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i wish i could just design pedalboards all day

exhaustedexhausted Posts: 6,638
edited January 2006 in Musicians and Gearheads
i wish i could run a shop designing and building pedalboard and rack systems. that would be so much fun.

i made this up last night. i'd build it if i actually had use for it. it would be about 40"x 16" with a shelf etc. etc. oh, and if i had the roughly $1300CAN needed to buy the stuff i don't already have.

http://brehell.ca/greg/pedaldesign.pdf
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  • Pacomc79Pacomc79 Posts: 9,404
    Nice, I'm sure trailer trash could make it beautiful too. :D
    My Girlfriend said to me..."How many guitars do you need?" and I replied...."How many pairs of shoes do you need?" She got really quiet.
  • exhaustedexhausted Posts: 6,638
    nycpedalboards would be my choice. still expensive, but more reasonable than a lot of the companies for a board/case setup.
  • Pacomc79Pacomc79 Posts: 9,404
    exhausted wrote:
    nycpedalboards would be my choice. still expensive, but more reasonable than a lot of the companies for a board/case setup.


    while we're at it we should design motor coaches for the tour. :D
    My Girlfriend said to me..."How many guitars do you need?" and I replied...."How many pairs of shoes do you need?" She got really quiet.
  • exhaustedexhausted Posts: 6,638
    i should just get a job that interests me. :(
  • Pacomc79Pacomc79 Posts: 9,404
    exhausted wrote:
    i should just get a job that interests me. :(


    why else do you think any of us are here :D.

    No worries, just keep looking. I've been working on it for about a year now and it's starting to turn around.

    If that dosen't pan out wanna move the fam down to Corona Ca with me and beg Fender for a Job? I feel like I could bring something to the table
    My Girlfriend said to me..."How many guitars do you need?" and I replied...."How many pairs of shoes do you need?" She got really quiet.
  • exhaustedexhausted Posts: 6,638
    early in my career, i probably could have morphed into something they could use but i don't think their manufacturing systems etc. match up to what i can do.

    i'd only be able to yell at them for ripping lefties off and producing the metalhead.
  • Pacomc79Pacomc79 Posts: 9,404
    exhausted wrote:
    early in my career, i probably could have morphed into something they could use but i don't think their manufacturing systems etc. match up to what i can do.

    i'd only be able to yell at them for ripping lefties off and producing the metalhead.



    That's what they need, a guy who can keep them from the dyna touch/metalhead line of thinking.

    Come to think of it, Mesa Boogie might fit you better, you could re live selling the Blue Angel every day ;)
    My Girlfriend said to me..."How many guitars do you need?" and I replied...."How many pairs of shoes do you need?" She got really quiet.
  • exhaustedexhausted Posts: 6,638
    actually, now that i have the orange, i don't miss the mesa at all.
  • Pacomc79Pacomc79 Posts: 9,404
    exhausted wrote:
    actually, now that i have the orange, i don't miss the mesa at all.


    nice, I'll let you know how my New EI's and Tung Sol 12AX7's do when they get here, I'm not replacing the rectifier until it goes bad.
    My Girlfriend said to me..."How many guitars do you need?" and I replied...."How many pairs of shoes do you need?" She got really quiet.
  • Brisk.Brisk. Posts: 11,561
    hmmi downloaded it, i still dont get what a pedalboard is
  • Dirty_FrankDirty_Frank Posts: 957
    Hmmm....

    My pedalboard is a plank of wood that I put crate handles and felt on.

    :)
  • exhaustedexhausted Posts: 6,638
    literally a board with pedals on it. like mike's for example.
    http://www.giventowail.com/new/gear/gear_db/images/mike_ufo.gif
  • Brisk.Brisk. Posts: 11,561
    i see thanks
  • Pacomc79Pacomc79 Posts: 9,404
    Dirty_Frank wrote:
    Hmmm....

    My pedalboard is a plank of wood that I put crate handles and felt on.

    :)


    so's mine, but I just painted it black and covered it with free, beer stickers.
    My Girlfriend said to me..."How many guitars do you need?" and I replied...."How many pairs of shoes do you need?" She got really quiet.
  • exhaustedexhausted Posts: 6,638
    mine too. except i used 1/2" MDF and it's damn heavy on it's own.
  • Pacomc79Pacomc79 Posts: 9,404
    exhausted wrote:
    mine too. except i used 1/2" MDF and it's damn heavy on it's own.


    better get a roadie. I just used basement scrap for mine.
    My Girlfriend said to me..."How many guitars do you need?" and I replied...."How many pairs of shoes do you need?" She got really quiet.
  • JofZJofZ Posts: 1,276
    exhausted wrote:
    nycpedalboards would be my choice. still expensive, but more reasonable than a lot of the companies for a board/case setup.


    NYC is what I use, and I spent months trying to find one. I went with NYC due to build quality, total customization and their ability to build a monster board.
    The price was fantastic much less then most of their competition.

    Here is mine:
    http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b291/JofZ/IMG_0578.jpg

    As you can see I am running 2 PP2's under the first platform towards the back. You can design it anyway you want. The top latchs are really strong and the board is built like a tank.
    WHAT IS THAT NOISE?
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  • Pacomc79Pacomc79 Posts: 9,404
    JofZ wrote:
    NYC is what I use, and I spent months trying to find one. I went with NYC due to build quality, total customization and their ability to build a monster board.
    The price was fantastic much less then most of their competition.

    Here is mine:
    http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b291/JofZ/IMG_0578.jpg

    As you can see I am running 2 PP2's under the first platform towards the back. You can design it anyway you want. The top latchs are really strong and the board is built like a tank.


    is the top foam filled or open?
    My Girlfriend said to me..."How many guitars do you need?" and I replied...."How many pairs of shoes do you need?" She got really quiet.
  • exhaustedexhausted Posts: 6,638
    how wide across is yours? i think i'd need to go with their biggest standard model if i actually wanted to build this beast. i think i can fit everything in 35", barely.

    i could go smaller if i did the smart thing, just built for electric only, and ditched the amp selector. but it's just a fantasy board anyway.
  • who's_pearljam?who's_pearljam? Posts: 2,104
    I used the upside down top of an old oak dining room table for a while. The other half of the top fit perfectly over the board, and we would put a sheet of foam on top of the pedals. It was heavy, but stable. I even had casters on the top so you could wheel it in and out.

    IMG_1355.jpg


    Now I use the carpet.
    I'm not going anywhere anymore :(

    IMG_2080.jpg
    Be kind, man
    Don't be mankind. ~Captain Beefheart
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  • exhaustedexhausted Posts: 6,638
    who's_pearljam? wrote:
    Now I use the carpet.
    I'm not going anywhere anymore :(

    i hate that feeling. i'm on the carpet now too.
  • who's_pearljam?who's_pearljam? Posts: 2,104
    exhausted wrote:
    i hate that feeling. i'm on the carpet now too.


    :)


    Won't be long and there'll be drool on the pedals, too! You gotta get the kids tweaking pedals early! :cool:

    Well, my pedals are making it up to the ironing board now, because it's too far to lean over. Aging rocker with a bad back! :D
    Be kind, man
    Don't be mankind. ~Captain Beefheart
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  • Pacomc79Pacomc79 Posts: 9,404
    who's_pearljam? wrote:
    I used the upside down top of an old oak dining room table for a while. The other half of the top fit perfectly over the board, and we would put a sheet of foam on top of the pedals. It was heavy, but stable. I even had casters on the top so you could wheel it in and out.

    IMG_1355.jpg


    Now I use the carpet.
    I'm not going anywhere anymore :(

    IMG_2080.jpg


    Oh I'm sure you could get places with that "woman" tone :D
    My Girlfriend said to me..."How many guitars do you need?" and I replied...."How many pairs of shoes do you need?" She got really quiet.
  • who's_pearljam?who's_pearljam? Posts: 2,104
    Pacomc79 wrote:
    Oh I'm sure you could get places with that "woman" tone :D


    I laughed everytime I turned that thing on and she lit up!

    I still have it. It's actually works as a guitar effect, too! :D
    Be kind, man
    Don't be mankind. ~Captain Beefheart
    __________________________________
  • JofZJofZ Posts: 1,276
    Pacomc79 wrote:
    is the top foam filled or open?

    it is filled with foam, nothing moves around and most of my pedals aren't even velcro'd down.
    WHAT IS THAT NOISE?
    Hanging at www.TheGuitarHub.com
    The only Forum for players by players.......

    Playing Les Pauls, Teles, Hubers, Gustavssons, Kolls through a Mad Professor amp with a Bob Burt Cab.
    BJF powers my Pedal Board
  • JofZJofZ Posts: 1,276
    exhausted wrote:
    how wide across is yours? i think i'd need to go with their biggest standard model if i actually wanted to build this beast. i think i can fit everything in 35", barely.

    i could go smaller if i did the smart thing, just built for electric only, and ditched the amp selector. but it's just a fantasy board anyway.

    I don't recall the dimensions, but it is called the Big Shot. I think it is best to buy one notch up then you really need ;)

    I use my smaller board for all sorts of stuff, and I don't have to rip apart my main board.
    WHAT IS THAT NOISE?
    Hanging at www.TheGuitarHub.com
    The only Forum for players by players.......

    Playing Les Pauls, Teles, Hubers, Gustavssons, Kolls through a Mad Professor amp with a Bob Burt Cab.
    BJF powers my Pedal Board
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