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The correct way to install Velcro…

#21
walterw said:
pfft, velcro.

get yourself some dual lock!

it's what velcro wants to be when it grows up.

(anyway, with velcro traditionally the fuzz goes on the board while the hooks go on the pedals. this allows you to use speaker cabinet "rat fur" covering or even actual carpet on the board if you want.)
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Here's another observation with regard to dual lock... it works relatively well with the Velcro loop-side, not so much with the hooks. Another compelling reason to keep the soft stuff on the board.

Here is a list of what I have learned before, and in this thread:

  1. Effects pedals are extremely addicting.
  2. A pedal board with an attached power supply is the way to go.
  3. Velcro may not be the best method of attachment but it is the most universal.
  4. The whole "Do what works best for you" & "Whatever you prefer" nonsense regarding this topic is just that...NONSENSE!
  5. Put the furry loop side on your board and the prickly hook side on your pedals!
  6. The prickly Velcro on your pedals may be useful at keeping the pedal atop your rat fur covered cabinet or homemade board...if you do that sort of thing.
  7. The furry Velcro on the board will be kinder to your cables.
  8. The furry Velcro on the board is somewhat compatible with Dual Lock.
  9. Everybody puts the furry loop side on their board and the prickly hook side on their pedals except for the uninitiated, unwitting poor souls who have yet to learn these lessons (probably like .0001% of the pedal buying public).
  10. Dual Lock is the answer to world peace.
 
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#23
Another reason for hook on pedal:
If you have pets, the hair gets all up in the hook side and makes your board look like garbage.

There are several halfway decent reasons to go loop-board, hook-pedal, and it's hard to think of any reason to do it the other way.

One of my guitar players used zip ties to secure his pedals. He's proud of his lack of Velcro for some reason, but I just don't see the point personally.
 
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#25
I was trying to find a definitive rule to follow when using Velcro as to when to use the rough and when to use the soft. There is no general rule, but use the rough where it is least likely to snag on things. If you're putting signs on the wall at the office, put the soft side on the wall so that when you take the sign down and the velcro remains the guy with the brand new $60 UnderArmour polo won't snag it when he walks past. Yeah, the guy was me. So for pedalboards I guess it comes down to whether you use your pedals off the pedalboard or not. With the pedals on the board, it makes more sense to put the rough side on the pedal so that the exposed soft side won't snag on anything. But if you only occasionally use a pedalboard, it might make more sense to put the soft side on the pedal. I think most people here use pedalboards - I have three - S, M, L. So, if you don't have a reason to do differently, put the soft side on the pedalboard. There are more reasons to do it this way than the other way. All IMO, I'm not a Velcro Nazi.
 
#26
Okay, here's a pic of my ill fated board:

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#33
Hey, I was just thinking - the loops on the pedalboard people end up with a lot of extra loop velcro and the hooks on the pedalboard people end up with a lot of extra hook velcro. Maybe we could work out some kind of exchange program?
 

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