottom screws of your pedals going through it.

The BurgerMeister · #6 08-19-2007, 10:31 PM

Jazz Ad's full of great tips!

i use the industrial strength velcro, which is as amazing in the adhesive-back department as it is in the hook-and-loop department. it's awesome stuff all around! i don't use that much of it... usually just one strip for smaller pedals (mxr/boss/EHX XO-sized) and two for larger ones (assmaster-sized and up).

i take all rubber feet off, but i usually leave the boss stuff on. not always, but usually.

good luck!

KeithBMI · #7 08-19-2007, 10:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Jazz Ad

A good tip is to secure velcro with the bottom screws of your pedals going through it.

Very cool idea! I would've never thought of something so simple.

markjazzbassist · #8 08-19-2007, 10:53 PM

i cover the bottom of each pedal completely. i also cover the whole board with velcro. im a velcro monster.

B3bopbass · #9 08-20-2007, 01:06 AM

I covered the bottom of my Voodoo Pedal Power with the industrial strength stuff, about 2/3 of the total surface area, and it's too much! I tried to move it after initially laying it down on my board, and it lifted the carpet away from the wood underneath. If you're not gonna move your pedals off and on, it's amazing, rock solid attachment. That adhesive will survive a nuclear blast. But if you're still in the process of figuring out your layout, maybe a little to begin with, and then add more later when you feel like you can commit.

Luther Blissett · #10 08-20-2007, 12:05 PM

Ha,

I was just going to pose the same question, since I recently bought the exact same pedal board.

So I have one question for you Dragonlord,
How are the rubber feet of your pedalboard holding up? Mine came in scratched and with a small dent, and with half of the feet broken of. I called the shop, and there giving me a discount, didn't want a new one, since the feet on the RC23020 are flimsy at best, and probably will break of after I haul the pedal board around a bit, and pedal boards are suppossed to be scratched after a few gigs, aren't they? Figured I'd better take a near mint pedalboard for a bit less money. I'm going to replace 'em with sturdier onces.

And another question for you all, Any helpful hints in how to remove the little rubber feet of (EHX) pedals without getting to much scratches on my pedals?

thx!

JanusZarate · #11 08-20-2007, 12:11 PM

Just use a thin pick or something stiff and thin. Slide it under, and you can peel it right off.

I usually just use my fingernails if they're long enough.

A screwdriver works, too, but it scratches up the pedal, so I'd opt for an alternative.

Jazz Ad · #12 08-20-2007, 12:20 PM

I use the biggest Rockcase pedalboard.
The body is made of aluminum so it scratches and dents easily.
For everything else, it's a really sturdy winner. I went everywhere with it and never had issues with feet or anything else.

Dragonlord · #13 08-20-2007, 03:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Luther Blissett

Ha,

I was just going to pose the same question, since I recently bought the exact same pedal board.

So I have one question for you Dragonlord,
How are the rubber feet of your pedalboard holding up? Mine came in scratched and with a small dent, and with half of the feet broken of. I called the shop, and there giving me a discount, didn't want a new one, since the feet on the RC23020 are flimsy at best, and probably will break of after I haul the pedal board around a bit, and pedal boards are suppossed to be scratched after a few gigs, aren't they? Figured I'd better take a near mint pedalboard for a bit less money. I'm going to replace 'em with sturdier onces.

And another question for you all, Any helpful hints in how to remove the little rubber feet of (EHX) pedals without getting to much scratches on my pedals?

thx!

lol, that's funny because I'm in a very similar situation. Actually, I got it from a guy in another town who found it too big for his needs (saved me 15 euro, not much but what the hell) so I can't really ask for a refund or replacement. It came with a few scratches and 2 feet missing and 2 fallen off but still in the box. There was a time where I would be very pissed off about that, but now I'm cooler with scratches etc and thought exactly like you did, it would get scratched sooner or later so what the hell. About the feet: I found you can "screw" them in if you use enough strength and twist them on the "nails" that they are mounted on. Of course, I don't expect them to last long, but it is a temporary solution and I'm thinking of glueing them if they fall off again. Still, I am 2 feet short, so I took another one off and now it doesn't have feet on the front side of the pedalboard (the one closer to me when standing up and using it). I think I like it this way, because the feet on the back tilt the pedalboard a bit to a more natural position. Still, the nails that the feet were mounted on are sticking out and could very well scratch some floors, plus it's not as sturdy as with all the feet, so I was hoping to find some kind of long line made from a similar plastic, which I could stick along the long side of the pedalboard so that it doesn't lift it too high but it makes it stick to the floor better and lift the nails from the floor (if that makes any sense).
It's a nice pedalboard though, no regrets here, I was thinking of building my own but when I realised how much it would cost in the end it was a no-brainer.

Dragonlord · #14 08-20-2007, 03:26 PM

So, you take the feet permanently off? Doesn't this reduce the resale value of pedals?

Jazz Ad · #15 08-20-2007, 03:45 PM

Nothing prevents you from gluing them back on if needed.

JanusZarate · #16 08-20-2007, 04:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Dragonlord

So, you take the feet permanently off? Doesn't this reduce the resale value of pedals?

If you take them off right, no one will ever know.

Seriously. It's practically impossible to tell if you take them off right and put them back on right.

And no, I don't hide that fact from people, because I pretty much always sell my pedals with Velcro on them. And that's something I'm up-front about

SpankyPants · #17 08-20-2007, 04:38 PM

Plus, buying extra rubber feet is inexpensive. 3m makes some.