D.I.Y. Walnut Pedalboard - Tutorial Video

[@briananderson1741]

Hey Merwin, great job on this board. Really enjoyed the video! Do you have a link for those spring loaded cabinet hinges?

[@MerwinMusic]

www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005YVKNFC/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o07_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

[@nsc217]

Looks like i’ll be buying a pedalboard

[@a1s1pinky]

nsc217 🤣

[@flyinpigmusic331]

Same here 😂

[@the-np4mr]

Idk man, not for those prices I won't lol

[@guitariste47]

I bought a bottom part aluminium base and will build a top

[@Earthwormjimm]

Yup fuck all this lol the tools alone will set me back an entire pedalboard with cables and pedals lmao

[@waltmuller2444]

Wow! There are a lot of things about this video that make it great. Clear speech, good photography, materials list with sources and prices, and you clearly mention the “I forgot’s, etc. All around a great video, and I watch a lot of them on Saturday mornings, sipping my french pressed coffee. Delightful, Thank you, I have walnut in my attic and I might just build one of these.

[@horrorview]

You make me feel as though I failed at life. I am humbled.

[@wtmanley1]

You have more craftsmanship and attention to detail in this pedalboard than I've seen on many custom furniture or cabinets. Well done!

[@BrenQ99]

Dude! Everything about the design and build are just terrific. Very smart, very thoughtful. And, it came out beautifully! Really well done. If I had your skills, I’d make one for myself.

[@acidburn_]

I could never have the patience to build something like this but man I love watching videos of the process. So entertaining to watch it all come together. What a beautiful board.

[@wrspldr84]

I watched a lot of KZbin videos to get ideas for my board and yours is easily the most impressive. I built a board out of reclaimed burnt poplar from a construction site. It turned out great, but I'm jealous of your joints and recessed IEC. Awesome job man!

[@joshwairau183]

I am pretty impressed with the workmanship in this , the wood looks way more organic then steel i love it

[@erikmitchell6206]

I watched this video about a year ago. I've been wanting to build one since, and I finally did it! Thanks for the help

[@flyinpigmusic331]

How to build your own pedalboard: Step 1: become a master carpenter

[@bainmack]

this is awesome! i dont need another pedal board if i ever make another, im definitely referring to this. something very satisfying about watching you make this one. Also, I appreciate you admitting the wiring mistake-- not a lot of people do that. you have integrity. I subb'd just for that :)

[@am_i_sam_i_am]

love the attention to detail and small things like getting everything nice and flush.

[@owenfitzsimmons9743]

This is almost exactly like the one I'm making for our guitar player; walnut from Rockler, dovetails, and everything. Yours looked like it went much smoother than mine is going! I decided to cut a rabbet on the inside edge of the frame to support the top board that the pedals will sit on, but I think I should've just added inside supports like you did. Would've been much simpler and easier. I wish I had seen this video earlier. Great job!

[@supernoobsmith5718]

My pedal board is a sheet of 3/8th inch plywood and I keep it inside an old CNB case. I keep the power supply plugged into an extension cord, and made double sided velcro strips to tidy it up. I like my pedals low to the ground and this is the best and easiest solution.

[@dale8809]

I've built a few pedal boards and I like the hinge idea...very nice work.

[@wildebtw]

Great Job! I am planning my own build and until this video had not considered anything other than ply. That walnut looks really great.

[@alexandre8014]

this is very crazy professional thing brother congratulations

[@wmdbassplayer]

That's a beautiful board and makes me wish I had the tools to do it. A lot of work for someone without the table saws and router, but still a very informative video.

[@waltmuller2444]

Excellent video! So clear and detailed. I have some walnut and the tools to do this. My goal is to finish by end of this year. I especially liked the mention of the things you forgot. We all forget things. And also the price list at the end was helpful. Your style of speaking where you enunciate made every word clear. I have been using a Digitek Rp3 pedal for over 10years. I think it is time to move to the next level and do what you have done here. All the best!

[@sidfinley6087]

A great overview of how you built this pedalboard. Thanks!

[@JustAnotherPandaBear]

This is pretty advanced, but your pedalboard came out looking great, and it gave me a few ideas I didn't even consider. This is the type of quality I'd work towards. Well done!

[@MrMd5555]

Those commenting on needing to be a master carpenter to build this, I built a very similar pedal board (before seeing this video) minus the fancy walnut & without all the fancy tools, though I didn't do a dovetail joint because mine is constructed a bit different with a sort of 1x2 inner frame i built then i glued & brad nailed some poplar pieces to exterior but mine was practically free since it was mostly scrap wood I had left over except for the visible outer shell which was thin poplar but dimensions & functionality is nearly identical to this one & I am by no means a carpenter or anything like it but I do enjoy building things with my hands & have gotten quite handy with it over the years

[@paulwilson-white6218]

I was not going to build my own pedal board,but I am now.I am thinking maple and walnut.Great build by the way

[@MrSongwriter2]

Neat video. I know this is very late after the fact, but for anyone watching, for safety reasons you should have some form of insulation on the power jack where it joins the 4way power strip. It’s too easy to be fiddling inside the board and get electric shock at mains voltage. I used to build epos systems and we crimped on shielded spade connectors. So that there was no risk of electric shock from the power switch on the device if you were working on it plugged into the mains or forgot to remove the mains from the power supply, that way if you bridge connections with your fingers you were not touching bare metal I also recall something about not soldering main’s connection due to heat and solder low melting point. I worked on PCs for decades as a tech and always the mains was crimped on to power switches in the old AT power supply days that was from main system manufactures like IBM Dell, HP etc

[@RestrictedAirspacePodcast]

Not to mention the arsenal of power tools and 007 carpentry knowledge. But other than that, great work young man job well exceeding its natural standards in this department. You can dove it...

[@geoffreyhendrikx]

I made one Pedalboard with my dad and this yt video helped with building it

[@rustyvanhoy23]

EXCELLENT JOB, my friend! You've definitely inspired me!

[@Madjoe828]

Awesome job! Very inspiring video! this was the first video I clicked on to get an idea for a board. Glad I goose it first

[@keithclark486]

Back in the mid 80's there wasn't too many pedal boards to choose from and the ones they offered were expensive. I ended up taking a metal DeWalt sawzall case and converting it into a pedal board case. Kinda tacky looking back then but would probably go over good today. That's a nice looking pedal board you've built there.

[@spiffymongo4030]

Shit that's a great idea! Perfect size for my gain /boost stages! Thank you!

[@zbqb84a]

Well done!! I'm in the processes of planning mine. I'm looking at more of a PedalTrain style board with fixed top slats but want much tighter spacing and am also trying to design for reasonably low weight. The walnut looks great I'm torn between that and Padauk for my board. The dovetails look classy as always but I suck at them so am planning on a box joints that I may pin with a small dowel for fun. I'm toying with adding an illuminated rocker switch on the main power connection for one less thing to repeatedly plug in. Your recessed ports are a very nice touch.

[@ruslanmansurov3790]

Thanks for the prices reveal. Looks great and functional. Way cheaper that to buy just box with almost nothing inside for 300$.

[@rafaelbraga7687]

Watching from Brazil, great ideas.

[@davemau5e]

This is awesome! I wish I had handy hands to do something like this.. Looks great!

[@paulbull1993]

Hi, I'm planning to make my own after nearly completing an amp and guitar cabinet. I really enjoyed your video and the detail and finish looks great.

[@surfrby8876]

That is beautiful,love the walnut and the step by step instructions great video, I've been thinking of building a board instead of buying one lately, and I also work at Rockler,but never take advantage of the shop downstairs or products, this might be a good time to do it!

[@therealericjackdaniels]

Man you're really set up to do that kind of work. Must be nice :) I'd love making all kinds of stuff if I had the talent and tools like you got. Nice work

[@davehernandez4177]

Dang bro. LE GIT!!! I’m definitely going steal some of your ideas. Thank you.

[@davidcheek3125]

Using the Walnut and MDF, I'm curious how heavy it ended up being-Without pedals. Nice work!

[@chensanmiguel2145]

Great vid! After seeing it I realized I need to find a local wood master to have one made. Don’t have the skills or equipment to make this happen myself.

[@princesslouiseianna]

Satisfied after searching a lot of diy pedalboard.

[@MerwinMusic]

Thank you!

[@HomeStudioCorner]

Duuuuuuuuuuude. This is so cool.

[@robhaskell4043]

nice job all round - very articulate description and good video angles. Well done.

[@jacksonwrightmusic6805]

Beautiful! I am starting to get into woodworking through a class. Don't have these skills, let alone the power tools yet, but this is what I'll aspire to!

[@zacwright2162]

Could you show how you wired the input and output Jack?

[@luketanner7638]

Let me just tell you, that before I started building my own pedal boards, I would’ve thought this looked easy enough. Well folks, unless you have yourself a shop grade tablesaw and hand built/designed sleds, clamps, flush cut saws, wood feed tools and a big workspace, you’re going to have a hell of a time getting your pedalboard to look anything like this.

[@FriendM2010]

Dude, I see a third job in your future… 🥳. Regular Job, Gigging Musician Job and Pro Pedal board maker for all of us on YT! Woot Woot! Nice work! 🤓🤟🏌️

[@venndi8867]

With those machines my Grandma could also easy to make like this, but also nice work!

[@joeu4432]

Hey Merwin! Thanks for doing this, it’s exactly the blueprint I needed. Your board looks great, and I love walnut. I’ll change up my version of your board, and use maple with mitered corners and walnut keys. We’ll see how it looks and if I can wrap the grain on three sides. Thanks!

[@SuperPoolbuilder]

Very nice work. I’m just getting started and appreciate your perspectives! Thanks!

[@taratapa]

Beautiful job, and beautiful setup and video. It's good that you mention the cost of the materials. We can see it costs almost as much as buying one... And to establish the total cost you should take into account the machinery necessary to achieve this, particularly the heavy stuff... It's what bothers me most about these "DIY" - custom pedalboards (or else) videos : they usually do not mention that machines and hardware are a significant investment and not something everyone has lying around or even can get access to... (not even talking about the required workshop space). A truly DIY knowledge or achievement is supposed to be something that can be reproduced, learned, aquired by most people. Something that's thought in a way that reduces to a minimum the means necessary to get to it. And although your creations are really beautiful and refined (not denying the quality of what you do), i don't think it's really DIY in the sense that most people won't be able to achieve it or even try. It's rather like an "I Did it Myself" pedalboard. It would be interesting to do a lowtech build and show how it could be achieved with minimal equipment and recycled materials. It may not look that classy but it'd truly be in "DIY" spirit. :)

[@tomhodgkinson7046]

I wish i had enough pedals to make a pedal board

[@capgaming69]

Tom Hodgkinson just build a normal size and look forward to getting more

[@vincentmalcorps7614]

Buy some of the new TC Electronics budget line pedals: they're awesome and cost +- 35€. There are other excellent budget pedals on the market..

[@boseifrit5480]

Try behringer. If you want great pedals for a low price, that's it brand. Only downside is they're made oh super hard plastic to cut down on price but it's tough so no problem there rly. I bought their wah and it was a bad batch but I got it exchanged and it worked wonderfully. Honestly they are almost as good as boss

[@Liu-Kang-Xi]

You only need 2 pedal for guitar music. 1 accelerator + 1 break = very good music zoom r16 fl studio

[@madmannolen]

you got me inspired, i did one but i put aluminum profiles all over the edges to cover my sloppiness xd

[@charlesrocks]

That is absolutely gorgeous. Your dove tails look good.

[@dermatze2309]

Wow, great built and cool video. For a gigging musician, some alarm bells do go off in terms of practicality: 1) How much does this thing weigh by itself? 2) Routing the audio signal through the bottom turns it into kind of a black box on stage. When something fails or gets stepped on (and something WILL get stepped on eventually), finding the bug may be a bit awkward in the heat of the moment. Just a few thoughts. Still an inspiring project!

[@MerwinMusic]

if something goes wrong then you just pop the top open. Also all the audio cables besides the input and output jacks stay above the board and all the power if routed below.

[@gooseabuse]

I bought my pedal board for a dollar at goodwill, I think it was originally for shoe shining or something but I threw some velcro on it and it looks pretty pro.

[@MerwinMusic]

Goodwill finds like that are the best!

[@alexoftheway8169]

That's a quality peice of work right there

[@johnmooney2163]

This is amazing!! Absolutely love it mate

[@danielgrenier2417]

If you are as good a guitarist as you are a woodworker, you must be a really good guitarist!

[@brunobragadini]

Beautiful Pedalboard

[@panchomoskera1]

my friend...you are an artist!

[@widowmakerheartattack5212]

You're very talented.

[@markmusic3364]

This is brilliant! Thank you for sharing!!

[@TheSatanTV]

This is one sexy pedalboard! Awesome piece of work man.

[@Sixxiron]

Beyond cool! Nice work

[@theguyver6397]

I don’t own a guitar but I wanna make one of these now. Or try to make one. Awesome stuff man.

[@cameronwhite9959]

not owning a guitar is something that can be changed.

[@theguyver6397]

Cameron White very true. A friend of mine hooked me up with a guitar. He said he saw it laying in a parking garage and kept an eye on it for weeks and since no one ever claimed it he took it. Then he passed it down to me. It’s in bad shape but I can practice with it.

[@S2KD0GGY]

Very nice work sir!

[@alf7108]

Beautiful work.

[@marlowgillham-z1c]

Great job, looks really nice!

[@flaviomendez8846]

what a great job! amazing pedalboard.

[@Varone26]

I would love to build one of these, but I don't have the tools nor the right hands to make one.

[@Ibaneddie76]

YOU DON'T NEED ALL THOSE TOOLS, YES IT MAKES IT FASTER AND EASIER BUT YOU CAN DO THIS WITH SIMPLE HAND TOOLS AND A POWER DRILL/DRIVER IF YOU HAVE THE PATIENCE. YOU ARE LIMITED TO YOUR IMAGINATION.

[@michaelenochs5024]

A.S.V ^ he's right. You can do it with just hand tools. The hardest part is going to be planning the surface to get a true flat and straight board. You can still do it with a hand planer and can even make it just as good without power tools.

[@VinJapanGuitarShop]

My heart sank watching the taper jig section.

[@davidlopez1208]

Me

[@rmarriott2]

maybe look at this? kzbin.info/www/bejne/kGSxmImAfZypgbc

[@Tura750]

Great video! Is that possible with just a jigsaw?

[@lgpirolicabral7439]

Beautiful job! Awesome!

[@vincentmalcorps7614]

Excellent job!! You're an even more wood nerd than I am ;-)

[@manuelclm2324]

Wowowowoow this is so freaking amazing, you now have a new sub :D good luck man :D

[@khaye3030]

That is such a nice build! Thank you for the videos!❤️

[@MerwinMusic]

No problem, thank you.

[@TheTroymc40]

Looks great. Very inspiring.

[@lenp00]

Luke, great build and video, however you didn't go into much detail for the remaining holes you drilled into the sides. Is there another video explaining that?

[@MerwinMusic]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/aZ2lpX6maJ12m9U I explain it in this video.

[@paraisoMusicaRelajante]

exelente video gracias por compartir tan exelente trabajo

[@niteshvlogs8865]

Hey i saw this video its great man loved it even i am trying make one but dont have the all the tools . How much would you charge for this kind of pedal board ??

[@radonyizsolt]

Hi! Great video! Can you maybe give a link to those Jack inputs?

[@LeviBulger]

Boards like these are relatively easy to make (albeit time consuming) and look great, but ultimately if you are a gigging musician,they just aren't very practical. They're heavy and tall in the front which can make things awkward when having to switch a few pedals on the fly. Theres a reason pedaltrains and all their clones still sell like hotcakes. They're just more practical on stage and easier to transport. Im actually starting to modify floating aluminum shelves now for custom size pedalboards for a few of my clients that request them. They work great so long as you don't use ridiculous amounts of pedals in a live rig.But in a studio or home,wooden multi panel boards do look nice and accomodate as many pedals as you ever could want with appropriate planning. And it doesn't hurt that the wood and components are cheap. Amazon is prob the best way to go for hardware and lightweight but solid wood is usually best to get from the scrap section of a local lumber supply, especially in bulk.

[@ViniciusKrause]

Really great, congrats!

[@einarabelc5]

Everything is easy when you have the right tools.

[@scottpankhurst9666]

no, it's not. tools just introduce a new problem - learning to use the tools.

[@theta_trader2767]

Great tutorial. Can you comment on what size screws you used? And I’m guessing you drilled pilot holes? Thanks

[@blondiejoe]

Beautiful job!

[@marcellinusmusic]

awesome man! love the video.

[@blissmanu]

Awesome, i’d pay twice the price for this beauty !!!

[@rogeriotavaresr]

Beatiful board congrats

[@giuseppegiovine1944]

Hi @MerwinMusic, very very good work! I like it! Can I ask you a link for that rounded adaptor for in/out guitar jack? thank you!!!!

[@jonq8714]

Walnut was a nice touch.

[@syn2332]

Love this! Do you have a materials list anywhere?

[@PaavoLammikko]

It's beautiful! What's the weight without any pedals or PSU?

[@WilliamKitchens]

Incredible design skills.... hope your guitar skills match! 😎 What I meant was if your guitar skills are as good as your design and fabrication skills... 😎

[@aquadux]

very cool board. why 6 audio jacks?

[@eduardolauande1557]

good job ! congratulations .

[@alwaysrockn2009]

Great build!!!

[@oldmanmorgan]

I always make sure to measure the front and back sides of my side-pieces.

[@truthfulrobot9295]

Sweet pedal board brother!!!

[@littleriley3]

Great work, dude!

[@littleriley3]

After a few hours of research, I think this will be what I would like mine to most closely resemble. Do you recall about how many hours it took? Thanks, brother!