Tips For Your First Pedalboard

This is the audio from our video here: https://youtu.be/y_Ymybn-8jA In this episode we discuss and demonstrate the things you need to think about when putting together your first pedalboard. It’s the really basic stuff like choice of board, potential layout, fixing pedals to the board, power, cabling and so on. We try to keep it as entry-level as possible, but if you want something more involved, check out our big board build videos!More on a big board build: https://youtu.be/-wpAnCeHPQsMore on power and power supplies: https://youtu.be/4XRCjHxaYkcSo come on, join us – you know you want to! Pedals & stuff in this episode… • Pedalboard tape: https://shop.thegigrig.com/pedal-board-tape/ • Pedaltrain Metro 16 Soft CaseUK & Europe: http://bit.ly/2YXpoKqAustralia: http://bit.ly/2KvhcOk • TheGigRig Modular Power Supplyhttps://www.thegigrig.com/power • Sonic Research ST-300 Turbo Tuner MiniUSA: http://bit.ly/2AYjob5Australia: http://bit.ly/2mR1s8c • JAM Pedals Rattlerhttps://www.jampedals.com/rattler/ • Mooer TreliocopterUK & Europe: http://bit.ly/2i8yiDi • Snouse Electric Company Black Box OD2 Stage Pro ModUK & Europe: http://bit.ly/2VCE9QL • Electro Harmonix Deluxe Memory Man 1100-TTUK & Europe: http://bit.ly/2WbQLhG • Mission Engineering 529 USB Power SupplyAustralia: http://bit.ly/2uVLYWa • Ibanez TS10 Tube ScreamerNo longer made • Mythos Pedals RunestoneUK & Europe: http://bit.ly/2XBYJ5dUSA: http://bit.ly/2IRLvhl • Fox Gear Echosex BabyUK & Europe: http://bit.ly/2rv2Dhj • TC Electronic DittoUK & Europe: http://bit.ly/2v1PspSUSA: http://bit.ly/2D90aPTAustralia: http://bit.ly/2X17xAv Our favourite pedalboards…• Schmidt Array: https://www.schmidtarray.com/customAnd…• Pedaltrain: https://pedaltrain.com/• Alder & Ash https://www.alderandashpedalboards.com/• Custom Pedal Boards: https://www.custompedalboards.co.uk/ Why do we have preferred retailer links? Find out here: http://www.thatpedalshow.com/partners Interesting bits and go-to sections…- Welcome: 00:00- What are we doing today? 0:33- When do you ‘need’ a pedalboard? 1:31- What do I need? 1:52- What are the advantages of having a pedalboard? 2:17- The boards begin! 4:21- Mick’s board: 4:31- Dan’s choices: 6:30- A tuner? 7:56- Choosing the board itself: 9:00- Dan’s board choice: 9:58- Different types of board/case: 11:00- The DIY board? 12:45- Thinking about layout and signal path: 14:35- Pedal order? 20:00- Attaching pedals: 21:05- Cable ties? 24:10- Why the loop side on the bottom? 25:25- Pedalboard tape? 26:30- Removing pedals: 28:30- Pedal jacks and positioning: 29:30- Power! 31:30- Dan’s power choice: 33:00- mA and current draw: 33:20- Plugs and centre-negative: 34:45- Isolation: 36:38- Mick’s power supply: 37:05- Connecting the power to the pedals and all that… 39:20- Mick’s patch cables: 47:13- Dan’s audio connections: 50:19- Give your board a name? 53:40- Ta-da! Let’s hear them then… 54:07- Uh-oh… trouble: 58:45- A nice loopy loop: 59:30- Fixing that trouble and diagnosis: 1:02:20- And jam out! Guitars in this episode:• Fender American Vintage ’62 Stratocaster – Mick’s video at http://bit.ly/2cQv3yT• Fender Custom Shop ’63 Telecaster – Dan’s video at http://bit.ly/2dlZJ6K Amps in this episode• Vox AC15C1 with Celestion G12M Greenback speaker• Fender Blues Junior III with standard speaker We hope you enjoy this episode. Please subscribe to our channel. You can buy TPS merch to support our efforts https://www.thatpedalshowstore.com We are on Patreon – crowdfunding for creativeshttps://www.patreon.com/ThatPedalShow Please visit our preferred retailers!UK & Europe: Andertons Music http://bit.ly/2cRvIvtUSA: Riff City Guitar & Music Company http://bit.ly/2cyOYjDAustralia: Pedal Empire http://bit.ly/2mWmJQf