Pedal Boards Really Expensive!, Is it feasible to build one at home? |
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Pedal Boards Really Expensive!, Is it feasible to build one at home? |
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May 7 2014, 07:38 PM |
First off, I would say, BE EXCITED!
I break my board apart and put it back together all the time. Rearranging the order sometimes, adding new pedals, trying new cables. It's all fun! It's one of those things where if you learn the rules of how to do it, then you throw away the rules and discover new things along the way 2nd, I would say, the BENEFITS of having a well thought out, well put together pedal board are more like this:
WHY would I say this? Only to get you to get in the mindset that a well organized pedalboard is more of a mechanical and organizational thing. Don't feel like you HAVE to have a really nice pedalboard setup because you see people post pictures of their boards. Take no shame is your current setup. You've got pedals that you feel help accomplish the sounds you want to make. What we can do is organize your setup to get the technical stuff locked in and out of the way from letting you be the artist you want to be.(It's a whole left brain vs right brain thing) You don't need to spend lots and lots of money on this kind of thing. Here's an easy strategy:
It can be as easy as that. Don't be intimidated. There's LOTS of DIY Pedalboards out there. Design something that matches YOU! HERE'S A GOOGLE IMAGE SEARCH FOR DIY PEDALBOARDS FOR SOME SOLID IDEAS Here's a YouTube clip of making a pedalboard out of IKEA furniture. (Start here and go down the YouTube Rabbit hole) -------------------- Rock and Roll Lover. Vintage Ampeg collector. Soon to be new father.
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