Had to snap this photo of my mini board next to the guitarists board today. His setup is incredibly clean and mine is ratty and minimal. BUT... I can also chop vegetables on mine!
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Show me your compact pedalboard setup
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Had to snap this photo of my mini board next to the guitarists board today. His setup is incredibly clean and mine is ratty and minimal. BUT... I can also chop vegetables on mine!
New update. It ain't over yet but I wanted to share anyway 
there's a Darkglass A/O Ultra on its way to replace the Guma Antique.
The Shure GLXD system replaced the Line6 G10. Never had issues with the G10 but the Shure just sounds better. The transmitter is being charged with the Bright Switch (mounted underneath) which used to feed the G10 receiver.
The Boss eq is freakin' awesome. My wife is super happy about it. I set it up to be always-on and to scroll through her 3 presets. A great, great pedal.
About the elastic band on the Big Muff, well, those knobs are really loose and that's the First thing I thought of to keep them in position. I still have to update the markers LOL.
there's a Darkglass A/O Ultra on its way to replace the Guma Antique.The Shure GLXD system replaced the Line6 G10. Never had issues with the G10 but the Shure just sounds better. The transmitter is being charged with the Bright Switch (mounted underneath) which used to feed the G10 receiver.
The Boss eq is freakin' awesome. My wife is super happy about it. I set it up to be always-on and to scroll through her 3 presets. A great, great pedal.
About the elastic band on the Big Muff, well, those knobs are really loose and that's the First thing I thought of to keep them in position. I still have to update the markers LOL.
Nothing wrong with a little food prep either pre or post gig.
I used small rubber washer under the knobs on one of my pedals to keep them in position. Cost me less than a dollar at hardware store.
I think most people are using the EBS cables. Warwick Rockboard makes some nice low profile cables as well.
I'm definitely a fan of the EBS cables. I was using a solder less cables and gave up on them as they always seem to fail sooner or later. The EBS cables come in a few different lengths and three different versions - deluxe, premium gold and high performance. Not sure there is any appreciable difference but I got a few of the high performance version. And, now my signal path is down to a total of one cable. Go figure.
A combo of the EBS flat patch cables and some George L’s for some custom length.
Here’s the smallest pedalboard I’ve had in years! Freerange pedal, only one of em, and battery powered! Totally unlike me!
The reason is we were only up there for a couple songs, as this was a Hendrix birthday bash and there were 35 musicians!
Quick stage turnaround. I brought the main thing I always miss on the occasions I go direct into an amp- a compressor!
I brought the Wren & Cuff Gold Comp. I can set a low ratio and super long release time, and it’s great for making harmonics pop out big. And the gain stage is basically a Phat Phuk so the tone is gnarly with tons of gain. I set the internal trim pot to hit the Germanium hard. It does a great Motown Jamerson thump too, with the slightest breakup. Stoked I brought it.
Anyways, having one, battery-operated pedal took me back to high school.
The reason is we were only up there for a couple songs, as this was a Hendrix birthday bash and there were 35 musicians!
Quick stage turnaround. I brought the main thing I always miss on the occasions I go direct into an amp- a compressor!I brought the Wren & Cuff Gold Comp. I can set a low ratio and super long release time, and it’s great for making harmonics pop out big. And the gain stage is basically a Phat Phuk so the tone is gnarly with tons of gain. I set the internal trim pot to hit the Germanium hard. It does a great Motown Jamerson thump too, with the slightest breakup. Stoked I brought it.
Anyways, having one, battery-operated pedal took me back to high school.
This is actually my “big board” but it’s smaller than some of the “compact” boards you guys have posted lol.
No need to worry about the size of the pedalboard in this thread, because compact doesn't mean small
From the original post of this thread:No need to worry about the size of the pedalboard in this thread, because compact doesn't mean small
“Like the title suggests, I want to see pictures of small tight boards.”
“I don't plan on using much more than 3 effects (at most)”
“Here's my main board which won't change by the way. I want something atleast half in size in weight, maybe a third would be ideal.” (OP posted a pic of his board with seven pedals on pedaltrain jr sized board)
Compact can mean neatly/tightly arranged, but it can also mean “something that is a small and conveniently shaped example of its kind”. I think that’s more in line with what the OP was asking for.
I use the small Gator board and it is perfect. The power board is attacked under the gator. Comes with a nice case. The velcro they send with the board sucks. But went to Home Depot and bought some real tight Velcro. It comes in green and orange.
