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othomas2 · . Joined: 20 Apr 2006 Posts: 4026 Location: London

I'd been looking into purchasing the pedaltrain mini but it was too short for my requirements, due to the amount of pedals I had. At the same time I wanted something that was as compact as possible and one tiered. Id actually seen a couple of people using Ikea Shelves as a board but 2 visits I couldn't see anything that appropriate or of decent enough quality.

So today in between DIY jobs, I decided to make a bespoke pedalboard from the offcuts of wood that were lying around.

Having it made out of wood it meant I could use the chain link tabs to secure it to the board. A mod that I really like, to help keep things secure & solid

I used 5 lengths of wood. 2 small blocks (to angle it and to allow space for the diago), and some nails and pva....oh and paint.

I will be getting some U nails to secure the cabling underneath when I get a chance.

hotrodperlmutter · Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2010 10:09 pm Post subject:

that looks great.

Doog · Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2010 10:55 pm Post subject:

Loving the placement of the Powerstation- very discreet, as Dan Agosto would say.
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ultratwin · Posted: Thu Jul 22, 2010 12:04 am Post subject:

Excellent work!

I love how you've got them anchored in with so much less clutter than any of my boards.

Simon · . Joined: 24 Feb 2010 Posts: 767 Location: Newcastle, UK

YES!! Homemade pedal boards are the way forward!! Nice work...It's really neat and tidy too!

I built this a while back and have never once thought that I should spend silly money on a pedal train.

I also like having the Diago mounted under the board, there's a space that's been cut out for the power lead to connect up to it and then I added a little latch for when I'm not using it - I decided with mine to put a base on it though, this way I have all the cables and leads hidden within the board...

timhulio · Posted: Thu Jul 22, 2010 11:07 am Post subject: Re: Homemade Pedaltrain Mini

Gabriel · . Joined: 11 Apr 2010 Posts: 3135 Location: UK/US

Looks great, very tidy and I love where you put the power supply very smart.

NickS · Posted: Thu Jul 22, 2010 12:17 pm Post subject:

Very nice!
I got given a pedalboard for my birthday about 6 weeks ago and still haven't worked out what to put where. It's a bit big, tbh, and Velcro covered so you've got the whole do-you-don't-you-mess-up-the-pedal-with-the-stick-on bit.
Yous is really neat, and the bike-chain fishplates look pretty solid. Where do you get them?

Viljami · . Joined: 29 Aug 2009 Posts: 2004 Location: TRE, FIN

Welcome to the self made pedalboard club! I made mine last winter. Too bad I can't take pics -->busted camera. Anyway it's big. black and ugly.
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othomas2 · . Joined: 20 Apr 2006 Posts: 4026 Location: London