Small Pedal Board Build

I hope you enjoy this video. : )

[@lukecarroll8410]

You should make a video showing how you make these boards, there so cool!

[@robertclarkguitar]

So I've been watching your channel long time. A buddy and old friend tagged me saying "Rob this is you in 96' " minus the killer English accent. Hahahahaha. Bro that's funny. I said wow. Thanks hes amazing.

[@robertclarkguitar]

I played drums though. Hahah back then 30 years

[@jamescarey3995]

Making a pedal board out of an old typewriter case, it all fits and there's a removable cover :) That carpet idea is genius!...

[@paulmullins8425]

I’ve no doubt you could get away with just the katana and the pedal switch.

[@thedavesimpson]

Most probs. I am going to get that footswitch when i can and give it a go. : )

[@vanged2468]

Dave, you're so right about the Gov'nor pedal. It's awesome, I love mine. Rock in a box!!! I'll have to buy a Muff now! How can you make the construction of a tiny pedal board sound so great?? Brilliant.

[@thedavesimpson]

Thank you very much. : )

[@267koko]

We have something in the states called liquid nails. It’s like industrial strength super glue for basically anything extremely heavy duty. That’s what I use to put down carpet or Velcro when I used to make my boards. The staples drove my ocd crazy. Plus the glue was stronger than the staples. Just a friendly tip. Cheers :)

[@SanAndFe]

Thank you for videoing your small pedalboard build. Great idea using the carpet tiles instead of the loop half of velcro 👍🏻 looks much neater and works much better it seems. It was nice to see your process and thoughts on organising your board too. I know see what you mean about the Crybaby not having enough sweep compared to the Vox. Cheers Dave. 👍🏻

[@thedavesimpson]

Thank you very much. : )

[@stratorarious]

the carpet is a great idea : )

[@jimmyjimmy951]

200th Thumbs up.. 💯💯😎. Love this video as it addresses the size of pedal board I would use in my tiny man shed..😬👍🎸

[@thedavesimpson]

Thank you very much. : )

[@PhilMoseleyMusic]

I'll have to try that battery adapter thing with the wah pedal!

[@stuartb3690]

I Like your pedal board design there Dave. Like you I make my own. The carpet idea is great! Cheers.

[@thedavesimpson]

Thank you very much. : )

[@CJ-rf9jm]

You did pretty good with that pedalboard dave. More developed a bit than the bargain board I did a couple of years ago. A good thing these days when the smallest commercially produced I can find is over $90 on its own.

[@thedavesimpson]

Thank you very much. : )

[@filipematias2239]

You are gonna look so cool with short hair and that beard my man!

[@w13rdguy]

Nice board. Nothing wrong with that! You should probably paint the ...wood, though, to keep it from swelling with moisture.

[@thedavesimpson]

Thank you very much and thanks you for the info. : )

[@seanmudge7546]

You have a great right hand Dave, you should do a vid on tips on how to develop one.

[@thedavesimpson]

Thank you very much and i'll see what i can do. : )

[@etherboy3540]

I just stumbled across this channel. Holy crap! That solo at the end was awesome. Liked and subscribed.

[@thedavesimpson]

Thank you very much. : )

[@fiftypeehead]

You're nuts mate, and it's very endearing

[@thedavesimpson]

Thank you. : )

[@rayclark6596]

Dave, I have no words. You play....

[@thedavesimpson]

Thank you very much. : )

[@pierreclavier9073]

Hello Dave ! Nice video once again, very interesting ! I have a question about pedalboards... Did you ever consider making a serie of videos about the Line 6 HX Effects ? For exemple, "how to make a John Frusciante board with the HX Effects" or a Hendrix one, etc... Kind of like the CR 120 serie ! :D

[@thedavesimpson]

Thank you very much and i have thought about and am hoping to do something with it yeps. I just need to think it through and also because i can no longer play copyrighted material i have to think in the style of. I hope to get something done though. : )

[@pierreclavier9073]

Looking forward to it !

[@LandRoverDefender2005]

Wunderfull

[@thedavesimpson]

Thank you very much. : )

[@Timon898]

That patch at 24:44 sounds awesome, which effects are you using on the zoom?

[@erenaltuntas4801]

+1 I also wanna know so much!

[@users-bs8ww]

@@erenaltuntas4801 it is a auto volume swell with a delay

[@thedavesimpson]

The effects i am using are Chorus Delay Reverb and compression. I am rolling them in with my guitars volume. : )

[@Timon898]

Dave Simpson Awesome thank you :)

[@blkjckgtr3075]

Great info Dave,thanks for sharing and good gravy outro aswell,Cheers

[@thedavesimpson]

Thank you very much. : )

[@willking2973]

Could see you really wanted to play the bedroom lick there Dave, nice playing :) cool seeing the zoom close up, ive always wondered what it did.

[@thedavesimpson]

Thank you very much. : )

[@pedrotierra2117]

Hi Dave, I have the Zomm and it's great, but when I connect the distortion pedal I feel that the sound characteristic of the pedal is lost. How do you solve it if you feel the same?

[@joejitsumusic]

I've been thinking about this lately dave and i was hoping you could get your hands on the pedal for the katana because I'm wondering whats possible with it and how their version of a DS2 (if there is one in the amp) sounds compared to the real thing

[@wodenoftheangles3339]

Is the Zoom G2 analogue dry-through or are you turning your entire signal to digital and back again?

[@thedavesimpson]

No idea. Sorry.

[@notsoserious2369]

Once again great video . Every tone was My Favorite kind I'm going to name it the MAN Tone lol.

[@thedavesimpson]

Thank you very much. : )

[@davidflint12]

It’s this big! That’s what she said.....

[@thedavesimpson]

Hahahahaha. : )

[@Vigi]

Very interesting video! Just a question. Wouldn't the ehx sound better with the wah if the ehx was put before the wah?

[@mrcsotomayor]

It is before the wah

[@thedavesimpson]

Thank you very much and i prefer the sound of it on the right side of the wah. Gives the wah more sweep. : )

[@Vigi]

@@thedavesimpson Thank you for your answer! That's very interesting that you get more sweep by having it to the right of the wah. :)

[@isaacwilliams9919]

The reason he does the signal chain backwards is because he’s from English. People from England do everything the other way around, like driving.

[@bobs.stevenson9704]

very cool chorus sound

[@thedavesimpson]

Thank you very much. : )

[@barne4380]

Great video and board Dave! I'd say for a delay pedal you should try a TC electronic flashback or alter ego 2

[@itsmeagain1745]

Or if funds are very tight and you can wait, Andertons have the Landlord FX Taproom delay on sale at the moment for £29.00 (Pre -order). No arrival date though. If you need small, they have the Hotone Eko Delay at £53.00 +£5.00 p+p. I don't know though if you want a basic delay or something with more options, Dave.

[@thedavesimpson]

Thank you very much. : )

[@thesteelstrummer2307]

What are your double muff settings?

[@thedavesimpson]

I have M1 set at 9 o'clock and M2 at 12 o'clock. :)

[@thesteelstrummer2307]

@@thedavesimpson Thanks!!!!

[@vincentmalloch5652]

Great video Dave! I was just wondering what settings your using on the Marhsall Jackhammer?

[@jamestodorov9985]

That was a good uuuuuuuuuuuh at the start :) very helpful video for me by the way pretty informing many thanks

[@thedavesimpson]

Thank you very much. : )

[@Badro29]

what’s the Name of the song at 23:00 Thanks for the Video

[@LandRoverDefender2005]

Dave what’s the name of the song you play when you test the chorus 🎸? Thx in advance grt Richard

[@thedavesimpson]

Its a Dukes De Luda song called Cold Floor. :)

[@JR-es3mo]

DAVE! what is it your playing starting at 29:06 ?? Its sooooooo good. Anything to reference for it? By the way, thank you for sharing your knowledge. An incredible musician. I watch your videos everyday. From Vancouver, Canada

[@thedavesimpson]

I'm just playing around. No real reference or anything. Thank you very much. : )

[@NichoGW]

Nice one Dave

[@thedavesimpson]

Thank you very much. : )

[@alparotti]

Really cool

[@thedavesimpson]

Thank you very much. : )

[@400_billion_suns]

The tone of that white strat is killer! Is it an American Standard, and are they the original pickups? Also nice job on that pedal board build, it's well thought-out and looks sharp! 👌👌

[@thedavesimpson]

Thank you very much. Its a 2002 Mexican 60s reissue and the pickups are just the stock tex mex it came with. : )

[@400_billion_suns]

@@thedavesimpson Thanks for the reply! Wow! I can't believe how great its tone is. That guitar is a keeper for sure. It has that quintessential strat 'chime' as perfect as it could get on the neck position. I recently bought a new American Professional strat and while it sounds bloody amazing, it still doesn't sound quite as nice as yours. So those are the tex-mex pickups then? I've seen some pretty good deals on those recently... might have to get me a set of them! The part at 23:10--that tone plus your playing of that riff--man, that is everything I love about guitar in a 10 second nutshell.

[@slvtrocks]

What amp are you using? Is this straight in or are you running anything in the loop?

[@thedavesimpson]

I am using my Marshall Valvestate and everything is going to the front end. The only thing in the loop is the ditto looper. But that snot part of the board. : )

[@johnielolclown1613]

glad i hung around for the sound test

[@thedavesimpson]

Thank you very much. : )

[@LauraSquirrel]

That's nice

[@thedavesimpson]

Thank you very muchly. : )

[@Matt-wj4yj]

Dave what do you think about Mooer micro preamps?

[@thedavesimpson]

I have never tried one so i can't comment i'm afraid. Sorry.

[@venividi911]

I repeat it... You are the best soulful guitarist at the time 👍🎶🎶

[@thedavesimpson]

Thank you very much. That means a lot. : )

[@jorge.az07]

At 38:23 what riff are you playing? Love your video!!

[@thedavesimpson]

I'm just making things up i think. :)

[@fxman8]

Why are you without an Ibanez or Vox wah right now?

[@thedavesimpson]

Because there in use else where. I have just been gifted another WH10 though which has just made this board even better. : )

[@LandRoverDefender2005]

Dave pls tell me ? At 25:00 what’s the riff ?

[@thedavesimpson]

Cold floor by Dukes De Luda. : )

[@sixstringer6074]

Tex mex pups in that strat ?

[@thedavesimpson]

Indeedy. : )

[@twoys440]

may i suggest you a line 6 spyder? XDXDXD

[@jorge.az07]

He has already demoed one