How To Build A Pedalboard: A Beginners Guide

[@claytonmurrayguitar]

"I don't need a new pedalboard, I want a new pedalboard.. No I need it, I need it!" Me justifying buying any gear

[@heydaydreamer8194]

haha! same.

[@claytonmurrayguitar]

@David Wang will do!!

[@DenisMorissetteJFK]

You have to convince your wife. If you don’t have one, then maybe your mother. 😁

[@JulienMARY]

@@DenisMorissetteJFK Maybe can kill two birds with one stone: a new pedal board AND a new wife.

[@bassage13]

@@DenisMorissetteJFK My wife doesn't tell me what I can buy.

[@AB-vn2jc]

3 ring modulators 5 wahs (Kirk Hammett signature if possible) 5 metal zones 2 digitech whammies any Squier guitar of your choice Any low-end line 6 amp

[@teverde]

And if you are good enough you'll make it sound awesome.

[@ferrifet7267]

That sounds fun :)

[@m.f.3347]

Ring modulation is fucking awesome, metal zones are underrated, and the Whammy is a classic

[@Lordofthereee_]

@@m.f.3347 metal zones are trash. Get a good amp pleb.

[@lashlarue7924]

Five metal zones is lamesauce. You need at least 15 MT-2's to be a pro.

[@erikzen1]

If a flat board is cheaper but you want an angled board, you can always add risers to the back to raise it up.

[@tanker1960]

2 used BOSS pedal boxes, works like a charm!

[@williamd1891]

Door stop wedges work great.

[@caseyking8394]

Don't believe anyone who tries to tell you that you don't need 15 tubescreamers

[@danielskrivan6921]

That's understandable. But you don't need 16 tubescreamers.

[@HaryBane]

Twelve milkmen on the same route IS theoretically possible. Thirteen is silly. Looks like there's one milkman too many, Rick!

[@utai4571]

you don't need any of those when you have 15 fuzz and 15 sunn heads

[@bentackett6299]

Yeah but you can also get by without any. I've done it

[@kionihernandez356]

@@utai4571 Florida man, is that you?! It is a privilege to be in your presence

[@RyanTSherk]

Totally agree with your take on guitarist comparing themselves to other guitarist. I’ve been telling my students for years the only person you’ll ever be better than is the past version of yourself. Cheers man!

[@MrSpeed-lt8gr]

Needed to be reminded of this, thank you. I find myself comparing myself to every other guitarist I see. I start thinking I’m inadequate because I don’t have the same pedals that said guitarist has. And even when I buy said pedals that said guitarist has I still feel inadequate.

[@stevesherrell9487]

@@MrSpeed-lt8gr There's 8 billion people on earth. Even if you, or me, are considered THE best guitar player ever, you still will have billions of people who think otherwise. Your guitar is your paint brush. Paint whatever picture YOU like

[@sheabagtaz3829]

“Are you a gigging guitarist that needs a variety of sounds? Are you a studio guitarist that needs an even broader range of tones? Or do you just sit in your room experimenting with new sounds?” Me: Yes

[@JJT007hero]

I have rebuilt my pedal board at least 8 times in 12 months. With new pedals and with my own patch cables. Then I got the Zoia after watching one of your videos. Now I’m selling 6 pedals and making my board even smaller!

[@jsalmons84]

Also, take all your pedals and lay them out how you want them on the floor. Take some tape and tape a rectangle around the pedals. Remove the pedals. Measure the taped rectangle. That’s the size board you need.

[@almightytreegod]

Peter Piper pondered a post on picking the perfect pedalboard. He provided the important prerequisites and a promising plan, but plugging it into power proved perilous as the polarity wasn’t precise and the popular personality’s perseverance in proper practice was exposed as a pile of poop... and his house burnt down.

[@whateverLH01]

Good effort man

[@davidhollowelljr949]

Oof

[@cameronmallin3097]

While Peter piper picked a peck of pickled peppers

[@ObscuredByCloud]

This made total sense. My life is a joke!

[@jeffmarchant4312]

Hey Rhett if you slap the "P" right out of his statement I'll back you up...!!!This is a tough one for you...But...you'll venture through as always...!!!

[@nickferguson6355]

Not sure why I'm watching this. I already have a pedalboard. *Glances at dismantled skateboard deck with pedals loosely plopped on

[@PulledPurk]

Like a pedal tray Just cut a hole in each end Boom handles

[@MDee-db7by]

I use a yoga mat haha I need to go legit, too. Hopefully you've upgraded by now.

[@dusthymn]

This message brought to you by upside down milk crate gang.

[@PageandPlant4Life]

skate deck boards look cool man

[@mcneeson]

Lol I feel like he outed me when he pulled out the 1 Spot daisy chain power supply

[@surfing3280]

KAWHY_DAY you outed yourself 😂

[@saturnskull1242]

Been using one for years, even at gigs, never had a problem with it whatsoever

[@aryehwiznitzer9060]

@@saturnskull1242 Yeah all these guys always talk about this hum that never happens.

[@robertoflores3360]

@@aryehwiznitzer9060 i bought ine yesterday, and it does hum, what can i do to fix it. Im using a boss ds1 and a wah wah

[@aryehwiznitzer9060]

@@robertoflores3360 With only 2 you shouldn't have an issue. I doubt it's the boss, so I would plug in the wah by itself and see if it has a grounding issue.

[@garthosborn8400]

This is good information for an old dude like me (I'm 65). After years of playing acoustic, I dusted off the Epiphone Les Paul and am trying to get my electric chops back. Then I joined a band. We cover a lot of genres from classic country to hard rock, and everything in between. So I'm adding pedals as I go - so far I have 3 on my self-built one that I carry in a suitcase. I've been lucky so far with my daisy chain power supply and meager collection. Thanks, Rhett!

[@bohoobah9518]

really self built?

[@secoger463]

Why am I watching this, I have one pedal...

[@zmlhezmlhe4843]

You'll need it soon 😉

[@alexmurphy5289]

I'm willing to bet you now own more than one..

[@sparkyguitar0058]

Didn't you want to add that other one sitting over there... And then... Be very careful,or you'll catch G.A.S.

[@randomyoutubeuser9112]

You think you'll only have one then you buy another. Then it just goes on and on. I first started off with one pedal promising my partner I wasn't gonna get any others. Over time more and more pedals were brought and now I am trapped in my room. Help I can't find the door. The pedals are suffocating me.

[@sparkyguitar0058]

@@randomyoutubeuser9112 Gotta watch that G A S. I started out buying a Alchemy modded Blues driver and then a bias modded older Tube Driver. Then watching You Tube vids saw the Keeley Waza and thought"What do they sound like". Bought them cheap to compare and then to be fair bought a stock one. Whoa! Now I got 4. Then seen a new used 5 knob Tube Driver and bought it cheap. Now I got enough pedals to do comparisons tests on You Tube L O L. I still shop for good deals on Reverb and Ebay

[@SpaceDisco1]

love how the automatic subtitles give us: „HI I‘M RACHEL“

[@jat5am]

he was on a break!

[@Kabayoth]

Steps to building a pedalboard: 1: Scheme 2: Source 3: Shop 4: Slap together 5: Scream and weep 6: Sit back and reconsider your choices in life 7: Salivate over the next build Or do it the right way as Rhett has so graciously tried to demonstrate here.

[@RJRonquillo]

You need a pop filter.

[@RhettShull]

Ill put it on my board.

[@christoph.schneider]

Pi Po Choo Choo ~ Rhett Shull, 2019

[@Mcsteveberry]

wtf he's mouth is no where near the mic all he needs to do is avoid direct contact its a condenser

[@bentackett6299]

There's a pop filter?

[@natrelacoustix]

My pop is unfiltered... He swears all the time!

[@paulvsmith]

I've literally just put together my first proper pedalboard, and I can testify to the good advice here. I would probably add: the planning stage might benefit from the odd diagram, so that you can see where you will be stomping and what the cabling requirements are. I benefitted from sitting in the place where I play to get an idea of what length the cables needed to be. Another thing to bear in mind is the implications of what you're plugging into. In particular, if an amp, does it have an effects loop? For the record, if anyone's interested, I ended up with a Pedaltrain Nano+, powered by an MXR iso brick mini, with a TC Electronic Flashback 2 and an EH Ocean's 11 in the effects loop of my Victory V30, and in the front end an Xotic BB preamp mid-boost version, with an old Morley wah possibly going after it (but not on the Nano+). Andertons have a good video on this with Danish Pete, and they have an excellent web page supporting it too.

[@patmccrotch5373]

I've played for over 20 years now and just now started messing with effects pedals. Every band I ever fronted, I've just used my amps on-board effects/overdrives, if there were any, and made out fine. But now that I'm spending a lot of time home, I've started exploring effects pedals. As I'm sure you're ALL aware... opening this can of worms has QUICKLY got out of hand. Not a bad thing, but yeah.. this is what kept me away from effects pedals and od's.. I know me, and know how I obsess over things like this haha. Being ocd.. putting together my first pedalboard has actually been therapeutic in a variety of ways, but also overwhelming at times. I thank you, Rhett, for your videos, because I've referenced so many other KZbin videos, along with yours, and feel like I've found the right overdrives, effects, pedalboard, cords, cables, ect. To build the board to my liking. Thanks for the help! And just a little tip for anyone who might need it, if you're playing in dark rooms, find one of the music stand or piano music sheet lights that can be powered by a USB. They mount perfectly onto a pedaltrain with a clip, have two brightness settings, and don't need batteries (although they do make ones that do for less cords) I'm sure I sound dumb because I'm sure people have better ways, but it works great for me and was really really cheap, under 6 bucks I believe. Anyways, lovin this! Hope to have a few discussions about other people's boards!

[@josephsantana3094]

Im a welder so I fabricated my own small angled pedal board out of stainless steel. It's holding up great so far and I can make modifications to it over time if I need it to be bigger or accommodate a different power supply, ect.

[@christostefan]

I charge my board with a giant phone battery with a usb to a daisy chain I got on Amazon. It's like 40,000 mah. I power like 8 pedals for weeks with that thing. Best part zero noise and no extension cords. Just make sure your total power draw doesn't exceed the battery output. Only down point, that big bastard takes 8 hours to charge.

[@LordStompyHarpLoonyTunes]

I got one of those USB to 9V leads and just run it off my laptop at home

[@renzocalcagno536]

Nice to see Rhett explaining the important stuff about pedalboards. Wish I knew this when I built my pedalboard! Didn't take into account the need of a good pedal switcher until I started rehearsing and jamming with bands again. A power source with isolated outputs like the Zuma is expensive, but it pays a LOT in the long run. If you run your guitar through 5 or more pedals, consider also a good buffer circuit in the audio chain, especially using long cables. Oh, and some digital pedals (like TC's) don't like to be daisy-chained. Last but not least, use quality guitar cables, they DO make a difference.

[@JohnOhkumaThiel]

This is really excellent. I’m originally a sax player and now born again musician on guitar 🎸 as of a year and a half ago. For my first pedal I bought a ‘guitar lab’ which has dozens of effects, it’s programmable, has a tuner, basic looper, expression pedal, and rhythm machine-all for only $100. This is of course not really a substitute for having a populated pedal board, but it got me started. First actual pedal, a top of the line looper. It’s awesome. Then I bought a Roland Go Mixer. Next I’m thinking a great Blues pedal. Well, I play outside a lot, no wall plugs, you get the picture. Plus I have to plug and patch everything in each time. Answer: Pedal board. I gotta say though, when you got to power supply, I was thinking I’ll just ask the shop guy. But at least I’m not blind to the issue now, so thanks.

[@eflat6522]

Finally someone put a useful KZbin video for someone(me) building their first pedal board.

[@tjborekvideo]

I just shared this video with a friend who is building his first pedal board. Great video! For a small(ish) pedal board, the Boss PSA-120S is pretty quiet. I gig with it and power five pedals with a daisychain cable. I don't think it's quiet enough to use for recording, but for someone on a budget building a basic gig board, You can't go wrong if your pedals don't draw more than 500 mA current. It filters out a surprising amount of noise. It's so affordable--about $33--you can carry a spare and still save $50+ over a power supply with isolated sockets.

[@zepoloidcreative7851]

Hi Rhett, just came across your video on Pedalboards for beginners. Best and easiest to understand explanations I've seen yet. I've recently bought a pedaltrain Metro 16 board but haven't sorted out the power cables yet, so ur vid was very informative and easy to understand for a beginner like me. I like your presentations so much that I've subscribed to ur channel. A big thank you! 👍😎

[@MiaOgundipe]

I’m sooooo late to this channel, and so late to this video, but this video is straight up awesome!!! Super helpful. I’ve watched a ton of videos about pedals and pedal boards and this is the only one that really helped me to begin to understand the technical aspects of putting a pedal board together properly. Thanks Rhett. You did your thing.

[@andrewdimartino7426]

Great timing Rhett! Im currently putting together a mini pedal board to coax the clean channel on the Fender Frontman 10g I got for x-mas to make a sweet little practice rig, since this is my first pedal board build and I didn't know better I WAS going to cheap out on a wall wart. But after seeing this, it confirms my suspicions that im gong to need a better power supply to suit the goal the board is trying to achieve. The steps you broke the process down into where really helpful, I had picked out the right pedals for the job but failed to realize I didn't have the proper power supply in mind to get the most use out of them. Thanks Rhett you just saved me at least 20 bucks on a wall wart that wouldn't cut it, now ill happily wait and save for the right tool for the job and avoid the frustration.

[@diablilloperdio]

Tried the wall wart and had terrible hiss and noise. Picked up a 1Spot cs6, and like magic, no more noise. Good luck with your board!

[@ShotShapeFitness]

I wish you had posted this video 3 weeks ago. I've already outgrown my current board, and I just got it for Christmas!

[@DavidMorisset]

Dan Sherwood Levels

[@whynottalklikeapirat]

It's formally called "Pedalboarding" and is currently undergoing review as a potential olympic sport ...

[@kxvin_ax]

LMAO

[@팍준하]

thank you father for this video. you really is my father in doing this

[@MagnusonMusic1]

Great video! One thing to note is that if you already have the old Voodoo Lab PP2+, there are dip switches that allow you to switch between 9 and 12V, as well as voltage doubler, current doubler, and splitter cables available from Voodoo Lab for just a few bucks each. You can often share a 100mA tap between low-current pedals, and couple taps 5 & 6 to feed pedals that need up to 500mA. You can also couple two 9V taps to power a pedal requiring 18V, or use the dip switches and couple to achieve up to 24V. Xotic also makes a voltage doubler connector that goes between the power tap and the pedal (about $30). You can even use the courtesy outlet on the back for a wall wart that comes with a high current pedal, in a pinch. All of these options add up a little bit, but for some this will be a good option as a new power supply is definitely more expensive!

[@juandiegoferreira889]

My essentials are simple. 4 drives (klone, TS,BD and morning glory) so I can stack them in stages for high gain. 1 delay 2 reverbs 1 Flanger 1 tuner 1 clean booster (Keeley katana to fatten up the clean sound) I find it the most essential gig for almost all styles. From pop to classic rock to worship. Of course ir your doing heavy metal you'll substitute the 3 drives for a distortion but I'm talking about my "for almost everyuse" pedals

[@LiamNashMiller]

Honestly, I would swap one of those drives for a fuzz. Fuzz in a worship band would be awesome.

[@UdiIsReal]

First off, great vid! I just wanted to say that the center negative that pedals run on is the exception in the electronics world; most 9v supplies (unless specifically designed for pedals) will be center positive, as that is the standard. Most wall-warts too, so pay special attention to this. Secondly, any center positive can be converted to center negative bu simply reversing the wires on a standard cable (cut, reverse, solder, heatshrink). The isolation thing is very important though, and i woul recommend any begginer in this marvelous field to simply stick to a good power supply made especially for this. Cheers!

[@rypt.7574]

11:08 can we just acknowledge how natural that sounded? I fr thought that was a real sneeze/cough (until I heard Strymon Volante)

[@mrfacephone]

Man, I got a straight up piece of wood, 3 9v power adapters and all my drives running through the loop of a boss NS2, it's a goddamn mess but it sounds great and is nice and quiet. Looks like shit but I can't justify spending so much on a metal rack I set things on lol. Works for me.

[@waynecrowe9790]

Very helpful, thank you. There's a lot of stuff that I've never heard of but through KZbin regarding gear setups and important-to-know electrical what-not.

[@35mmonrose]

such a well produced and straightforward video. thanks for helping us avoid the trap of expanding just because there's space! i was already opting for a smaller, lighter board and this just confirmed my hunch. you don't need 20 effects when you're gigging. you just need to play your damn guitar.

[@yztrotsch7890]

for someone that had only used digital effect-boards over the years this video was really helpful. just customized my first proper pedal-board today^^ thanks

[@SpartanLaserCanon]

I think that one major consideration is how some pedals sound if the chain of pedals. You could change which pedals are connected to other pedals and the sound could change for you to like it more so I would consider switching pedals until you get the sound best to you.

[@sagans83]

Just built my first pedal board. Thanks Rhett!

[@Stratlover]

any tips for it to connect it to a power suck it correctly?

[@manicmurph]

Dude I used that line "I need it" when recently buying a new amp and guitar...lol. I went from just jamming on my own and writing and recording my own stuff to jamming in 2 bands out of nowhere. Now I got a evh 5150 50 watt head after I sent back the katana and I got some pedals coming and I'm gonna need a pedal board. I got a noise gate coming, a delay, a chorus, and I got my old crybaby wah.

[@darrellrickles4365]

Great video, you've successfully talked me into ditching my 1 SPOT for my board build, thanks for all the helpful info I didn't know before building my first board.

[@tmo7734]

I’ve used a 1 SPOT for years, for a large number and small number of pedals, without any problems.

[@tonymerry9275]

I too have been guilty of building a monsterously oversized pedal board and have use both the Voodoo Labs power supplies and the Strymon Zuma. Both were great but if you're gonna be using Eventide and or Strymon pedals that Zuma is just the best option out there. Great informative video! I enjoy all of your content.

[@sunnyschramm9650]

Great on point video! 👍 Ordered an Cioks DC7 today 🙂

[@GreyoftheSnow]

Man I lol’d at the plosives. Super funny and great editing

[@jeffrey.a.hanson]

Used to always daisy chain and had all kinds of noise issues…then got a $40 isolated power supply and it was life changing. Clean and smooth sounding.

[@skinnbonestv]

Best video I have seen about pedalboards. Simple and complete. Thank you!

[@Zipzap713]

Thank you so much for making a series out of this! I've been trying to figure out a good plan for making my first pedal board, but got really overwhelmed trying to figure out where to begin. This helps so much dude!

[@Don-sb6wp]

Where did you find the rest of the videos in the series?

[@thecruddybug4437]

I got a Metro 20 a few years ago and it's IMO the best size - If I can't fit what I need on there, I probably don't need it. It's enough for my compressor, Freqout, three/four dirt pedals (sometimes swap for phaser), a reverb, a chorus, tiny tuner, and then my Boss IR-200 for recording. My Whammy and DD-20 for delay are on the ground so that's kind-of cheating, but they're huge. But it does depend on WHAT pedals you want. If all of your pedals are BIG pedals, then you might want a bigger board. I tend to only use micro or "regular" Boss-sized enclosures. But I like that the size of the Metro limits what I'm able to put on there. And it makes it so one MXR Mini Iso Brick powers all my pedals (except for the big ones that get their own).

[@bemimu]

im actually a bassist but this is so helpful. I'm building a small pedal board with just a delay/chorus/distortion pedal, auto wah, fuzz, and tuner

[@ryanhingorani4019]

0:02 - 0:09 literally my excuse for every piece of gear i have ever bought. except maybe ear-plugs, definitely NEEDED those.

[@tonepilot]

Lol, the Puh sound. Please pick a phenomenal pedal placed perfectly on the physical pedalboard from your pre-planning pictures.

[@azaleajanemusic]

This is nice! I'm a keyboardist starting to put together a bit of a rig, and wanting to make my own pedalboard. Even though most of these guides are for guitar, I'm still learning a ton. Like the bit about power supplies. My first "attempt" at a pedalboard is just a volume pedal, a delay pedal, a mixer, and "wall warts". (I made an informal video about it!)

[@LeftHandedRightHanded]

There is no such thing as a dedicated instrument pedal, IE. you can use bass on guitar pedals, and bass pedals on guitars

[@vexguine]

@@LeftHandedRightHanded yes there is. It can sound awfull. Not same frequencies.

[@LeftHandedRightHanded]

@@vexguine there are many videos to prove you wrong

[@ScaredycatG]

Me: I need a pedal board. Me: I have no pedals...

[@sprontos]

It doesn’t sound unreasonable to me to build the house before filling it with babies.

[@mandovid]

Buy a Metal Zone

[@diablilloperdio]

Perfect pedal and power supply with plenty of plosive opportunities. Had me cracking up! Looking forward to following the build. I recently put together my first real board: a Pedaltrain nano+ and it's made a huge impact on my live playing. 1) No noise, 2) easy to setup, and 3) I sound better because of it. Using the 1Spot CS6 for power. Order: Boss tuner, JHS mini foot fuzz, Dirty Shirley, Spark mini boost, flashback and HOF (both full size). Sounds great, gives me a few options, and boost after OD is killer for soloing.

[@Thick44]

I’m currently building my own pedal board and this was very helpful. Great video. Subbed

[@cafe.cedarbeard]

Thanks for this rundown. Clarifies something. I want a Helix. And a good DI box. So much simpler. I travel by bike, so paring down the things while still being able to make the sounds appeals, as long as quality is maintained. I just got a Roland Cube, a mid sized one. Feels great, the models satisfy. I know the joy of tubes, but damn, can't carry those well on a cargo bike and so heavy. Pedalboard, yeah, tempting. But with multiple pedals, multiple angles for noise and break in signal flow. A Helix is much simpler that way. Especially for travel.

[@jakobmorningstar]

If you haven’t already could you do a video on compressors? I.e. where to put them in the signal chain, what they can be used for... Ive heard people sometimes use them to accentuate the sound of the pick while raking but can’t seem to get my settings right... awesome video👍🏼

[@Darthhalitosis]

What comp you using dude? With what amp and guitar?

[@jakobmorningstar]

eft250 I’ve watched that pedal show and like most of their stuff, but sitting through an hour long video in hopes that they mention what you’re looking for is a little annoying

[@TotalEvo7]

Basically, compressors are dynamic pedals, which will even out your output signal, making it uniform, and in some cases, increasing sustain. Depending where you have it in the signal chain, each place will sound different. At the beginning, it will even out the volume and transience of the sound, and towards the end, it functions as a limiter, when set a certain way. It's all about personal preference where you have it in the chain.

[@shoegazeforever8810]

I prefer my compressor in 2nd place, after the tuner. As well as evening out the signal from the guitar it also gives a better signal to noise ratio.

[@jarrydee2799]

@@jakobmorningstar That is why I do not watch them, boring as hell

[@jeffduncan9033]

Voodoo labs dingbat really streamlined my build process... amazing board for any level of guitarist 👍

[@tylerjones2]

Rhett Shull picked a peck of underpowered pedals.

[@alexpetersheldon]

Thanks for this. I've just started and I've already bought a 9 plug "wall wart" power supply and there is all kinds of noise. At first I was worried all my new pedals were bad but now I know how important a good power supply is, that will be next on my shopping list thanks

[@melodymaker1979]

What you talking about, Willis? The PP2+ can handle both 12v & 18v pedals; you just need to flip that switch underneath the unit, and/or acquire a special voltage cable from the manufacturer that connects to two ports

[@eddiecarter9831]

This is where I am ... building a pedal board. Found an old Peavey pedal board and gutted it since it was for ONLY old Peavey pedals. I have actually been using a One Spot. That explains the RF interference. Haha! Thanks!

[@frankstabler1920]

I've been using a Godlyke Powerall for my board for 20 years + with no problems and no noise. It's powering 8 - 9 pedals that are all nine volt pedals.

[@leetownsend]

Really love this video. Any reason why you didn't carry on with the series. I was very interested in your take on which order to place pedals in the signal chain and which should go into your amp's effects loop. Obviously there are "rules" but I'd love to see your thoughts on this.

[@bradleyt]

That Strymon Zuma Power supply is excellent!! Great video Rhett!! 🏆🏆👍

[@victormotsekgaladua3178]

Thanx my power supply has been answered. Its noobies like us who benefit a lot from your videos. Good work 👏.

[@duaneanderson6393]

Plos- PLo- PLO ! SIVE! 🤣yOU MAKE THE VERY MUCH FUNNY! and I used your presentation to guide my planning and implementing the building of my first pedal board. As 98% of the Pedals are Strymon Pedals I did the reviews and choose the Strymon Zuma power supply . The board sound pristine. You advice was really helpful and you do have a sense of humour the I get.

[@brodyh2895]

I built my first pedalboard on a skateboard deck, it fits my tuner, 2 gain pedals, a chorus, 2 delays, and a reverb. I still gig with it now, even after switching out pedals and rebuilding it a couple times. It gets a lot of positive comments at house and basement shows too.

[@tonepilot]

khaki cuffs not to mention it’s easy to roll from one side of the stage to the other. In fact, you and the other guitarist could share the rig, you just give it a little push when it’s his turn to use it.

[@brodyh2895]

@@tonepilot I was at a gig tonight and we took turns trying to ollie on it

[@Tezcati]

I love the CIOKS power supply. It fits perfectly underneath the pedaltrain like it was designed to and can power almost everything you throw at it

[@davidsummerville351]

Great info, nice sweater.

[@greatfelixo]

in total defiance of Rhetts advice I have just ordered a great big board and a loop switcher so I can get all of my pedals on one board. Even ones that I would rarely use I want on there just so I have the option you never know when you might want to do something weird in the moment. I know it probably sounds really stupid and Rhett is an infinitely more experienced musician than me but that's just where I am at right now.

[@masonevans3669]

Props for putting the ads at the end of the video

[@johnbarber3499]

Thanks Rhett this really helps me to know what to do when building a board.

[@viniciusmarcilio3194]

At this point, someone probably said it already but the Voodoolab power 2 plus offers 9 AND 12v outlets (via the dip switches underneath the power supply).

[@jamesf2918]

I got a bad case of the Volante's as well. Love the editing in this video. It's poignant too, my Novo 24 arrives tomorrow.

[@ThaiThom]

I think I'll just remain faithful to my acoustic guitar.

[@Cyndimansfield]

I was like that till it snapped in two . Then I went electric..! I don’t know if I need a pedal board or not . Or just an amp. I’m just trying to work it out..!

[@faustogomez9051]

1 spot/daisy chain is okay unless you're powering digital pedals (which are the ones that sometimes introduce noise/hum), also I would recommend powering up to 5 to 6 analog pedals from it

[@tjborekvideo]

Analog pedals also tend to require less current, which is a plus with a wall wart style power supply.

[@RedBeerdN8]

Used a cabinet door as my pedalboard for 10 years and finally got a pedaltrain. Does the same thing honestly but it just looks so much better

[@strangersun7721]

Really great video. Like all the consideration that you recommended before you start laying anything out.

[@CargoShorts7]

Great video Rhett, but you didn't get into the other stuff you mentioned. Like which cabling you use, and how/where to place particular pedals in the signal chain. Would love to hear more about that stuff too, then I feel like I could confidently build my own board. Cheers mate!

[@roycobb621]

Looking forward to the next video in this series. So far it's been very helpful 👍

[@friedem0n2004]

I've been binging your videos this weekend, great job!!!

[@0777coco]

i'm beginning to order enough pedals to justify a power supply, after checking out i discovered that there are daisy chains less than 10% the price and was quite down about it. seems like i made the right choice after all... i really needed the reassurance, thank you.

[@genekinde1193]

This video is timely. Currently building a board after months of loose pedals on the floor, or still in the box. Already made a mistake on the power supply. Back to GC for a better unit.

[@GATvsGAT]

Another great video Rhett! As usual awesome advice and That Strymon power supply is very nice. I WANT ONE 😛 The Voodoo Labs PP2+ has dip switches that up the current from 9 V DC to 12 V DC and an aux power out, both of which are features that enable the operation of pedals that have less than standard power requirements. Also you can get voltage doubler cables where 2 x 9 V DC sockets are chained together to power 1 x 18 V DC pedal. I currently power a HELIX LT, 2 Notes Torpedo Cab and an ISP Theta Preamp off the Aux Power out and an EVH Flanger using the voltage doubler method along with a bunch of other 9 V DC stuff off the single VL PP2+. However, not the tidiest option but certainly works great.

[@andrewmagnuson2363]

I was waiting for this to be mentioned! Power supplies are really expensive and if you happen to already have the PP2+, there are a lot of flexible options to make it work.

[@JamesPCroad]

30 seconds of watching and the reasons for the horrible hum and noise emanating from my maiden set-up is revealed - power supply! Thanks, Rhett 👍

[@osatchema3598]

As far as order of pedals is concerned, I find that to be extremely subjective. While some effects definitely interact better in a certain order, placing them in different ways can lead to interactions that might not happen otherwise. I always just kinda experiment with order and just see what happens

[@sparkyguitar0058]

I going to say what I've said on other board vids. Look at Caline P-1 pwr unit. Big pwr,cheap price and I used it for about a yr and no problems. 8 outlets I'm running 2 18v and 3 daisy chains out with no noise. Total of 16 pedals 1 20× 12 board. Noise free as long as I step on drive pedals and use the tuner to kill live sound!

[@barney1029384756]

great cardigan mr. shull

[@tylerrosier1068]

0:02 Me trying to explain my life problems to my mom

[@flyinpigmusic331]

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[@bradbarker4041]

Enjoyed seeing your plosive-induced descent into madness

[@recordman555]

Great info, Rhett! Thanks for this video.

[@DavidSJ_DAP]

So...um... How do you know? ;-D

[@StaticRome]

Rhett What is your connector labeling standard? MOB RTN, MOB SND, IN , OUT… DLY IN… etc… Do you label both the straight and pancake connectors? Which labeling machine do you use? Thanks for the tips!

[@petersmart894]

Great video and instruction Rhett. Could you do a video about best affordable jazz amps for us oldies? Cheers

[@lincolnlee6042]

Great video man! You should give temple audio boards a try! They are great!

[@guilletjean-jacques5107]

good video , i stop to play guitar years later , i buy a Squier classic vibe stratocaster , a X cab , a hotone mini mojo diamond , and for my pedalboard a electro harmonix east river drive (averdrive) and silencer (noise gate) , and a TC electronic Skysurfer (reverb) and Forcefiel (compressor) and a harley benton power plant junior

[@daviribeiro8997]

(Sorry,is long) My plans for the future: Amp+Cabinet: Mesa JP2C (or any Mark series) with 1x12 mesa cabinet Now pedals (outside pedalboard/controlling manually): Two G1Xon,one for tuner and control the amount of input gain and the other to Whammy (down),Octave,Phaser,Swell,Eq,etc.... 1 Whammy 1 Wah In pedalboard and controlled by a switcher Drop Digitech Acoustic Sim Noise Supressor Tube Screamer Distortion And a Valeton GP200 outside pedalboard,but being controlled and in the FX Loop of the amp,just for the 5 Band Graph EQ,Compressor,Pitch Shiter (Kind of 12 strings sim),Chorus,Delay,Reverb So the signal goes: Guitar > 2 G1Xon > Whammy > Wah > *Input of the switcher* > pedalboard with all pedals in the switcher > JP2C with the channels controlled as well > Valeton in FX Loop > Cabinet The patches: Clean Channel: Acoustic > Valeton (EQ,Comp,Pitch,Chorus,Delay,Reverb) Clean Channel: Distortion > Valeton (EQ,Comp,Delay,Reverb) Crunch Channel: Noise Supressor > Tube Screamer > Valeton (Comp) Lead Channel: Noise Sup. > Tube Screamer > Valeton (Comp,Delay,Reverb) My problem is... I want a switcher that will be able to control all 3 channels,my pedals and the Valeton, with at least 8 banks so I can use the Drop in 2-8 banks, here in Brazil we have a switcher like this,with banks,four switchers for each bank,but there's no much info about it,idk how powerfull it is,if can control more than two channels,etc.... so,can anyone help me solve this problem? :v

[@scarv7544]

Very helpful video, i hadnt considered polarity for my board. Thank you! :)