Pedalboard build advice needed

[reverend1]

I’m building my first pedalboard!

I picked up a Pedaltrain classic Jr., and a Pedal power 2.

I’ve got stuff sort of loosely arranged, but I’m finding I need to tighten up the placement of the pedals. I’m thinking I need some pancake connector patch cables to make the happen.

Here’s a pick of what I’ve got so far. I need to get my DC-2w on there yet, and i might replace the Twinble with a JHS Double Barrel. Ideally, i would like to eliminate the OCD.

Any advice would be great.

 

[reverend1]

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[Chad]

This is a pretty cool site for pedalboard layouts.

https://www.pedalplayground.com/

the pancake cables will get the pedals pretty tight. there are also these new EBS cables people are raving about. I've never tried them though.

Amazon product ASIN B00I4IKVTU

 

[Bob411]

Only thing I can add is, just because you can put the pedals closer together, that's not always a good thing. If you have dainty little feet, no problem. If you have monster Godzilla feet, it's a problem.

HNPB&PSD

 

[sleewell]

Looks great. If it all works and is comfortable that is all that matters. I don't get into the perfect Instagram boards that aren't functional. I like space between pedals for my big feet.

 

[Chad]

Only thing I can add is, just because you can put the pedals closer together, that's not always a good thing. If you have dainty little feet, no problem. If you have monster Godzilla feet, it's a problem.

HNPB&PSD

I have dainty little feet and I still like some space between my pedals.

 

[Guitar Heel]

Love the pedals!

Those flat patches are cool, but I’ve found that you can use normal cables, tucked underneath, if you stagger the placement of the pedals.

 

[reverend1]

Looks great. If it all works and is comfortable that is all that matters. I don't get into the perfect Instagram boards that aren't functional. I like space between pedals for my big feet.

I just need to squeeze in that boss pedal.

 

[Chad]

Love the pedals!

Those flat patches are cool, but I’ve found that you can use normal cables, tucked underneath, if you stagger the placement of the pedals.

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I did that when I went with the EA cables. It gives the perfect spacing for me.

 

[Help!I'maRock!]

I use the pancake cables from Reverb and then cables from Audioblast for longer runs.

You can get at least two if not three more pedals on that thing.

 

[Guitar Heel]

I use the pancake cables from Reverb and then cables from Audioblast for longer runs.

You can get at least two if not three more pedals on that thing.

Easily.

 

[Mark Wein]

I bought a set of inexpensive pancake cables off amazon and they’ve all died in less than a year.

 

[telecaster911]

Is the whitey a compressor? Put it after the tuner.

Ahh I think it looks like it is by merit of the blue cord end.

 

[reverend1]

Is the whitey a compressor? Put it after the tuner.

Ahh I think it looks like it is by merit of the blue cord end.

It is after the tuner. The order on the board is not the order they are running. I put the ones I use the most on the bottom row.

 

[Psychotronic]

Only thing I can add is, just because you can put the pedals closer together, that's not always a good thing. If you have dainty little feet, no problem. If you have monster Godzilla feet, it's a problem.

HNPB&PSD

True. I've got feet like Fred Flintstone, and I'm always hitting adjacent pedals.

 

[OGG]

I would add that your pedal placement order and your signal chain do not have to match. Put the pedals in the order/spots where they are best suited to your needs and then route the signal chain accordingly.

My signal starts at the Crybaby, then the tuner, pitch shift, comp, noise gate, dirt pedals, modulation, delay, reverb, boost. As you can see, the pedal order does not reflect that at all. All the pedals with an expression feature are on the front row for best access.

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[reverend1]

Attempt number 2.

The order is tuner-whitey tighty-Twinble-Tumnus-OCD-Canyon-HoF-ditto


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[Guitar Heel]

Attempt number 2.

The order is tuner-whitey tighty-Twinble-Tumnus-OCD-Canyon-HoF-ditto


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When you get to attempt #200, you’ll be in the company of Chad and I...lol.

 

[Mark Wein]

True. I've got feet like Fred Flintstone, and I'm always hitting adjacent pedals.

This is why I have the ES-8

 

[sunvalleylaw]

Love the pedals!

Those flat patches are cool, but I’ve found that you can use normal cables, tucked underneath, if you stagger the placement of the pedals.

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That is the spacing I like. I don't feel that I need a couple/few inches between pedals. But then again, I haven't been playing 3 hour cover gigs covering a ton of different styles all the time either.

What is the tidy whitey pedal about?