Show me your compact pedalboard setup

[Bastijnv]

This is my board for home practise, rehearsal and gigging. Fits in a small Stagg UPC 424 case.
Signal: Tuner > Noise Killer (couldn't find room at the end of the chain, but this also works) > Variable Crossover > LOW loop: compressor, HIGH Loop: Fog > VT Bass > Orange Juice > Alpha/Omega > Angel Wing.

Pro's:

• Portability of a small case like this is great, click in the lit and you're good to go, comes in handy with quick changeovers on a multiple band gig night.
• Just enough space to put two micro pedals on top of the power supply.

Cons:

• Organising the cables in a tidy way is impossible, there is no 'underneath'
• The in/ and output pedals need to be elevated to connect the instrument/amp cable. The tuner sits on the power supply, the XO on a piece of wood.

Any suggestions on tidying it up would be much appreciated

 

[Zbysek]

This is my board for home practise, rehearsal and gigging. Fits in a small Stagg UPC 424 case.
Signal: Tuner > Noise Killer (couldn't find room at the end of the chain, but this also works) > Variable Crossover > LOW loop: compressor, HIGH Loop: Fog > VT Bass > Orange Juice > Alpha/Omega > Angel Wing.

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Pro's:

• Portability of a small case like this is great, click in the lit and you're good to go, comes in handy with quick changeovers on a multiple band gig night.
• Just enough space to put two micro pedals on top of the power supply.

Cons:

• Organising the cables in a tidy way is impossible, there is no 'underneath'
• The in/ and output pedals need to be elevated to connect the instrument/amp cable. The tuner sits on the power supply, the XO on a piece of wood.

Any suggestions on tidying it up would be much appreciated

Where do you usually set the crossover? (i.e. at which frequency)

 

[Bastijnv]

Where do you usually set the crossover? (i.e. at which frequency)

At home usually at 2 am (150hz) to enjoy more of the dirt, with the band between 2 and 4 am (300hz) to create more sonic space for the distorted guitars and leave some clank for the bass.

 

[mapleglo]

So I added an expression pedal input to the board for the HX One. This adds quite a bit of fun, though I'm not sure how much could be used for gigging or a band complex. Great for home use though.

 

[CheckBass]

My compact board :
Pedaltrain Nano, PSU Cioks Sol underneath, EBS patch cables

 

[BassBeginer64]

Well not so mini any more, but made with mostly mini pedals, MXR iso brick power supply, slowly upgrading some of these for my Mini Pedals Of Doom, mainly sits on my Ampeg 212 for practice and fun to play with pedal tones

 

[DustyBottom]

Cioks underneath and EBS patch cables…

 

[HoHumbucker]

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Cioks underneath and EBS patch cables…

Is it bad that I want a Neptunium pedal just for the name? I am not at all a Noble or a tube Stan, I just want it because of Neptunium.

 

[kazuhank]

How long have you had the Pigtronix tuner. I just got one it's simple and to the point, my favorite kind of pedal, but it seems kind of flimsy? It might be because it's so empty that it weighs as much as air, just curious about durability.

My Pigtronix tuner failed me on a gig because the input jack nut had come loose (apparently in shipping as it was on it's maiden voyage). After troubleshooting back at home and tightening the nut, it has worked through summer season and is still working. So mine has survived and held up for about six months after a frustrating first outing.

 

[Snibborwocky]

Is it bad that I want a Neptunium pedal just for the name? I am not at all a Noble or a tube Stan, I just want it because of Neptunium.

Good luck obtaining one, they have been discontinued and those that have them probably are not going to part with them.

 

[DrBnz]

Wait, wait…. I can explain the huge board. So I “had” lotsa pedals and one by one I removed them as I realized I had no use for “that”. I don’t even use these other than when I’m in the studio. If I’m going “out” I’d just grab the DI-2112 and a tuner by themselves. I'd be embarrassed to show up with this monstrosity.

The "kick-back amp stand" that I hated for the amp is fantastic for the pedalboard
Yeah….. the two tuners is because I play U-tube bass karaoke and get frustrated when they have alternate tuning – So one I’ll use for that and the other stays A=440.
The power pack (upper right is going to be integrated into the board power (I’m waiting on the right cords). Those two cords go to the wireless (send/rec) units. Rec unit stays plugged in all the time. The send unit gets plugged in at nite.
That DI is great for everything. Love it – You can use it all alone and be just fine.
Way Huge – Mostly for Metallica songs hahaha….. great fuzz.
Chorus just helps the tone on certain songs. Its not offensive to my ears so it can stay.
Reverb is mostly for headphone playing. Otherwise the room acoustics work just fine.
Bassist – I’m still on the fence with this pedal. Some days I sit there and wonder what its doing for me.
Boss GT-1B is great as a stand alone bedroom or travel / hotel unit. I mostly use it for CAB sims which its great for.

 

[lomo]

Latest configuration of my baby board….all in a 9x5.5” zippered case that fits in a gig bag pocket & sits on a head.

 

[darkhalf]

Vulcan XL has landed and even with some back pain i got some 10 minutes playtime out of it. pls dont mind the settings as some pedals ate not yet completely dialed in as i just rotated some pedals from my pedal cabinet. i heard alot of good potential tones stacked and what not out of that 10 mins… now for some tylenol and medicated heat pads at least i was able to play it before going out of town

 

[CheckBass]

Vulcan XL has landed and even with some back pain i got some 10 minutes playtime out of it. pls dont mind the settings as some pedals ate not yet completely dialed in as i just rotated some pedals from my pedal cabinet. i heard alot of good potential tones stacked and what not out of that 10 mins… now for some tylenol and medicated heat pads at least i was able to play it before going out of townView attachment 7061323

You posted in the wrong thread (it is not compact as the OP defined it ) .
That said you've got an impressive collection of top notch pedals . Many are unobtainable for me.
Just out of curiosity, which PSU do you use to feed them?

 

[darkhalf]

You posted in the wrong thread (it is not compact as the OP defined it ) .
That said you've got an impressive collection of top notch pedals . Many are unobtainable for me.
Just out of curiosity, which PSU do you use to feed them?

cioks all the way. The board is powered by a cioks DC7 (sometimes w/ a dc8 expander) only for the pedals. The noble is powered alone by its own IC cable and theres a small 2 port extension cord for the noble and cioks underneath the board. that way all pedals get their juice and perform flawlessly without unwanted noise and the headroom they need. Respectfully speaking, i posted this board alot of times before in this thread. and alot pf people said still compact. theres a difference from a compact board ( all pedals arrange in a compact manner with less spaces) as to oppose to a small/little/nano board that can fit a 5-6 pedals. This has been discussed in this thread alot of times. apologies if im mistaken. Cheers!

 

[Cartentoya]

Just added the SA Aftershock to my fun house little pedalboard

 

[Wander Guzman]

cioks all the way. The board is powered by a cioks DC7 (sometimes w/ a dc8 expander) only for the pedals. The noble is powered alone by its own IC cable and theres a small 2 port extension cord for the noble and cioks underneath the board. that way all pedals get their juice and perform flawlessly without unwanted noise and the headroom they need. Respectfully speaking, i posted this board alot of times before in this thread. and alot pf people said still compact. theres a difference from a compact board ( all pedals arrange in a compact manner with less spaces) as to oppose to a small/little/nano board that can fit a 5-6 pedals. This has been discussed in this thread alot of times. again respectfully speaking and not trying to be rude sir but the thread title is “show me your compact board”, and not “Show me your small board”. Cheers!

That’s not compact, sorry but some of you ruin this thread, you come here to see ideas and inspiration for a compact board project and many many post just don’t belong here.

 

[JeffTCS]

It may not be small but it's certainly much more compact than 90% of the stuff posted here.
Putting 4 pedals on a board that could fit 8 if utilized properly is the opposite of compact.

 

[MikoFX]

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Like it or not this board actually fits the dictionary definition of compact quite nicely:

Compact
adjective
1. Closely and firmly united or packed together; dense.
2. Occupying little space compared with others of its type.

Compact
transitive verb
1. To thrust, drive, or press closely together; to join firmly; to consolidate; to make close.
2. To unite or connect firmly, as in a system.

 

[BEADist]

The OP (2012) showed a picture of a PedalTrain Junior and poster said:

"I want something at least half in size in weight, maybe a third would be ideal. Suggestions and pics please..."

Edit: personally I do not mind at all if people post pictures of bigger boards.