Any ideas for a practical pedalboard design for pedal steel?

[Joseph Carlson]

I ended up ordering a little camping table from Amazon.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00HK ... UTF8&psc=1

Folds down small and flat, plenty of room for my pedal board, sometimes I run sound too, so a small mixer fits.

Also, it gives me a spot to set my steel case when I unpack so I don't scratch up a table at the venue or have to pick my steel up off the ground. It's only rated up to 60 lbs., so I wouldn't set a D10 on there, but works fine for my SD10 Pedalmaster.

[Chris Walke]

I use something very similar to this, but it has a wooden top. I'm going to take off the round top and cut a rectangular board to better fit my pedals in the configuration I want. Perfect height to operate the pedals with my hand right next to my bench.

https://suchprice.my/collections/foldin ... ding-stool

[Ken Metcalf]

This is a Pedal Train that comes with a hard box I got on Craigslist. Also used to hang on the side of a rack set up.

[Mike Bacciarini]

I noticed that at the Spring Jam in Vista, CA that many players use a rack on their right. Some do use a couple of pedals on the floor or clipped to a leg. I'm using a rack case, but with the individual pedals I like built into the top (wheels on bottom lid). Inside are the power supplies, and loads of room for VPs, cables, accessories and a sandwich.








Some may think this is a lot of gear, but I downsized from:




(After getting it all set up, their wasn't any room left for my steel, or time left to play)

[Richard Sinkler]

Mine. It sits on top of my NV400 head (and on top of the heads case) to my right. I have all my effects in a loop, except the Zoom MS-50G, which is in the front effects loop of my amp for reverb and delay. I go from guitar to the Black Box, to the Loop Box, then the signal goes through the effects. I also have LED light strips on the back and front edges of the bottom so I can see the amp controls in the dark. Also have a clip on light to see the effects and light up my guitar neck(s) in the dark. Also have a clip-on bracket for my iPad, which I use as a Peterson tuner (since I fried my Strobo-Flip). Also to use for set lists.

[Larry Allen]

Alesis Midiverb 4.....Telonics midi controller ..got rid of all the pedals

[Ken Metcalf]

The main thing is to be able make some changes from time to time.
I play clean most of the time with a little reverb and delay.
Hauling an effect around in your seat and then that song comes up....Damn the stomp box is not hooked up.

I like when I occasionally kick an effect on it will turn some heads!

[C. D. Maclean]

Here's my solution. A cymbal stand with the top bolted to a small LCD TV bracket, the other half of which is on the back of a standard guitar pedal board. Worth replacing the normal velcro with super strong stuff. Also Ive made a joystick control to work various bits of the pedals. Easy enough to hotwire as most seem to rely on shorting the control switch to ground so only one ground required on the joystick. Means I can start and stop loops etc bang on in time without stopping playing to reach over to the board. Also control the rotary speed and delay feedback. The wee silver box has a selector that changes what the joystick does on the right hand move which is the easiest to do in time while playing.
Cheers
Calum

[Jeremy Threlfall]

I keep my delay(s) that Are always on by the amp (on a power supply). Any other pedals I want for special occasions, I have next to my VP on the floor. I can easily reach the floor to switch them on or off. I play guitar and PS most times, through completely separate rigs

[Paddy Long]

I'm with Larry !!!

[Larry Allen]

Nice setup Paddy..here’s another...old MSA overdrive....remounted..


. Right hand controls..button is for Leslie off/on..several Organs in the Alesis...
...Larry