I used to have some pretty expensive pedalboards. They were heavy, and overkill for my playing so I eventually sold them. Recently I was looking for a decent pedalboard, medium size, and reasonable cost. It turns out, they don’t exist. I did see a pedalboard that I liked, but it was pretty expensive for being just a plastic board with a handle cut out from it. Which gave me a really simple, but effective idea: cut a cutting board. Spoiler alert: it cost $12 to make, not including the Velcro (which I always replace with industrial strength any time I get a pedalboard anyway). One cool thing is that you can get cutting boards in different materials or colors, so you can have it look like whatever you want. So if you want to make a pedalboard yourself, read on. Continue reading →