Max length of a pedal that will fit on common pedalboards ??

[loss1234]

I make big pedals . but over the years , only players with custom boards could fit my pedals .

So as I don't own a pedal board , and there are many players with opinions , I'm trying to figure out a reasonable compromise --the longest (from top of pedal area to bottom of pedal area ---NOT WIDTH OR HEIGHT) that I can make a pedal !

maybe it's not possible --so far from photos it seemes common boards will fit
A wah pedal plus one boss size pedal above it ....maybe 15"Max?


THANKS FOR ANY HELP .

[EBK]

Another possible solution: start making custom pedal boards. 

[GGBB]

You can find the dimensions for all of the popular commercial pedalboards online - e.g. http://www.pedaltrain.com/pedalboards/.

[digi2t]

Guess it's a good thing that there's not too many of these suckers floating around....

[stallik]

That pedal's nuts! It's empty from the foot switch down.
It's either a good foot rest or a repurposed box

[EBK]

That is a crazy bit of anti-design!

[OT]Dino, is there a story that goes with your new avatar?[/OT]

[PRR]

> story that goes with your new avatar?

Look up the name in the quote. The man is fabled.

[digi2t]

That is a crazy bit of anti-design!

[OT]Dino, is there a story that goes with your new avatar?[/OT]

The avatar. That's Bob Widlar. I stumbled upon him quite by accident. He is a legend in analog IC design. A true genius. Not that I'm that bright when it comes to this kind of heady stuff, but as much as his work created landmark moments in the field, it's his character, and sheer force of will that I admire most. As much as his intellect could stun the brightest minds in the field, his nature could aggravate, or even break the toughest of administrators. His intellect, spirit, and pursuit of perfection just couldn't be harnessed, or diluted, by the business end of things. It was the "Wild West" of IC development times, and he was the industries Clint Eastwood. In a nutshell, he was to the analog industry what Jimi was to rock and roll. He was the driving force behind this ad;



Now how badass is that?

In today's homogenized, freeze dried, vacuum packed, sanitized, politically correct world.... don't think we'll see the likes of Bob Widlar again any time soon. Do yourself a favor, and Google him. Take the time to read the stories, and appreciate the legend.

[vigilante397]

I make big pedals

Am I the only one that wants pictures? How big is big?

99% of pedals I build are in Hammond 1590B's because they're big enough to fit just about any effect but not so big they take a bunch of room on boards. It's been my experience that people with big pedal boards (like myself) don't have them to accomodate big pedals, they have them to accomodate A LOT of pedals.

Gigging musicians tend to value their pedal board real estate. Would it be easier to build only in big boxes? Absolutely. But it would be harder to be useful live because one custom pedal would take as much room as 2-3 commercial pedals. So I try to build stuff the same size (or smaller) as many (most?) commercial pedals.

[ElectricDruid]

Yeah, +1 agree. I've gotta ask...*why* do you build big pedals? Are they so ram-packed full of high technology that you just simply couldn't build them any smaller (hint: have look at the 1590A forum on this site - un-frickin-believable!)

Perhaps double-stacking boards or getting a PCB manufactured to increase density or using vertical resistors or something would help you reduce the amount of area you need. Or are you trying to compete with ElectroHarmonix for the "Biggest empty box of pedal world" award?!

Can you give us a clue what these pedal are? I mean, if you've built a dual-overdrive-with-7-band-EQ-plus-flanger pedal, then it might be quite a space-hog, but if it's a PT2399 delay clone, then there's really no reason it needs more than a pennyworth of space.

Any which way, enjoy the building.That's what we're here for!

T.

[digi2t]

Am I the only one that wants pictures? How big is big?

[frequencycentral]

loss1234 does indeed make big pedal:

http://www.boutiquepedalnyc.us/brands/SNAZZY-FX.html

[ElectricDruid]

Oh, well, I'm sorry!! I didn't realise Loss1234 was the one and only Mr. Snazzelle!

I understand why he needs a nice big box - because they're rammed full of the craziest stuff you can find.

As you were. Carry on.

T.