My Acoustic Pedal board...Post yours! - Page 15

joeguam · #**211** 05-26-2015, 07:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Martin Maniac

I've been racking my brains (no pun intended) trying to come up with the best solution for my pedals...I've got lots of them and lots of knobs that need tweaking...my problem is my back, bending over to reach down and tweak the knobs is a painful chore for me...sooo what I'm thinking is to build some sort of box that will raise the pedals about 15-18" inches off the floor, and put them all within reach. I sit in a chair while practicing and only need to use my feet for the wah-wah and volume pedals, Everything else could be raised up...I've never seen a setup like what i'm talking about, but it sure would be much more accessible than what I have now with all the pedals on the floor. This is for practicing only, not for gigging...so I really don't care what it looks like. Ever see something like I'm talking about ??

Check out what this guys does, I believe that's speaker stand modified to hold his pedalboard.

Yamaha Man · #**212** 05-26-2015, 08:23 AM

Thanks for the very interesting suggestions !!

Yamaha Man · #**213** 05-30-2015, 12:52 PM

I just ordered one of these Holey Boards which uses tie wraps to hold the pedals to the board instead of velcro....the layout looks like what I had in mind. I still may want to raise it up though...here's some more info on it...

https://reverb.com/item/312408-holey...-deck-2-levels

What do you guys think ?? I like the design so well I ordered it right away and now am planning on what stain or paint to use on it...I believe it comes with bare wood, which is fine with me. It seems to be just the right size for all my pedals !!!! They make different sizes, but this one should be enough for me.

Yamaha Man · #**214** 05-31-2015, 11:32 AM

Well after looking at lots of colors and stain samples, I've decided to stain the Holeyboard with a rosewood stain from Sherwin Williams, then give it a coat of a hi gloss varnish...this should match my D-35 very nicely...

Yamaha Man · #**215** 05-31-2015, 04:25 PM

Here's a sample of some wood with rosewood stain on it...

SpruceTop · #**216** 05-31-2015, 04:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Martin Maniac

Here's a sample of some wood with rosewood stain on it...

Mighty Fine!

Yamaha Man · #**217** 05-31-2015, 04:36 PM

Thanks !! I think the Holeyboard will look awesome when it's done. It'll be sitting in my living room and I want it to look as nice as possible !!

Yamaha Man · #**218** 06-01-2015, 02:17 AM

It should end up looking something like this one...only bigger...

Yamaha Man · #**219** 06-01-2015, 11:16 AM

When I worked in my old job as a professional wireman, we used to use cable tie wraps all the time. I know how strong they are. We used them to make our wiring harnesses look neat and professional. I think this is a great idea to use cable ties instead of velcro. In my experience, velcro has always been a pain in the neck for me. Cable ties are a much better solution.

I had my stain custom mixed for me this morning...Rosewood it is !!

Yamaha Man · #**220** 06-02-2015, 07:24 PM

Awesome...my pedal board has shipped and tracking say that it will be here Thursday. I have a reverb unit coming, some patch cables, I bought some other patch cables today, I already have the stain and varnish...so it should all be coming together over the weekend and next week....I have a swivel stool that I can set it on so that I can easily reach the knobs without bending over....awesome !!!

Yamaha Man · #**221** 06-04-2015, 09:04 AM

I bought a Tie Wrap Gun at harbor freight that pulls the tie wraps tight and clips them off in one pull of the trigger. I used to use one of these years ago when I was a wireman.. very handy, I'm happy to have one again...the pedal board is scheduled for delivery today about 1-3 PM. Here's a link to the Tie Wrap Gun...

http://www.harborfreight.com/adjusta...gun-67076.html

Yamaha Man · #**222** 06-04-2015, 12:49 PM

Well the pedal board is here and I just got done staining it...got to let it dry for 4 hours before putting the Hi Gloss clear coat on... here's a pic...

Yamaha Man · #**223** 06-04-2015, 02:23 PM

I just put a second coat of stain on to darken it up a little...will put the clear on tomorrow...I'll be putting it together Saturday !!

Yamaha Man · #**224** 06-04-2015, 04:12 PM

Here's a pic of the preliminary layout of my pedals... not written in stone, but pretty close....

Yamaha Man · #**225** 06-04-2015, 10:28 PM

Okay I got the gloss coats on. The stain really got a dark brown as it dried

The assembly was a bit tricky but I figured it out...I've got the rubber feet on too...now I'm gonna just let it sit and let the finish harden up overnight...I should be able to start assembling the pedals and do the wiring tomorrow, so I'm ahead of schedule !!