Metro 16 Pedalboard Wiring

[@TheSpiffyBiscuits]

Really enjoyed this video. Nice to hear someone’s thought process as they build. And I’m very glad there was the second board layout at the end too, the spark switch between the knobs of the other two pedals didn’t look like a great idea! Love how the board ended up!

[@snakehandlerjorge]

It worked out in the end! Thanks for watching.

[@oar5926]

Great demonstration, man.

[@snakehandlerjorge]

Thanks! Glad you liked it.

[@pmunkey1]

thank you man, getting my Nano plus and DC5 soon so I will up load a video of me making it. hope it goes as smooth as yours. Happy playing.

[@alvarom45]

If you're serious about watching this as I was, go for 2x speed and it's perfect. Good review Jorge!

[@snakehandlerjorge]

Alvaro M Thanks! Glad you liked it!

[@void21021]

Great vid! I particularly like how you’re prodding the board with a chop stick as it it were the inside of a tube amp! You’d make a great amp tech, haha! Cheers! Also, nice selection of pedals and killer board!

[@snakehandlerjorge]

Thanks! I was using the chopstick to just point to stuff instead of my fingers - I normally don't work on amps as I'd probably do something dumb like forgetting to discharge a filter cap or something.. LOL. Glad you liked the video!

[@snakehandlerjorge]

I wanted to mention that this PSU has some voltage output options via DIP switches that can be configured to whatever your needs are. These are: Outlet 1-2: 9 or 12V DC / 100mA each Outlet 3: 9 or 18V DC / 100mA Outlet 4-5: 9 or 12V DC / 300mA each On my board, they're all set for 9v. I also used a shared output cable to power the buffer and tuner from one of the 100ma outputs.

[@jonasvm]

just to make sure, 4mm drill bit will work to drill the holes right?

[@stevenneufeldmusic]

thanks for posting!

[@snakehandlerjorge]

You bet!

[@evinoc]

Minus an overdrive and compressor, This is pretty much the exact setup I plan on having lol

[@snakehandlerjorge]

It works well for what I do - thanks for watching!

[@agb222]

Good video!

[@snakehandlerjorge]

Thanks!

[@pmunkey1]

Hi. this video is a great help. Just wanted to know who the board has held up on the road? Have you had any problems with the DC5? Cheers mate.

[@snakehandlerjorge]

Hi Munkerton - the board is great. Finished up the Australia tour with no issues, and still going strong on my local and regional gigs through Texas. The biggest things to be aware are that since the PSU is mounted underneath, you want to be aware of what you're setting the board down on. A puddle of beer could be a problem ;-D The other is to make sure that you check that input voltage selector before you plug it into the local outlet. It looks like that input is fused, but I wouldn't want to test it.

[@snakehandlerjorge]

Hi Munkerton If you read my reply from a year ago, I did that exact thing on my last tour. Didn't change the voltage selector from 110 to 220 and blew the fuse immediately at my first rehearsal in the Netherlands. Found another fuse at a local music store and I was back in action.

[@leandroperroni]

Hey dude whats the difference between a battery supply and a power spot with a daisy chain? Cause I see a lot of people use both of them but the battery supply is much more expensive. Thank you

[@snakehandlerjorge]

The most important thing for me, is that it's dead quiet, especially when I'm gain staging dual overdrives. It also cleans up my wiring on a bigger board. I find that a well regulated, quiet power supply with isolated outputs is a lot better, especially for digital pedals like the Strymon, and reduces my chances of noisy ground loops, or weird noises leaking in the audio signals. It really depends. I ran a single One-Spot for years on the board that's at the beginning of the video, I just needed some thing better as the Strymon was fussy with the One-Spot. If your current power supply is working for you, I'd stick with it. Hope that helps!

[@snakehandlerjorge]

Also here's a good article on this www.ovnilab.com/articles/isolated.shtml

[@jantevelde9827]

Nice video! What buffer is that?

[@snakehandlerjorge]

Thanks! It's a T1M mini-buffer. Here's the link to the guy who makes 'em. BTW, I'm not affiliated with them, but its the one that's mounted on the board, so here you go. this1smyne.com/shop/mb-mini-buffer/

[@jantevelde9827]

Thank you sir!

[@tomroselyn6438]

you say the board is 16 and 7/8" wide... I didn't find that posted anywhere else, so wanted to double-check.

[@snakehandlerjorge]

Tech specs are listed right here www.pedaltrain.com/metro-16. They say that the board is 16", I measured 16 7/8" edge to edge. I'm assuming the 16" is the length of the horizontal rails.

[@tomroselyn6438]

Jorge Harada thanks. weird though-- pedaltrain sent me a pic on twitter that shows 16 spot on: twitter.com/Pedaltrain/status/801495430836211712

[@montster13]

So obviously the DC5 has 5 isolated outputs, but you had 6 items to power. I have the same sort of idea to do 6 pedal board but I was wondering if it's worth it to save the money and get the DC 5 and just use a parallel splitter for 2 pedals into one output. Is that what you did?

[@snakehandlerjorge]

Hi Monte Gaffney - you're absolutely correct. The CIOKS DC5 cable kit comes with a shared output cable, which I used to power my lowest current draw devices, the buffer and tuner. I connected those to one of the 100ma outputs.

[@montster13]

Okay sweet, thanks haha. I was planning on getting the Cioks schizophrenic which actually works out cheaper but has 6 inputs :P

[@elbegev8550]

Would you know if the Cioks would run most Boss pedals? As in an HM2

[@snakehandlerjorge]

If the pedal meets the voltage and current draw for the power supply, I'm don't see why not, but I'd suggest checking the pedal manufacturing requirements. I think the HM2 has a 9v input. Make sure that you're using the correct cable, center negative or positive, depending on the pedal. Check my comment below to the power supply outputs on the CIOKS.

[@raycerx87]

Hi Jorge, does the DC-5 cause a lot of inference if you have pedals over it?

[@snakehandlerjorge]

HI Rayce - I haven't encountered any. The entire assembly seems to be pretty quiet and well shielded. It's definitely a quality power supply, well made and quiet. I like it a lot.

[@jswen2477]

do you think the gig bag will hold for a long time?

[@snakehandlerjorge]

Hi Chris - I really couldn't tell you. I got the pedalboard with the touring hardshell case.

[@leandroperroni]

Can I fit a cey baby gcb95 in that?

[@peacefulwarrior9000]

it will fit on the board but not in the Hard shell case that I got with mine, I got a Dunlop mini wah for it perfect!

[@peacefulwarrior9000]

why not use velcro for the power supply instead of drilling

[@snakehandlerjorge]

They included a template for drilling the holes, I do thing it's more secure as the transformer inside has some heft. Eventually, the velcro will fail. I also feel that by drilling it in, the PSU has more clearance from the ground.

[@crosswalklarry]

Just the right amount of horse.

[@snakehandlerjorge]

I have no idea what that means.

[@crosswalklarry]

Jorge Harada I was just being goofy. When you used the horse noise when you did the "frustrated hands" gesture.

[@snakehandlerjorge]

Could've used a little more maybe, LOL

[@keaneong4591]

will a wah fit?

[@snakehandlerjorge]

Not sure. I don't use a wah, so I don't know the dimensions. You'll have to measure it and look at their specs, see if it works.

[@jakestewartmusic]

Xotic wah fits from pictures I've seen. Great wah, too

[@angrygoldfish]

I think CIOKS is pronounced 'chocks'.

[@snakehandlerjorge]

Thanks for the tip!

[@CNick75]

Never velcro. Always dual lock

[@crosswalklarry]

Tap, tap, tap.

[@snakehandlerjorge]

I guess I did tap on the thing a little bit, LOL

[@markd4768]

Sorry dude but that looks like a disaster waiting to happen on gig night!!

[@snakehandlerjorge]

Haha Hi Mark - FF to 11:07 to see the final version of the board. Clean, tidy, field tested, and reliable! The only possible disaster is that since the power supply is underneath, a spilled beer could cause you some serious problems.