effects/pedal board leg attachment solutions

Andrew Frost · From: Toronto, Ontario

Interested to hear about your solutions for having effects pedals/pre amps/black box/amp head or whtatever close by at fingertips.
Like a tray that attaches to the leg of the guitar etc.

These days I keep a small board on the floor to the right of me. This has my amp head and a couple small units. Reaching to the floor to tweak tone is a bit of a nuisance, but simple set up and strike makes it worthwhile.

I've experimented with leg trays and attachments in the past but they didn't take for whatever reason.
Revisiting the issue here though...

Thanks
Andy

Richard Sinkler · From: aka: Rusty Strings -- Missoula, Montana

I use a tripod stand that is like a mini version of the speaker stands that are used a lot. This keeps my pedal board at a level that is easy to reach. I used those Rubbermaid floating shelf boards, and brackets that you can buy that fit on the stand. They are the same size hole as the large speaker stands. I drilled and installed 1/4-20 threaded inserts into the bottom of the board, and use plastic knob style screws to attach it. My board also has a cord to plug into my guitar and one to plug into my volume pedal, that stay attached even when in it's case. Sort of like "plug & play". I also have a phone holder for times when the band uses set lists, and I have them stored on my phone. It also has rubber feet on the bottom in case I use my NV400 head on the floor to my right. This board would sit on top of the head.

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Nicholas Cox · From: CA

I built a drawer into my seat.

Rick Grieco · From: Long Island, New York, USA

Nicholas and Richard....very cool solutions!
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Steve Spitz · From: New Orleans, LA, USA

I like the idea of using the seat. Knobs at your fingertips, less on the floor.

I did something similar at one time. Another benefit was you could set it up , hook it up off the bandstand, so, easy one piece on and off.

Also like the idea of a smaller footprint on a tight stage, and you’re less likely to leave something behind on a hectic, dark load out.

Ellen Angelico · From: Tennessee, USA

Not the most elegant solution, but I usually set my guitar case up sideways and put my pedals on it. I'm typically only using a pedal or two max, so it gets them off the floor and closer to my hands.

Craig A Davidson · From: Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin USA

I always thought it would be neat to have a switchbox on the steel leg that operates your different pedals. Once you get them set you really only need them either on or off.
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Ken Metcalf · From: San Antonio Texas USA

Pedal Train with hard case.

https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/PTCLJTC--pedaltrain-classic-jr-tc-18-inch-by-12.5-inch-pedalboard-with-tour-case

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Johnny Cox · Posted 4 Oct 2023 11:43 am

I use a steelseat.com pedalboard. It has legs like a pac-a-seat

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Chris Templeton · From: The Green Mountain State

That's nice, Johnny.
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Jeremy Threlfall · From: now in Western Australia

I have wondered about a tray that would rest down on the two adjacent legs of the guitar, and then I wondered if that would interfere with the transference of vibrations from the guitar cabinet to the floor, causing my guitar's colour to fade from black to gray

I always figured that leg attachments could only be robust enough for 2-3 pedals max, and I've never bothered. I used to gave a Hilton that clipped on, and that was neat enough, but i imagine two or three separate ones of those would be messy.

I keep an earth drive, tuner, a zoom CDR and a little 9V supply on a short piece of mdf next to me on the floor - about 3"x9"
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Bob Sykes · From: North Carolina

Cafeteria tray stand. $5 from local flea market.

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Joseph Carlson · From: Grass Valley, California, USA

Just assembled this board for fairly cheap

This is the board I used - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09YH3P9BW?th=1

And these are the clamps - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C68M9S4Z

Dave Grafe · From: Hudson River Valley NY

I lay my steel case on the floor beside me and set a small Pedaltrain platform on it. Excellent access to knobs, buttons, and tuner without any extra gear to mess with, keeps the cords short, and is a handy way to establish a clear stage boundary when indicated.

Jon Light · From: Saugerties, NY

My setup was identical to Ken Metcalf's, above, for a number of years -- Pedaltrain on half-open hard case.

My current setup eliminates one piece of the rig, carrying the board in the seat.

I usually set up far stage right and now I can set up at the very edge of a stage and have the board hang over with no worries about finding an extra foot and a half to stand the pedalboard case.

Seat is definitely getting heavy.

Bobby D. Jones · From: West Virginia, USA

A few months ago a forum member had a neat one here on the forum. I forget which section it was in. It was a wood pedal board with a cover, The cover had a set of legs inside it. Remove the cover, Position the legs, Set the lid on floor, Like a little table, Then the pedal board went on top of the lid. Legs could be made any height needed.
Had a handle like a brief case.

Jim Palenscar · From: Oceanside, Calif, USA

I'm in the middle of making a pedal board from a std music stand w a solid back.

Larry Allen · From: Kapaa, Kauai,Hawaii

After 50+ years of pedals I simplified the kit with 1 midi controller and a wrist button (foot switch on/off..)..easy, unlimited sounds.. Very Happy

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Jim Pitman · From: Waterbury Ctr. VT 05677 USA

Personally, I prefer a half rack multi affects unit attached to my seat with its' front panel facing up over pedal affects.
Unfortunately, there's very few half rack affects unit in production anymore. The choices are very limited.
I had been using a Quadra verb GT full rack but it's a bit awkward sticking out beyond the seat. Now I just go straight into my Session 400 amp and have replaced the reverb unit inside with a three spring type. Occasionally, I'll use a my old Electro-harmonix Deluxe Memory Man. Being totally analog, it sounds better to me than a digital unit and I also like the fact that it plugs directly into AC.

Marvin Born · From: Ohio, USA

Strymon effects controlled via MIDI. [img]

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The MC6 controller has 18 presets programmed for various effects, different levels of reverb and delay. There is a leg mounted Strymon mini switch that can set the delay speed with the knee or hand.

I have two setups, but both use the same controller software. The larger one has the Strymon Big Three and smaller one use a Modius, and the two new small reverb and delay units, Cloud Burst and Brig. You have to write your own software for the Morningstar MC-6. (short press, long press and double press are the functions I use.

There is a MC,3 MC6 and MC8 controllers available. (The MC8 is a little large for leg mounting) I use a Peterson tuner clamp and drill holes to match the cover screws in the Morning Star. (the screws are metric.)

The Morning Star uses a 7 pin Din connector with the two extra pins supplying power. I use a Telonics cable which is a 7 pin to 5 pin + 9 volt power connector. The MC6 has steering diodes so It does’t care which is + or -. The power plug goes to the effects power supply under the effects frame.

Samuel Phillippe · From: Douglas Michigan, USA

I use the top of my floor monitor that sits next to my psg. Only use a combo reverb/delay and equalizer with my Quilter Superblock that sits there nice and handy for adjustments.

Sam

Bobby Martin · From: Virginia, USA

Call me a caveman or Luddite but I still plug direct into Fender tube amps, adjust reverb as necessary and occasionally get "fuzzy". Too much goin' on with all of that " hokum" to worry about. My heroes around Wash DC in the '70s (Buddy Charleton, Tommy Hannum, Pete Finney,Bruce Bouton) didn't need all of that extra stuff.
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