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Anyone using Temple Audio Design pedalboards?

#2
There's a couple guys in the Breeder thread who have 'em.

I plan on getting one, but I'm not interested in the mounting plates — I'll just stick with regular velcro as I'll swap out pedals often between my different boards; and sticking with velcro matches my current velcro amassment, ie no need to remove velcro from my current pedals and clean off the sticky goo and then apply the sticky double-sided tape and plate.

Don't get me wrong, I think the plates are a great idea, but it adds expense to the initial purchase price of the board, it adds weight and I've got pedals that I don't want to remove something from the bottom, for example a serial #sticker, so I velcro around that. With the plate, I'd have to remove the serial-# sticker for the plate adhesive. Looking forward to getting one, see if it meets my needs/wants, but... we need owner/users to weigh in here.

Temple Pilots, where are you?
 
#4
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Busted...

The plates ARE great for some people, just not me.

Here's another reason... I read from one of the plate-using people somewhere (Breeder thread, maybe) that lining up the pedals the way you want can be a little more difficult. You've got to contend with the screw on the plate going through that hole, while the other pedal's plate went through that other hole, and so if you've mounted the pedal to the plate squarely, the pedals don't line up the way you need them to, thus wasting space.

To get around that problem, you have to adjust where on the pedal you stick the plate, and thus it's not a simple operation to stick/unstick pedals for optimal board-space save-age for some of us velcro neanderthal savages.

Here's me and a few friends setting up my latest board...

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#5
That's actually a point that came to my mind already too. In my case, I won't change pedals or boards so much (if at all) so I made up my mind about a (so far) theoretical solution which means in fact a lot of work to find the final position of the pedals on the board.

I thought about getting only the smallest plates in order to be able to have a bit more flexibility in placing them on the bottom side of the (bigger) pedals.
 
#7
I got one recently and there are some really cool things about the plates: I was able to use them to mount powersupply / wireless receiver / micro thumpinator under the pedalboard more securely than with velcro alone.
But for the pedals, it was more of a pain than anticipated. If you don't have your pedalboard too crowded, and don't plan on making many changes, it can work nicely. But the plate alignment on pedal is crucial, and after finishing board my opinion is that next time I will just use velcro.
 
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FretNoMore said:
No you don't, really, do you? ;) And neither do I, for all the same reasons you list.

The pedalboards do look very nice though.
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David Wilson said:
I got one recently and there are some really cool things about the plates: I was able to use them to mount powersupply / wireless receiver / micro thumpinator under the pedalboard more securely than with velcro alone.
But for the pedals, it was more of a pain than anticipated. If you don't have your pedalboard too crowded, and don't plan on making many changes, it can work nicely. But the plate alignment on pedal is crucial, and after finishing board my opinion is that next time I will just use velcro.
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Feral Feline said:
Thanks for that, Mr. Wilson! When I order mine I'll order a few plates after all. One for the power supply for sure and a few extras just in case.
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Aren't custom district boards the same way but just without the adhesive on the plates? I think they basically recommend putting velcro or dual lock on the plates. To me, it would make the most sense to just use plates, but with velcro, that way you can always move the pedals a bit more if needed.
 
#11
They look great and the plates, to me, is a great idea. However, as it's a mesh, it looks to me that continual use of the pedal towards the middle will eventually warp the board
 
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nshuman said:
Aren't custom district boards the same way but just without the adhesive on the plates? I think they basically recommend putting velcro or dual lock on the plates. To me, it would make the most sense to just use plates, but with velcro, that way you can always move the pedals a bit more if needed.
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But... that would require actual thought, on my part. Can't I just continue to be spoonfed everything in life?
As a friend used to say: "My brain hurts..."

Wait a sec... Now I am thinking about it. What's the point of the plates if you're using velcro anyway, to add weight? To keep the board from being covered in velcro for a "cleaner" look? Pretty durned redundant to use Pedal >> Velcro >> Plates >> Board.

I wonder how well the Temple-provided stickem adheres to the plates in hot'n'humid climes. Mig-weld the plates to the enclosures? :laugh:

I'm pretty sure I'm going to go with a Duo 17, the "stages" here are really tight and I've enough trouble getting my PT-Mini to fit next to me and a Temple Solo isn't much bigger than the Mini. I need just a wee bit more than the Mini provides, but at the same time I want to limit the weight as well since I've gotta cart around the DB and sometimes my amp/cab too if there's no backline etc.

PT
Mini : 20"x7" = 140 sq in
Temple
Solo 18 : 16.7x8.5 = 142 sq in
T17 : 15.7x12.5 area = 196.25 sq in
Duo 17 : 15.7x12.5 = 196.25 sq in

I can build an at-home-only giggles-board that slides under the spare room's chesterfield without too much concern for weight, though it would be sweet to have a giggly Temple Big-Brother for the future Duo17 gig board.

nendo said:
They look great and the plates, to me, is a great idea. However, as it's a mesh, it looks to me that continual use of the pedal towards the middle will eventually warp the board
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nshuman said:
Aren't custom district boards the same way but just without the adhesive on the plates? I think they basically recommend putting velcro or dual lock on the plates. To me, it would make the most sense to just use plates, but with velcro, that way you can always move the pedals a bit more if needed.
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you're right, I noticed the custom stuff after I had ordered the temple board. I love that I have the mondo power supply under mine plus wireless receiver / thumpinator to free room up top, but I'm sure I could get one from custom district to achieve same thing. But since I've already bought the Temple, I'm going to make the most of it. Since I change regularly and tend to pack in as much as I can, I'm at some point going to take plates off the pedals and just run strips of velcro and use holes in middle section of board for cables etc.
 
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Since it took longer than planned to get board wired up due to plates etc I was running short of time and it's not as tidy as I'd like but thought I'd show what one looks like once loaded
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David Wilson said:
you're right, I noticed the custom stuff after I had ordered the temple board. I love that I have the mondo power supply under mine plus wireless receiver / thumpinator to free room up top, but I'm sure I could get one from custom district to achieve same thing. But since I've already bought the Temple, I'm going to make the most of it. Since I change regularly and tend to pack in as much as I can, I'm at some point going to take plates off the pedals and just run strips of velcro and use holes in middle section of board for cables etc.
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I want a Trio 43. But, to be perfectly honest, if I cannot fit more than my super tightly packed PT-Pro, I am not interested.

I Fit 27 pedals on top of my pro, including quite a few big pedals, and 4 Decibel 11 PSUs, 2 mThumps, a Lehle DC Filter, and an SA Hub underneath. If I cannot fit at least 6 more pedals on top, not sure what I would be gaining. Probably not a weight saving given all the plates I would need. Still, I will probably get one at some point.
 
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I have the DUO 24. Had it for about 3 months now. There are advantages and disadvantages IMHO.
I don't feel like the plates add any significant amount of weight in my situation. I have 7 large and 6 medium plates attached.

For me, the biggest disadvantage is the adhesive is not durable in Phoenix's hot climate if the pedal has significant weight. My Peterson Strobe tuner can become dislodged at a moment's notice, especially after driving to a gig (even with the A/C on in the vehicle). I also had to use tie wraps on my Ciocks power supplies for the same reason. All my other pedals remain adhered just fine tho, with the next heaviest pedal likely being an Echolution 2 DLX.
I also would have liked to see the soft case have some kind rigid insert added so that the board has a better chance of staying upright during load in and outs.
 

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