Making Your Own Pedalboard

They make your setup time much faster and keep your tone.

Making your own pedalboard.

How to build your own pedalboard if none of the pedalboards on the market float your boat it s fairly straightforward to make your own and save a few pennies into the bargain. It s now time to choose your pedalboard. We wrote up this guide to make selecting and setting up a pedalboard easier. I decided on 24 x 16.

If you have numerous pedals you will probably need a longer board. Open up the mackapär coat and hack rack. Building a great pedal board requires a little bit of planning and patience but once you understand the basics it becomes easier to put together the perfect rig for your needs. Make your own pedalboard.

It has a power harness and audio jacks built in along with a power switch and fender style led lamp. There is still room for more pedals if i ever get expand my collection. Making a pedal board out of metal is definitely more expensive and harder to do. The defining qualities of a reliable pedal board go beyond just providing a better way to store your pedals.

The design of the pedal board largely depends on your own requirements. Attach just one of the curved bars to the long edge of the rack. It also opens and closes on hinges to make it easier to wire yours pedals and stays closed with magnets so you don t have to worry about it coming open while moving it. The pedalboard is 24 x 12 5 made from walnut and plywood.

The original rack installation has two bars along both edges 2. These are the best pedalboards right now. We put on our woodworking apron and safety goggles. The stagg upc688 abs case is a great option for those on a budget.

Lay out your pedals on the floor in ideal performing position and use a tape measure to determine what size of board will fit them. It s a hard case shell with a lid that completely detaches leaving a. You will need at least a good drill and angle grinder if you want your pedal board to be remotely well made. I wanted my board to have an angled surface so i can comfortably reach two rows of pedals so we ll also make the surface angle from 4 high in back down to 1 1 2 high along the front edge.