After 2 years of building my own pedal boards, I have finally finished one that I'm completely happy with. This post is to showcase the earlier iterations, leading up to a more in-depth look at my latest design.
Disclaimer: I have no training in woodworking and a very limited set of tools at home. My designs are completely improvised and represent the best I could pull off on my own. I do have some background in electrical engineering, at least!
My first build started with a trip to the craft store with my (now) wife. I had been thinking about buying a pre-built pedal board but I was frustrated by the inflated price tag for a chunk of cheap aluminum. That's when I discovered the wood crafts section in Michaels had some products that looked similar to some DIY pedal boards I had seen online, and they were super cheap. I think I spent less than 10 dollars.
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It took me one afternoon to add some legs and some velcro and I had a functional pedal board. It is flimsy and cheap, but it worked well enough for 6 months and it's still in one piece to this day!
At this point I was happy with my simple wedge style setup. The size was good, but I knew it was a matter of time until took a fatal stomping. The pallet board was also unwieldy and difficult to carry.
I imagined I could build a sturdy box out of plywood with roughly the same size and shape as the pallet board. This design would also allow me to wire everything internally and move the power supply underneath. Finally, I wanted to attach a handle so I could carry it out to the car with one hand.
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Overall I was really happy with it, and it was way studier than the pallet box. The black paint job and internal wiring looked a lot better, and the handle worked perfectly. I also added I/O ports and a power switch at this point.
The big problem I didn't consider was weight. I wanted to replicate the size of my pallet board, but it turns out plywood is much heavier than cheap craft store pine, and I had to use a lot more of it. Fully loaded with pedals it weighed around 40-50 lbs.
Another problem was that the lid was really wobbly on its hinges. I think it was because the lid was so large relative to the hinges, and it was large enough that the plywood could bend and flex. Fortunately this was only a problem when you opened the lid, which I seldom needed to do.
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After a while I wanted to build a similar box, but smaller this time to save on weight while making it more rigid. This one ended up being a gift for my uncle so I got some nice oak hardwood and finished it with stain and poly. My uncle didn't have a power supply so I hard wired a surge protector inside.
He has been using it since Christmas and it's still holding up great. This ended up being a proof of concept project for the board I wanted to build for myself.
I was really happy with how my uncle's board came out. Naturally, I had to build one for myself, with just a few more improvements. I added invisible hinges, and I recessed the bottom panel. I also pre-measured my signal chain so that I could build the board as small as possible.
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I’ve got my guitar cabin set up pretty perfectly right now after some time spent sound proofing but the one aspect that always annoys me is the floor. As my son and I both use pedals with our guitars from time to time the floor is always a mess of pedals and cables. The solution is a nice neat board on which to mount pedals and keep them all nice and tidy. Of course, you can buy pedalboards but, as with everything guitar related they’re pricey and also, you don’t get the fun of building them yourself. I did a bit of research and I found that there are a whole bunch of people building their own pedalboards from Ikea shelves and it seemed like that might not only be a cost-effective solution, it could also be a bit of a fun weekend project to do during lockdown. Another thing that occurred was we could personalise our pedalboards a bit if we were making them ourselves. So here’s our guide on making a homemade pedal board from Ikea shelves.
Internet research indicated a whole bunch of Ikea shelves will do the job, but I found a few nice examples of building boards from ‘Gorm’ shelves. The ‘Gorm’ comes in a 3 slat model and a 5 slat model. We want the 5 slat model. I found what I think are factory seconds which came in at £5 for the pair. Then I had to get some nice heavy-duty corner angle brackets. I decided on 6 so that I could put 3 on each board. This part is crucial and so I got reinforced ones as I don’t want the board to collapse. The basic idea is to cut 2 slats from the top of the board and use one to form a support for the board attached using the brackets (£10). Screws I have in abundance and so all I needed was some handles for the board (£6), spray paint to make it look nice (£12) and hook and loop tape to attach the pedals (not Velcro as that costs the earth) which was £10.
So at this point, we had spent £43 for 2 custom boards, which is cheaper than getting a cheap mini board off Wish.
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So the idea is simple. Saw off the top 2 slats. Use the middle slat as a reinforcing piece under the board and use the top slat as a back plate. This serves to set the board at an angle, which is nice in terms of ergonomics and gives us some space under the board to put in power supplies and route cabling.
Before we started cutting we did a quick check where we laid the pedals out on the board to make sure we had space. Unsurprisingly we had loads of space (because the boards are massive). I did think about removing the side spar, cutting the slats and re-attaching but I felt it was a lot of hassle for minimal gain in terms of form factor. Not having a good bench to work on I was a bit concerned it would increase the amount of cutting and the chances of it all going wrong.
Due to my office refurb I have a bunch of old kitchen units in my workshop which has meant I have zero space. One upside was that, despite having no bench, I was able to use the unit to brace the shelves as I cut and form a nice line to guide against. The two slats came off far more cleanly and neatly than I could have hoped.
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The next bit was simple. Measure the centre point of the slats and measure the central supporting spar. I did this by laying the slat on the board and simply marking a line giving it about 5mm clearance on each side. Once the slat was cut to size I attached using woodscrews for which I had tapped pilot holes. Even when using self tapping screws I drill pilot holes in soft wood as it splits so easily. I would have liked to have counter sunk these but I could not find my countersink and it’s on the bottom of the board out of sight. If you do not have screws you could use nails here, if you’re some kind of animal.
I knew attaching the brackets would be a bit crucial so I took a lot of care here. I had 3 so I turned the board over, laying the two brackets in the corner and lining them up by pressing the remaining bracket against them so that they were exactly on the edge. Again, I drilled pilot holes to make
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