NCPD (Newly Completed Pedalboard Day!)

J. Crawford · #1 06-26-2009, 09:34 PM

New, updated pictures on page 7! Take a look there!

I thought, hey, everyone gets a new bass day, or first bass day, so why shouldnt I deserve a completed, first, and new pedalboard day. This was a project between me and my pops. I bought all of the pedals myself, and he bought pedalboard material.

My grandpa, which some of you may have read my OT thread about him breaking his neck, needed a tinkering project, so he put the board itself together.

I wanted something different. It may not be perfect but its all home made and was SUPER cheap compared to a ,say, Pedaltrain.

I plan on getting more pedals, and upgrading the size of my board in the future. This works for now, and the effort that went into it makes it all the better.

I dont have a loop selector as of now, so its all one loop. All held on with industrial strength velcro.

And now for the pics! I have been waiting, and saving, for about 3 months and I finally get to show it off.

Just some straight up vanity shots:

And as you can see, the entire board is plexiglass, excluding the metal frame I chose to give it an industrial look, bolts included.

And this is my darkness shot.. its pretty sad, as my board isnt too colorful, but I dont play in the dark so its all good!

I would like to thank all of the Effects forum, RCCollins for all of his help on selecting my pedals, and everyone I bought pedals from.

Its been a long and expensive process, but its just the beginning. Thanks for checking it out, hope its cool I made my own thread.

chuck3 · #2 06-26-2009, 09:43 PM

nice ... working on the pedal setup tomorrow myself, but won't be that organized for a while!

Uribam · #3 06-26-2009, 09:44 PM

Congratulations man. I think that board looks really classy. Tell the old man he has a fan of his work. The transparency of it really really makes it with the metal on the top. I would probably buy one of these when I get enough effects, albeit a much larger version of what you have. I enjoy looking at that, and I really hope you enjoy having it. Thanks for showing it off =).

Scott

J. Crawford · #4 06-26-2009, 09:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Uribam

Congratulations man. I think that board looks really classy. Tell the old man he has a fan of his work. The transparency of it really really makes it with the metal on the top. I would probably buy one of these when I get enough effects, albeit a much larger version of what you have. I enjoy looking at that, and I really hope you enjoy having it. Thanks for showing it off =).

Scott

Ill be sure to tell him!

Whats funny is, I spent around $300 on my pedals. He spent about $15 on the supplies, yet his work makes the board so good looking..

strke-fender · #5 06-26-2009, 09:47 PM

how will you attach the pedals to the board?

velcro?

FreaqyFrequency · #6 06-26-2009, 09:48 PM

*standing ovation*

Congrats, man. I hope to be following in your footsteps one day very soon.

J. Crawford · #7 06-26-2009, 09:50 PM

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Originally Posted by strke-fender

how will you attach the pedals to the board?

velcro?

...I dont have a loop selector as of now, so its all one loop. All held on with industrial strength velcro.

Taken directly from my OP.

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Originally Posted by FreaqyFrequency

*standing ovation*

Congrats, man. I hope to be following in your footsteps one day very soon.

Thanks Freaqy. Its not a hard process, it just takes lots of patience and work. Honestly.

Trying to think of something totally different was, by far, the hardest part.

warwick.hoy · #8 06-26-2009, 09:56 PM

YAAAAYYYYY!!!!

Now to get your cab issue figured out. I didn't read the whole thread, but saw you were having some problems with it.

J. Crawford · #9 06-26-2009, 09:58 PM

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Originally Posted by warwick.hoy

YAAAAYYYYY!!!!

Now to get your cab issue figured out. I didn't read the whole thread, but saw you were having some problems with it.

I got this freaking thing done, plugged it in, then got totally shot down by a wall of fuzz. It should be resolved, I contacted GK.

Im still happy about my pedalboard! Now, with my Jazz bass, I can say I love my PB n' J!

phatbass30 · #10 06-26-2009, 10:12 PM

congrats dude! that's a great looking board!

J. Crawford · #11 06-26-2009, 10:13 PM

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Originally Posted by phatbass30

congrats dude! that's a great looking board!

And coming from you, thats a serious compliment!

tigerbass · #12 06-26-2009, 10:24 PM

Very nice man! Congrats! I also have a grandpa(in-law) that is cool and handy...you gotta love 'em!

Spencer! · #13 06-26-2009, 11:38 PM

Right on....very classy. I'm rocking an OC-2 on my board as well.

phatbass30 · #14 06-27-2009, 03:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Jordasch

And coming from you, thats a serious compliment!

i'm flattered dude! thanks!

seriously, that's a great looking board you got there!

Darkstrike · #15 06-27-2009, 04:17 AM

Cool board, nice selection of pedals too.

J. Crawford · #16 06-27-2009, 10:05 AM

Thnks guys!

And when the time and money comes around, you should see some of your product on that board, Spencer!

Joe Gress · #17 06-27-2009, 10:36 AM

Very cool looking! Bit empty though.

How does the stiffness of the plexiglass hold up? Does it bend at all when you step on it?

jimb213 · #18 06-27-2009, 10:45 AM

If I outgrow my pedaltrain (and with a DL4 and Moog bass MuRF, I'm about one pedal away from outgrowing it already), I may very well completely copy your board. Very, very cool!!

RCCollins · #19 06-27-2009, 10:51 AM

dude that thing is INVISIBLE! How cool is that?

I'm pretty sure you can squeeze another couple pedals on there, too. A Nano Stone could certainly fit, and maybe even something else eventually once you get yourself some pancake-headed patch cables

if the plexiglass flexes too much, a simple support under the middle will probably do the trick

and hey, thanks for the shout-out, you made my day!

J. Crawford · #20 06-27-2009, 01:10 PM

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Originally Posted by joeinsprings

Very cool looking! Bit empty though.

How does the stiffness of the plexiglass hold up? Does it bend at all when you step on it?

I know there is space, and so does my empty wallet.

The plexiglass is okay. Its sturdy enough for me, by far, but someone who was a hard presser of weighed a great deal may have trouble with it.

Quote:

Originally Posted by jimb213

If I outgrow my pedaltrain (and with a DL4 and Moog bass MuRF, I'm about one pedal away from outgrowing it already), I may very well completely copy your board. Very, very cool!!

Thanks! The ideal is actually patent pending... Siyyike!

Quote:

Originally Posted by RCCollins

dude that thing is INVISIBLE! How cool is that?

I'm pretty sure you can squeeze another couple pedals on there, too. A Nano Stone could certainly fit, and maybe even something else eventually once you get yourself some pancake-headed patch cables

if the plexiglass flexes too much, a simple support under the middle will probably do the trick

and hey, thanks for the shout-out, you made my day!

Youre very welcome. This thread wouldnt be if you hadnt been a huge help, RC. I thank you again.

And as I said, the plexi is fine for me, but others may have a bit of trouble.

I plan to put a Nano Stone, a DD-3, Kork PB, and some kind of EQ and compressor. And if the board is too small then, Ill make a new one. Only a $15 investment.