I just thought I would share my most recent little project. Now that I am becoming an 'official' electric guitar player I have a few pedals that I run in front of my amp. At this point I only have 3, but it is still cumbersome to transport them in my backpack without getting all scratched up.
I decided it was time to make a pedalboard. For those of you who are not familiar with guitar pedalboards, they are just mechanisms to keep guitar pedals secure and organized.
Traci and I were out on a saturday morning hitting the yard sales and I found an older suitcase that I thought would be a cool platform to build from. I brought it home and realized that for my whopping 3 pedals, it was just too big right now.
I was talking to my mom and dad about the project and they said they had an old suitcase I could use. Turns out it was my great grandma Marie's. I would guess it is from the 50's. This was a much smaller suitcase and would work great for my project.
In the other half of the suitcase I knew I was going to have a little extra room so I built a hinged door with a gate latch that I can open and close. This provides a great place to store cords, music, etc. I then attached foam to the door so that when the two pieces are together, the foam gently holds the pedal down on the carpet.
So now I have a good pedal board that will allow for a little bit of expansion (maybe 3 or so more pedals with the right wiring) and is different than anyone elses.....
3 comments:
you're a genius!
That's how I roll...mod'd suitcase
You still need a DL4. Ask Jon.
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