Help me "build" my first pedalboard

[Caramello]

Ciao fellow low end lovers,

It has been a very though year for me so I decided to gift myself with something completely useless for me, but very expensive: a preamp!
So I've bought a CAPO Preamp, should arrive it within days.
When I play the bass, I do it thought a Darkglass Element (I don't have any amp) so I want to create a small pedalboard with these 2 pedals..for the sake of doing it

I understand nothing about pedals and stuff, so I need a guide on what else I need and how to configure it.
As far as I understand minim requirements are:
- a pedalboard
- some cables to connect the CAPO to the ELEMENT
- a power supply for both pedal
- a power adaptor for the power supply unit

Assuming I want to create a future proof pedalboard, so maybe add a pedal compressor in the future, which stuff do you recommend?
specifically power supply and cables

As far as I understand, the signal path should be this one: CAPO --> ELEMENT

Many thanks

 

[gregmon79]

There are many other variables that will pop up as time goes on and if you spend more time going down the pedal(board) rabbit hole. It's an amazing, inspirational and educational journey IME. I have gained so much knowledge here on TB from very terrific people. TONS of knowledge here.

As far as power goes, I can't recommend CIOKS enough. If you are planning on adding more, I'd go with a DC4 or 7. If you aren't planning on going crazy, the Truetone stuff is tops as well. The CS7 probably. Remember though, the CIOKS stuff has it's own ecosystem of cords. So keep that in mind. The Truetone is more universal to all cables and or cords. It will come with everything you need from adapters to mounting hardware (depending on the board you went with too).

Patch cables- I've been using the disaster area solderless kits for years now. I do need to redo one here and there but overall, they rock IMO. Whether or not you want to build your own or get ones that are ready to go out of the box is up to you. There are quite a few great ones on the market now. I'm also a fan of the EBS flat patch cables. I'm sure others can recommend some other winners.

You seem to have all the bases covered. I would really like to get a CAPO one of these days. Seems like a really solid choice. As far as what else to add to the board pedal-wise, it really depends on what you ultimately want to accomplish in the long run. You answer that and you'll get a lot more feedback on what actual pedals to add to your board.... it'll also help suggest pedal order.

Generally with pedal order, you want to go tuner > octave/pitch > OD/dist/fuzz > modulation > delay/time based effects > EQ/preamps/tone shapers. There really isn't a hard and fast rule for order. Many do not follow this but overall, a lot of follow some form of it. I, for instance, usually keep my wah very late in the chain when I see most put it early if not first in line.

Oh, and don't forget velcro!! A lot of times that's the one expense I never accounted for early on. Amazon is your friend here IMO. Always have some extra on hand in case you want to add a pedal or two. I'm sure you will get plenty of great feedback here. And welcome to the effects forum!! Have fun and let us know how your journey is going after some time.

 

[Caramello]

Thanks for your reply @gregmon79 !
Just a question: how can I understand if a power clock is the correct one for the pedals I have?

 

[gregmon79]

Thanks for your reply @gregmon79 !
Just a question: how can I understand if a power clock is the correct one for the pedals I have?

Did you mean power "brick" or supply?

If so, it depends on what you're going to use. But most power supplies are designed for most pedals. Unless you're running a lot of big digital multi effects units and or modelers, most power bricks will work with almost all pedals. And remember, not all supplies marked "isolated" are isolated. Like you can go on Amazon and get a power supply that says it's isolated for $50. But most of those are not isolated. If you go with something like a Truetone, it is isolated. The Strymon Zuma seems like are a really good one and I've heard nothing but good things from people who have used it on here. I went with the CIOSK DC7 myself. But on that one, the cables are not universal like other power supplies are. It comes with all the cables you need. But they are not interchangeable with other supplies like most others are with each other. Sorry if this sounds confusing.

Long story short (too late), most popular power supplies will work with your pedals. If you are only running like 4 to 5 pedals, something like a Truetone CS5 or 7 will do just fine. That power supply can run anything 9, 12 or 18v as well as reverse polarity like Eventide stuff and its pretty affordable. But remember, buying an isolated supply is always worth the extra scratch. Always. Took me years to admit that.

 

[Caramello]

Yes I was referring to power supply, like the ones you mentioned on your reply.
I didn't know about the isolated stuff so thanks again for the info.
Apparently sa True Tone CS6 should be ok for my needs https://www.sweetwater.com/store/de...ow-profile-isolated-guitar-pedal-power-supply

Also, in order to power everything up, is this enough or should I look for something different?
https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/1Spot9v--truetone-1-spot-slim-9v-dc-adapter
i imagine this thing supplies the entire pedalboard, am I wrong?