I just got a new pedalboard and I have a couple questions about setting it up. This is my first pedalboard so I appreciate any helpful tips you guys might have. First off Im guessing that Im gonna have to remove the little rubber feet from the bottom of my small clone and small stone to attach the velcro? How much velcro should I use on the bottom of my pedals to make sure they are held on secure?

you don’t really need to take the rubber feet off. i left them on like two of my pedals and they stick fine to my board. also, for the small clone, i have a piece over the battery cover and another piece a little wider than the battery cover from the end of the battery cover to like the bottom edge of the pedal on mine. that seems to be enough to keep it on the board.

Ok, I will try with the rubber feet on and see how it works.

I pull off all the rubber feet (you can always stick them back on) but if you don’t want to remove them then you can put the velcro on the bottom of the feet.  I just buy rolls of velcro and cut it to fit, you can get these rolls for less on eBay!  I usually do one strip from top to bottom on nano pedals, if it’s a big pedal I might use two strips either horizontal or vertical on it.

I have two smaller strips on the bottom of my nano pedals. Be sure to wipe the surface clean before you stick the velcro on. It’ll save you a lot of trouble later.

i usually remove the rubber feet, you can buy the same ones in bulk on ebay and many other places, i keep many on hand!

yeah, I will be removing the rubber feet tonight from my pedals so I can put them on my board. There was just a lil bit too much space for them to work being on.

I haven’t seen that anywhere, not in shops and not with people on stage.. But that is in The Netherlands and some other countries I toured..

Yes, i use the pedal bag. Why?

I think he is curious about the quality, ease in use or something like that;-)

Thanks for all the tips you guys gave me. I got my pedals all set up and secured on my pedalboard now. I’ll take some pics and post them as soon as I get the chance.

I’ve used the pedal bag for about 2 years. It’s a great way to get 6 pedals to the gig, already wired up with my 1-spot, so I just plop it down and plug it in, and I’m ready to go.

It’s just a padded bag, you can bend it in half easily. That said, the padding is thick enough that with the pedals secured with velcro, I have no inhibitions about just tossing the thing into my car trunk.

friedjesseradio - 22 March 2010 10:44 PM

are you not concerned with your pedals hitting and scratching eachother

Nope. Hasn’t ever happened. You could bend the bag if it was empty, but with stuck-down pedals, and not trying to bend it, I don’t worry about that at all.

I like to use two large strips of velcro as long as the width or length depending on which way I run it. Always remove the rubber stubs. I also buy the stuff off ebay as you can get great prices for a whole wack of the stuff. If you don’t use enough velcro you will know as the pedals will move a bit, of course I get overly energetic sometimes and maybe a little rough :p