Oh...No He Didn't...! Pedalboard Rework Time

Dude-- ya gotta have MUFF--- I hate pedals and I even have a NANO MUFF-----
but shouldnt the little white one be to the right of the muff?????

I think, for now, I’ll reuse my second tier and keep the Metal Muff off the board.

But, I am going to build a new second tier and probably put the Metal Muff on, then. The new second tier will improve how I’m routing cables.
 
Aaaand the golden trophy for Thread Redirects goes to @eSGEe !!!

(Golf clap).

The VERY NEXT post after the OP redirects to a completely different topic!

This may be a new forum record!

I am personally impressed.

MLP has nuthin’ on us!

This is not the first time Adrian has managed to do this on the second post in a thread...

Now, if you don't use that Metal Muff much I'd remove it. It takes up a lot of real estate...
 
So many possibilities...
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Good Lord!!!

Two tiers???

Yup.

The back row of pedals sit on a raised platform that makes them sit higher than the front row.

Having them sit higher minimizes the chance of hitting the knobs on pedals on the front row with my foot when I step on one of the rear pedals.

I have channels routed into the underside of this second tier for cables, as well. So, the second tier serves two functions - it elevates the back row of pedals and provides some cable management.
 
Yup.

The back row of pedals sit on a raised platform that makes them sit higher than the front row.

Having them sit higher minimizes the chance of hitting the knobs on pedals on the front row with my foot when I step on one of the rear pedals.

I have channels routed into the underside of this second tier for cables, as well. So, the second tier serves two functions - it elevates the back row of pedals and provides some cable management.

Seems well thought out. I love a plan more than anything. i spent 30 years without pedals. never bought a board. Now I have 7 effects and an Tig welded aluminum board. Thank God all my stuff runs 100% of the time. I wouldn't remember to switch stuff on and off....
 
So, I'm done for now. I still want to redo the second tier, being that it has been hacked into several times, but this will work fine for now.

Speaking of that "second tier", here are a few shots showing what I described earlier.

In these two shots, you can see the platform that the rear set of pedals sit on, and how it raises them above the front row of pedals.

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This shot shows much the same thing. It also shows how I use the platform to route cables. You can see two cables running into channels routed into the platform.

These two cables are the inputs and outputs for my volume pedal.

So, that second tier provides a useful function.

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One thing I was doing with this rework was to add a second power supply. I used a Voodoo Labs ISO-5. I already have a Voodoo Labs Pedal Power 2 Plus power supply. The cool thing about the Pedal Power 2 Plus is that it has a courtesy outlet. So, I can run the ISO-5 off of it.

This shot shows the small power cord I made, connecting the ISO-5 to the Pedal Power 2 Plus:

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Here is the other side showing all the DC outputs!

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And...here is the completed board (for now).

The task that really was the idea behind all this was to add my MXR 10-band EQ pedal.

My current pedal chain order is: Guitar --> wah --> TubeScreamer --> TC Mini Spark Clean Boost --> MXR Noise Gate --> Amplifier --> FX Send --> MXR 10-Band EQ --> Ibanez CS-9 Chorus --> Boss TR-2 Tremolo --> Morley Volume Plus Volume Pedal --> TC Electronic Nova Delay --> TC Electronic Hall of Fame Reverb -- > FX Return.

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For some perspective, here is the current iteration of my board next to a guitar case.

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And finally, here is my little buddy, who likes to check out whatever is going on when I start messing with my guitar stuff:


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Well...that's it, for now!
 

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I wouldn't remember to switch stuff on and off....

Ha!

I know what you mean.

Sometimes when I practice, I go through the motions of switching pedals on and off, even if I don't have my board in front of me. I'll also do the same with pickup selections - even if I'm not plugged in.

Operating the gear becomes a part of my practice, along with actually learning to play my parts of the song!
 
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