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Which pedalboard?

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Seems like he will also need a power supply. Pedalnumbers tend to grow.

Metro 16 should work for 3 "standard size" pedals. 4 should fit easily.
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With a Metro-style board, only some power supplies fit underneath tho. E.g. cioks DC7, cioks 4.
In my neck of the woods, Metro16, 20 are sold quite fast via 2nd hand platforms. Handy when the need for a bigger board arises.

Rockboard have angled boards. Easier to fit a power supply underneath so you don't have to give up real estate on the surface.

So... is a psu a factor in your considerations? When all his pedals are digital, you're likely to get away with daisy-chaining using one wall wart. Maybe a psu can wait a little. Next gift idea?

edit: Do you have any specific questions in mind?
 
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That is such a cool tool!

So, do you attach the pedals and then put a power supply underneath, with all the cords coming through to the pedals? Is it OK if a wah wah hangs out over the edges?

I guess I should get him a multi-power supply thing and some short cables? I've never assembled a pedal board before, or even looked closely at one.
 
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I like to build my own pedal boards, because I'm cheap and I can make the dimensions exactly how I like and if it doesn't work for me it's a learning process for the next one.

But maybe you just want to buy one. If you want a board that'll move with a growing set of pedals for at least a little while I'd look at the D'Addario XPND series. They have room for a power supply and can expand or contract to your needs.

Honestly, almost any commercial board is gonna be a solid improvement, so it's not THAT vital which one you get.
 
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ceetee said:
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My old pedalboard. New one is being put together.

I attach the psu first, then the pedals. But that's just me.
I like to put my psu under the board. the board in the pics is a metro16 that fits perfectly in the righthand drawer of my desk.

from the psu i go up to the pedals. In the pics above, I've also routed the signal cables under the board but this time I will not do this. Only one pedal needs to be on the board (Olympic MKIIIS) the others may be replaced by time. so I guess having the signal cables on the surface is less of a hassle when trying out pedals.

All the psus I know come with cables. Usually there is no need to buy extra ones. Unless you want to combine two outputs. My truetone CS7 and my cioks DC7 have also a cable for RAT-Style power plugs and a battery-adapter. Always depends on how much money you want to spend. For the pedals your son has now, a daisychain-cable may be sufficient. You never run out of gift-ideas when you have a loved one who is into pedals :)
Do you know what his other pedals are?

edit: a wah hanging over the edges... As long as it's still stable, shouldn't be a problem. When gigging this may be different (tranport safety). Quite some put the rocker-pedals next to the board. Haven't used rockers up until now
 
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cheapbasslovin said:
I like to build my own pedal boards, because I'm cheap and I can make the dimensions exactly how I like and if it doesn't work for me it's a learning process for the next one.

But maybe you just want to buy one. If you want a board that'll move with a growing set of pedals for at least a little while I'd look at the D'Addario XPND series. They have room for a power supply and can expand or contract to your needs.

Honestly, almost any commercial board is gonna be a solid improvement, so it's not THAT vital which one you get.
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+1 for the XPND. I have the smaller of the 2 and it’s perfect for my bass rig with room to, well…expand.
 
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Velcro is your friend. Also, I’d shy away from daisy chains. We’ve moved away from everything being 9 volt, drawing only 100 mA or less. This is why I have ditched Voodoo labs stuff(they were great, but that was years ago). It’s a bit of a cliche, but for the time being, the Cioks 7 is the way to go. So many options, plus the USB power out, and they’re an ergonomically perfect match for the Pedaltrain Metro series. But as far as size is concerned, find something that is adequate, then get the next size up. The space will be needed. I’d look into the On Stage brand as an alternative, the underneath clearance is a little better than PT.
 
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RitterSport said:
So, do you attach the pedals and then put a power supply underneath, with all the cords coming through to the pedals?
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Yes. I don't have a lot of pedals, but I found it's worth having a pedal board even just for two pedals. When the only pedal-like thing I had was my wireless receiver, it was no big deal to just set it down wherever. But I started using a high pass filter a couple years ago, and having two things to set up was more aggravating and/or time consuming than it should have been, plus it seemed like they never just stayed where I put them. The pedal board solved that problem. And having a power supply meant that I could just plug one power cord in and everything is powered up. (I use a CIOKS power supply with adjustable output voltages.) My guitar player liked mine so much, he got one identical to mine and had me hook it up for him.

One thing I would suggest is to stay away from velcro. It's just not that strong, and it loses its grip over time. I discovered this stuff that does the job velcro is supposed to do, but does it a helluva lot better. The adhesive is stronger than velcro's adhesive, and the grip is so strong that you really have to try to get a pedal to come off the board for it to come off the board. It's never just going to fall off when the board is tipped the wrong way or something.

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RitterSport said:
I'm getting my son the Boss RC-5 looper and he has another pedal or two, so it's time for a pedalboard. He's a guitar player (please forgive him!).

There seem to be lots of them at Sweetwater and I have no idea how to choose. Help!
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What fun :)

I have a Pedaltrain and a Temple and both are great quality and well thought-out.

Temple is a little lighter and snazzier visual design. It has slots for modules like in/out/fxloop jacks, a di, iec power cord socket etc.

The Pedaltrain has no modular features that i know of, and is pretty utilitarian, but everyone uses them for a reason. They’re light, functional and bullet proof.

Not a lot of bad choices on sweetwater. I’d say you cant go wrong, just maybe din’t get something too small or too gigantic.

Also you might want to consider getting the matching pedalboard bag for whatever you end up buying. They're kind of expensive, but worth it, imo, to protect the even more expensive pedals during transport.

Good luck. Kid will be stoked! :)
 
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RitterSport said:
I'm getting my son the Boss RC-5 looper and he has another pedal or two, so it's time for a pedalboard. He's a guitar player (please forgive him!).

There seem to be lots of them at Sweetwater and I have no idea how to choose. Help!
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Hey, I'd let the guitar playing thing slide as I'm guessing dads a bass player.
Anyway who would bass players have to bitch and moan about if there were no guitar players? Well, apart from drummers and vocalists and sound people and.....:D

Sorry, no help on the pedal board situation.
 
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