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Velcroing pedals to the pedalboard
- Thread starter u84six
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I try to avoid it....as in...at first I don't and if it sticks I rejoice....but if the feet keep it from sticking fully...then I have to dissect. I start off trying to keep it intact because I know I can't keep up with small **** like that. And as bipolar as I am with pedals....it'll probably be heading to someone else at some point.
I'm pretty sure I'll have to take the feet off of a volume pedal and I hope it doesn't wobble around too much while using it.
scottfeldstein
Roots and fifths and a little extra.
I peel the feet off, yes. I maybe didn't have to, but I felt like it was wise to start out with the flattest possible surface to insure the securest possible stick. I think I kept most of the little rubber feet. I have them in a duffel bag somewhere along with the boxes the pedals came in, their manuals, extra velcro, zip ties and spare patch cables.
scottfeldstein said:
This!
I want the maximum amount of contact. If I could bolt those pedals down I would. Almost like couch's pedal board but without the anodized link.
scottfeldstein
Roots and fifths and a little extra.
You do if you want it to stick to your board. But some people do put those kind of expression pedals--volume or wah, usually--off the board. In that case I would certainly keep the feet on.
I don't have a volume or a wah pedal.
u84six said:
I don't, but people do. Well, my expression pedals that is...no volume just expression.
same. if i get a new pedal, ill hold off pulling the feet off for a couple of weeks to make sure im keeping it.
as for the volume pedal... i dont have one but those things are pretty huge.. i have a PT1 and its not the biggest board. id keep that off to the side personally.
I take the feet off as you can usually buy more rubber feet if you need them back on (places like Lowes/Home Depot sells rubber feet I think...). I usually use the 2" Velcro that comes in a 5' roll at Walmart and for large pedals like volume or wahs use one long strip to cover the bottom of the pedal. The sucker stays on and needs the strength of 10 men to pull back off. However, for expression pedals or amp channel switches I just leave those on the floor, don't really use 'em as much as the others...
- Jan 27, 2010
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For a couple of pedals that the feet are screwed in with the same screws that hold the bottom on (I'm looking at you Dunlop) I made a wooden spacer that velcros between the pedal and the board with cut-outs for the feet.
I am having issues pulling the little feet of my boutique pedals; really want to keep them as intact as I can. Therefore, I am considering cutting out some thin aluminium, so that I can attach it via the enclosure's screws. Hopefully that type of set-up will allow me to stick the Velcro to the aluminium instead of desecrating the bass of the pedal.
A talkbass user showed this many moons ago and I've been passing it on ever since. This works on most pedals, but not all.
Remove the base of your pedal. Apply packing tape around your pedal base; first adhesive side out, then adhesive side in to prevent it actually sticking to the pedal. Attach velcro to your tape. If you need some elevation on your pedal, stick a spacer of some sort (I generally used a scrap piece of wood laying about) between the pieces of tape. When you fasten the base back onto the pedal, the tape usually stretches to a tight fit. This has always worked for me. Here's an old DOD pedal post tape, pre velcro (as taken by a cell phone with problems).
And one with a riser attached.
Remove the base of your pedal. Apply packing tape around your pedal base; first adhesive side out, then adhesive side in to prevent it actually sticking to the pedal. Attach velcro to your tape. If you need some elevation on your pedal, stick a spacer of some sort (I generally used a scrap piece of wood laying about) between the pieces of tape. When you fasten the base back onto the pedal, the tape usually stretches to a tight fit. This has always worked for me. Here's an old DOD pedal post tape, pre velcro (as taken by a cell phone with problems).
And one with a riser attached.
Not as OCD as you think. I started doing it because I was getting killed trying to put velcro on a Digitech or DOD or Boss or something and couldn't get it to stick worth a damn. I also needed to raise and lower a few pedals to extract every last inch out of my board. It was pretty easy so I gave it a go on other pedals and it became my method.
