Multiple pedal boards. How many do you have and why?

[micguy]

2. One of them is fairly big - the intent was to get a set of pedals that would cover me everywhere. Still trying to figure out what pedals will cover me everywhere - it's in a perpetual state of flux, especially when you talk about overdrive.

Second is a much smaller board - it's for gigs where I don't need a lot of effects. I built it to fit into a briefcase I bought especially for it - the thought being it's well protected that way, and if I should ever go on a short tour, it's read for that kind of environment. A while into working with the big board, I realized I didn't need most of the effects most of the time, and thus this was born. It turns out the small board gets the call 80 percent of the time. However, the effects I need (or decide to take with me) on any given weekend vary a lot. so it's always in a state of flux - especially when you talk about overdrive.

Short answer: 1 big, 1 small. Justification for having 2: 1 is smaller.

 

[lfmn16]

I don't have one for bass (non judgmental comment, I admire people that can make them sound good, but I'm not one of them), but for guitar I play in a Rockabilly band and heavier classic rock band. Totally different sounds, so two boards.

 

[Mr.Ace]

I have zero boards and only one pedal that is for tuning. My guitar player has a huge board with every conceivable pedal

 

[Somnambulance]

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[nshuman]

@nshuman

Four Board Tao, because sometimes you need to make hard decisions in life, and sometimes you don't, and some other times something or whatever I guess.

 

[Somnambulance]

Four Board Tao, because sometimes you need to make hard decisions in life, and sometimes you don't, and some other times something or whatever I guess.
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[desert_rain]

No board. I use Compressore and Tech 21 BDDI only they fit to gig bag's pocket.

 

[nshuman]

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EXACTLY!

 

[laklandplayer]

I have 3. One I leave at my weekly church job, 2nd is a small, portable mini board for one nighters or gigs where I don't need my big board, 3rd is my studio/big gig board that I use on sessions or big pit shows. All have some form of a Compressor, BBE Sonic Stomp, Reverb, Chorus, Tuner and Volume Pedal. I sometimes use a Zoom B3 or an old Yamaha Magicstomp for bass.

 

[Lava]

1 for active basses, 1 for passive basses.

 

[enewbold]

Wow... what a collection of pedals! Impressive! Which 4 pedals do you like the most?

 

[jaymelewis]

laptop

 

[el murdoque]

I started with a PT nano and soon had to migrate to a T-Rex that can hold a dozen pedals if need be.
Recently, I downgraded to the nano again which holds my Sansamp, Bluesky and tuner. I fixed this up for a gig where I just needed something to send a signal directly to the board and had next to no space to accommodate my bigger board. I liked it so much I kept it for the next rehearsal, then I took it apart again and rerouted the cables for a more permanent solution for the time being.