Donner DB 3 Pedalboard - Is a budget Pedal board worth it?

[@axe2001]

The bottom rail fits a 2cm velcro strip if anyone wants to buy one that fits.

[@tcross3897]

Got mine today. Review is spot on. Not the best but worth it for a bedroom player/weekend warrior.

[@ClarkeAfterDark]

T Cross yea I mean It gets the job done and it's not that expensive.

[@moogdome2562]

Possibly the best gear demo ever. Loved it. Inspired to buy. Thanks.

[@MiguelFlores-br3ht]

Just ordered mine. Great honest overview. Appreciate it!

[@ClarkeAfterDark]

Yea I'm thinking about getting a smaller one for a bass rig I'm planning

[@StoneXue]

For that money find a friend that welds, grind the powder down, fix welds as needed rattle can it to protect the metal and put the velcro down, you will never see the rattle can texture difference.

[@big_z250]

Thanks for reviewing this

[@FrancisJulien418]

Great review buddy!

[@watwthmot]

Enjoyed that. well done

[@EricF]

Great video - thank you

[@Skullandrumit]

Very useful thank you

[@gloryxkid]

Can we get an update?

[@ubellubo]

Like you say, it’s just a pedal board. It really hard for me to understand what pedaltrain offers that is so compelling for the money. Sure pedaltrain boards look nice, but at the end of the day you’re going to be more interested in the pedals on the board than the board itself.

[@ClarkeAfterDark]

yea exactly. My main goal was to get something that fit a decent amount of pedal without costing a fortune so i could afford to put pedals on it.

[@ubellubo]

@@ClarkeAfterDark Maybe if you are a touring musician earning money from music (and declaring expenses for tax) then it might be worthwhile forking out some money for a nice board with a good quality case (especially a case that will protect your pedals). I just bought the cheapest board I could find on amazon that is the right size and will fit my power supply. Hasn't arrived yet, but hopefully it will be okay. But honestly, it looks exactly like all the other metal pedal boards. It is such a basic concept.

[@ClarkeAfterDark]

@@ubellubo yea this pedal board I have two caline cp-05 power supplys with a generic 18v dc adaptor and actually have the 18v dc out of the first power supply chained with the second...at the moment I have 12 pedals on concurrently and haven't had any issues so far. But all of those pedals are 9v standard draw. But yes if traveling and making money is the goal I would go for pedaltrain just to avoid anything having issues on the road.

[@ClarkeAfterDark]

@@ubellubo I also outfitted a backplate that I made up so I can connect power guitar in and pedal out along with fx loop in and out right on the back of the pedal board

[@ubellubo]

@@ClarkeAfterDark The sounds cool. When my board arrives I'll have to figure out a way so stick the power supply underneath. The amazon image shows straps, but that will cover up a few plugs. My hardware will have something that will do the trick I am sure.

[@anthonyd2923]

nice review. does it fit into the case with all the pedals attached?

[@ClarkeAfterDark]

Yup.no issues at all

[@anthonyd2923]

@@ClarkeAfterDark thanks man

[@Lukas-mu2tw]

Hey man quick question. Im looking at a bunch of pedals and I need a solid power supply. Would a 1spot pro cs12 fit under this thing? Would you say this board is close to a pedal train board? If you don’t know it’s no big deal. I’m trying to get all the measurements myself it’s just hard to visualize without the board in front of me

[@ClarkeAfterDark]

I'm not 100% sure because I don't have it physically in front of me but I got dimensions off the power supply online and measured the donner and it looks like you should definitely be fine.

[@Lukas-mu2tw]

ClarkeAfterDark thanks for the quick reply man! I appreciate the help. I figured this is a good enough board for me and I’ll put a little extra into the power supply. Thank you so much for your help!

[@ClarkeAfterDark]

@@Lukas-mu2tw yea i mean i have tried to stand on it and jump on it to see if any of the seams cracked but so far its doing way better then i thought it would.

[@Lukas-mu2tw]

ClarkeAfterDark that’s great to hear. I’m glad there’s a brand selling decent pedal boards for a price that isn’t outrageous

[@jeremybalagtas3817]

Hey there, thanks for doing a review on this one! May I know if the slope feels awkward on your feet (specially when using vol/wah pedals). The dimensions says it is 4 inches tall and I kind of think it's a bit unproportion goin down the board. Or I might be mistaken. Thank you so much!

[@ClarkeAfterDark]

For me that hasn't been an issue

[@larrytate1657]

Just bought a used one. What fixes the horizontal bars? Mine slide up and down and not sure what holds them in place

[@ClarkeAfterDark]

Ummm...nothing should slide...it's all one big peice of welded metal.

[@GrahamMurphyMusic]

Sounds like you got the DB-5

[@urbannpa]

It's $65.00 with a case. I went to my local music store and they were a $150.00 and up...I don't care about "Defects".

[@ClarkeAfterDark]

Yea I mean it's a pedal board that you step on and it's Rock solid so little stuff like that doesn't even matter to me. It's barely noticeable

[@ambrooks5]

Pete Urbann Yeah name brand pedal boards are ridiculously overpriced. This one looks really good for the price

[@thelasthardman71]

Hey man what is your tuner ? I need a big screen tuner like yours, are you happy with it? Thanks

[@ClarkeAfterDark]

Korg Pitchblack X Mini Custom Pedal Tuner You can get the bigger style one. But I like the mini because it takes up a lot less space. But yea it's pretty accurate

[@thelasthardman71]

👍🙏👋

[@GangiFilms]

thx

[@Danthehorse]

Those thin top and bottom rails put me off

[@ClarkeAfterDark]

Yea they did for me at too first but I found a way to use them and it's working out fine