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Small pedalboards
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Can't find that one. Do you have a link?
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Warwick 3pedal riser works great as it's own board at $20 USD. Support music stores not Amazon.
It's much smaller (10" across), it's flimsier (designed to be attached to a pedalboard), and it doesn't have the space underneath for many power supplies (or a strap to hold one, as the ones I showed above), so you may be left with a mess of wires (and power supply) we don't see in your photo.
Anyway lectures about big bad Amazon don't fly with me. If you're so bargain-oriented use corrugated plastic from real estate signs.
Anyway lectures about big bad Amazon don't fly with me. If you're so bargain-oriented use corrugated plastic from real estate signs.
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Checkout the Ghostfire boards too, they leave space under for power, excellent quality and come with a nice bag/strap. I have several of these.
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It's funny, when Jmmy was asking last month for recommendations for small pedalboards that Ghostfire was one of three models I recommended to him.
Ultimately what had personally tipped me to the Donner was that it was one single solid piece, it didn't need assembly, and it didn't have screw-on feet that potentially could eventually loosen/wobble. The underside of the Donner also comes with an attached mounting strap for a power supply which turned out to be pretty substantial. There's ~ 1.5" clearance beneath the Donner for a power supply.
The clearance under Jmmy's riser is less than an inch at its deepest, and I can't think of any normal power supplies that could fit under it.
If I hadn't gotten the Donner my other choice was the On-Stage GPB2000. Currently selling everywhere for ~ $65 but when I was shopping I found one new for around $45. It was bigger than I needed though, 19"x6" but it was another solid, one-piece unit.
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One of the power supplies linked below will friction fit under the riser, add feet to the bottom if there is clearance issues. I’ve been using one for years as my simplified board, although I use a Daddario XPND board that fit 2 pedals. I wasn’t aware of the Warwick riser so I just popped on to Sweetwater and snagged one for $12! I might even grab a new power supply with a 12v output for my wireless.
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Sounds like your needs don't match most peoples'. You also have another, larger board too, which makes up for this one's limitations. And without explaining your wiring, noting that you can't fit a power supply under your choice, people can get the wrong impression from your original post.
This is my most compact board. I have 3 others as well for different projects that are much bigger. For this board I use a one spot with a 3 way daisy chain so theres not much more than u see there.
Like I said, the clearance under that riser is less than an inch at its deepest, and while this might work for you it's remiss to dismiss small pedalboards with clearance and not mention how your recommendation doesn't have it.
It's great for you that you have four pedalboards but people looking for a small pedalboad might not be interested in the tradeoffs you chose for this one... especially since you didn't articulate them.
It's great for you that you have four pedalboards but people looking for a small pedalboad might not be interested in the tradeoffs you chose for this one... especially since you didn't articulate them.
Did u see sid the kid post? There are always options.Like I said, the clearance under that riser is less than an inch at its deepest, and while this might work for you it's remiss to dismiss small pedalboards with clearance and not mention how your recommendation doesn't have it.
It's great for you that you have four pedalboards but people looking for a small pedalboad might not be interested in the tradeoffs you chose for this one... especially since you didn't articulate them.
All they say is that it's 2" tall at its tallest. I'd guess a small power supply (around 1.25" high) might fit.
You can fit small CIOKS and other power supplies if you have 1.2" of room underside, like this $24 board (which I believeI saw another TBer was using).
I'd take that any day over a tiny riser with no storage underneath. They do not have a mounting bracket like the Donner or a hinged pocket like Chinese boards you can get on Amazon, like this larger 14x10 $43 Soyan
but Velcro offers workarounds.
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There are always hacks. And there are options that are actual pedalboards, with bags, that easily fit power supplies.
Not everyone wants to hack their new pedalboard, and most people would want to know if a recommended option can't fit a pedalboard, requires a hack, or will result in spaghetti wiring. Enjoy your riser, I'll stick with a small, sturdier pedalboard plus a nice bag.- Status
