How to Build a Guitar Pedalboard: Beginner Tutorial
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 3 มิ.ย. 2024
- For as long as JHS has been a company, we've received email after email asking us about putting boards together. In this episode of the JHS Show, Josh is going to walk you through some fundamental steps of putting your first pedal board together. He'll go over some essential effects to start with, patch cables, power supplies, and making the board look nice. We'll also hear from a special guest and her recommended effects for a beginner's board. Follow these easy steps, and you'll be well on your way to pedalboard bliss.
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• Understanding Pedal Order
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00:00 Intro
00:59 Step 1: Pick Your Pedals
03:56 Get Offset #1 Pick
04:36 Step 2: Patch Cables
06:50 Get Offset #2 Pick
07:13 Step 3: Power Supply
10:33 Get Offset #3 Pick
10:54 Step 4: Pedalboard
11:51 Step 5: Signal Chain
13:17 Get Offset #4 Pick
13:36 Step 6: Velcro
17:05 Get Offset #5 Pick
17:51 Step 7: Cable Management
19:59 Outro/Credits
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Used a couple of email addresses, but never received a pdf.
But... but... but... Did I win? 😜🤣😂
nooo I should've aspired to make a pedalboard 3 months ago 😭
you completely dumped on the most important aspect of pedal choice: the color of the pedals. if the pedals are not the correct colors everything will sound horrible.
Warm colors = warm tone. Obviously.
well obviously bc most of their pedals are white. But I will say I really like their compressor pedal for the money
Bucket of black paint
Dip
Done
Toan is in the colour
That's true.
3 Metalzones into a Korg Miku. Simple as.
Your using tone that the world is not yet prepared for
Finally a new JHS video! For the last month and a half I seriously started to believe the universe is out of wack
it was, but no longer.
The world is batshit crazy out of wack but not getting into all of that lol.
I’m sure it had something to do with all those notaklon orders
This pedal board is NOT
inexpensive.
$$ 500 +/- is NOT cheap.
Their are tons iof FANTASTIC
CHINESE....mini pedals
Around......$$ 50 +/- ......Not $ 100 per.
Powe supplies aound $ 30+/- bucks.
Two distortions ? Not cheap.
Reverb ? Always in the effects loop.
One good analog delay with modulation.
One distortion.
One compression.
One of either
Tremelo
Flanger
Auto wah
Chorus (stereo)
To split to TWO small amps.
For REAL STEREO ROOM EFFECTS.
An EQ and a Volume pedal
Before everything...
Two small boards can cover
90% of sll of this really cheap
And insanely good sounding.
Much less than $$ 500 bucks
Or more for the same thing.
@@lorenzo6mmat what point do they claim that the example board is inexpensive?
They use their own pedals (and heavy sarcasm) to represent generic pedals and how to use them.
They specifically spend time on cheaper alternatives.
Power supply in-depth review will be much appreciated. It can become a real headache when a board is growing
Mxr mini iso brick is awesome
I'd suggest you include Cioks power units in a full on review. They have considerable mA power and flexible Voltage switches.
Power supply should be looked at as nothing more than having enough mA to power the pedals. A 1Spot supplies 1700 mA. A tube screamer draws 8mA. So a simple 1Spot daisy chain can power 212 tube screamers. Most analog effects, and even simple digital ones like a DD-3T for example, have low enough mA draw that, if that's all you have on your board, you do no need a dedicated power supply like a Zuma or a Cioks. You just don't, and the notion that you need a unit like that for a board consisting of a few overdrives, a fuzz, a chorus and a delay is a triumph of marketing over reality. And power supplies will rarely help with noise issues so don't go into it expecting that either.
Where you need a serious power supply is when you have several high draw digital pedals like Strymons on the board. Those types of pedals draw hundreds of mA and you end up maxing out a 1Spot quickly when you get into that stuff. People are led to believe that high quality dedicated power supplies are an essential part of any board and it simply isn't the case.
I agree with Josh on future proofing. That's never a bad thing, but again it's just a matter of making sure you have enough power long term.
I would agree with this. I’ve been using wall wart supplies with daisy chains because those are the only ones I understand…
@@pCeLobster The issue that Josh spoke about with 1Spots is that the daisy chain introduces noise that may be prevalent in one power connection, to the others. Yes, a Cioks may be OTT for many beginner pedal boards, BUT, as Josh alluded to, it can be used again on other pedal boards when you upgrade. A clean isolated power supply is the foundation of a happy, noise free, pedal board. VoodooLabs ISO 5 is good for this level of pedalboard too.
Flipping the BOSS plates upside down just blew my mind
Same I just spent 1/2 an hour removing a rubber stole with 90% rubbing alcohol.
I literally smacked my forehead when I saw your Boss backplate tip! Had no idea you could do that.
as a person with a boss-only pedalboard (i'm a fan boy i'm a fan boy wee) i literally did just that, too. i might be stupid. gotta do that to my pedals.
Yeah that's a revelation, I've been covering the back labels of my boss pedals with a little piece of cardboard from cereal boxes for some time now. Funny that this little trick didn't show up earlier with Josh's fandom for boss pedals 😄 thanks jhs👍
I’m not sure about that tip cuz when I did that with my ds2 years ago it doesn’t really fit well and for that my ds2’s broken. Pedal works when the plate flipped and it doesn’t work when I flipped back(stock). I don’t know I might did something wrong cuz I’m not a professional or maybe that tip is not for every boss pedals.
I recommend against doing this with some boss pedals as it puts unnecessary pressure on soldering points when the rubber presses hard against the circuit board.
@@-Zontar- i think one needs to exercise caution when doing that. the majority of boss pedals have a lot of space between the cover and the circuit board. if you start tightening the screws and the rubber starts pressing against the board too much, just stop.
Josh also something people overlook, I personally use one, a Computer UPS, basically its a power buffer meant for computers that acts similar to a surge protector but also has batteries that also act like capacitors, the cool thing is, they clean up and filter power, which not only would clean the pedal sound up a bit from dirty electricity, but its also protects those valuable pedals from damage from surges and such. Once you try this you will never go back.
Shit, that's genius!
Thanks, man. Great solution! Bravo 👏
Since the day I started following the JHS channel, I've always appreciated Josh's candor about his vs other designers' pedals. It's as if he's letting you know that you already have the pedal(s) you need before you run out and buy his. No. No "as if." He does point out that you probably already have the OG pedal that we all need. And you did! All the while, he makes you rupture you spleen laughing at his comedy.
The Universe loves you, Josh.
Heads up on the power supply is when you get a brick (isolated brick) watch out for the milliamp draw. I have two pedals on my main board that exceed the 100 milliamp draw that the bricks do. So I have to use two small wall warts in addition to the 13 (8 spot brick and a 5 spot brick) for the board. So I still have 2 more (13 pedals, 11 pedals through the bricks) potential options. That said my main board is pretty full, so I might get two micro pedals however I have pretty much covers all the types of music I play.
Also buy zip ties and anchors and use those under the board to manage the wires. Basically you gather the wires and zip ties and anchor all the wires so that they are REALLY out of the way.😉👍✨
If you're in the UK/Europe, the Harley Benton modular power supplies from Thomann are amazing value, properly isolated, and built like tanks. Highly recommended.
I bought a shelf from IKEA that was almost a ready made pedalboard. It has three slats with spaces in between to run your power cables through. Painted it black, put Velcro tape on it, and mounted two Voodoo Power plus 2 power supplies underneath. I reinforced it some with angle braces and put some rubber feet on the bottom. It’s not the sturdiest thing but for a bedroom set up it’s held up well.
Amazing, do you have a link to the shelf?
The shelf name is GORM. If you Google IKEA shelf pedalboard you can find some info.
I have built boards a long time but watching Josh build this made me want to tear mine apart and start fresh !!!!
Thanks for the shoutout @getoffset. Love how the two of you make the project and lesson more fun and entertaining. Nicely done, both of you! p.s. (to anyone who tries one) stick the Tiny Fuzz at the start of the chain for max growl. It really likes to load your pickups directly.
Ok so flipping the rubber part of the boss pedal is something I wish I knew 20 years ago. Dang it!! That is so good
For "bedroom players" a looper pedal is a lot of fun! Thanks for the tutorial, I didn't know about the lineup, now I do!
I just think it’s should be said- if you do a clip tuner, remember to turn the volume down on your guitar when you tune, the clip tuner will still work, and you won’t annoy your bandmates.
So glad you’re all back 😊
Another helpful and entertaining video. Thank you for all your team's hard work...appreciated.
Practical and helpful advice when I needed it the most. Thanks JHS
Hi, I am a beginner guitarist from Brazil, been playing guitar for almost 2 years by now, and I wanted to say that I enjoy this type of content. I have a $60 strat, no pedals or amps so I have to play with pc plugins (pirated) and I always have to use presets made by other people because I have no idea how to build a pedal chain, a pedalboard, how to achieve certain sound, anything like that
I don't have an amp to test it out easily nor pedals, and they would be expensive as hell here (if you are american, imagine a boss katana 50 costing 4000 dollars, yeah, it's unacessible as hell)
That's why I enjoy this type of content, I want to be able to build a good pedalboard on plugins and stuff, to know how a good tone it's made
I play with this preset but I don't know how it's built, I know there's basically an amp, distortion, reverb and noise gate, but the tone is so powerful and good, I tried to recreate but I couldn't even get close to it
Remember that its fun to use gear but the better you sound clean the better you sound while under the effects
there are a ton of cheap 30$ pedals out there that are decent! Just buy a few of them, patch cables, daisy chains (yes i know they are not as good as a power supply but they will get the job done). I recommend a heavy distortion, reverb, and vibrato, since that combo will give you the signature 'lofi-gaze' sound that is all the rage with bands like Julie and Arches. put them in which ever order sounds the best!
@@-jank-willson yeah I'm working for it! A simple boss ds-2 it's literally half my salary, but it is a work in progress
@@pietroborgesparri don't spend money on boss, buy behringer, donner, azor, movall, etc. they are all usually less than 50$. Joyo pedals are around 75-95$, but they usually have more features. Behringer are exact clones of boss pedals, but they have plastic cases instead of metal ones. Azor pedals are some of the cheapest at 25$, but they are basic and only have two or three knobs, so not as many options to tweak the sound of the pedal, but they are good if you just need the basic sounds of a type of pedal (and they have metal casing!). Right now I have a pedal that can do modulated shimmer reverb (so i get a reverb effect, pitch shift effect, and modulated effect, all in one pedal!), vibrato, and a DOD gonkulator modulator clone. Those 3 pedals are all i need, and they are all less than 50$!
@@-jank-willson yeah I think the only brand we have here that you quoted is Behringer, I will look into it, I think my friend got a few of those
But as I said, I'm working for it, if you are an american, to put it on your perspective, just imagine a behringer distortion costing $500, it's a shame
Greetings from Mexico!! Love your show, so much info and history
Nice! Planning a new board and have been eying the 3 series(clean design and awesome sound)! Love the channel!
Thank you, Josh. Love your demeanor! 🌴
Great video + nice tip about the Boss pedal Velcro
I’ve been researching this exact thing! I’m so glad you made this video. It was very helpful. The cable testing and management was great!
Been bingeing loads of the lives waiting for a new episode. As I slowly pick up my first pedals it's exactly the vid I've been waiting for. Basic quick easy full tutorial. Love the work JHS crew🤘🏼
Great video and timely as well since I'm about to build my first pedalboard.
Really awesome video! Answers all my questions AND gives good advice. Thanks Josh.
I really enjoy this JHS pedal channel. I appreciate the humor and positive approach. Entertaining and great information about “why” and what subtle differences there are. I always enjoy these videos.
You've given me a great gift idea for each of my son's. Great video that could lead to future more intermediate or professional boards. Love your channel...
Love your show! Always motivational and I learn so much. Love the 3 series by the way! The hall reverb is amazing and I think I will get the rat soon❤❤❤
Small boards of all jhs 3 series look so amazing😍
Love this simple, to the point approach. I personally love how clean is your pedal board. I want it! :)
I have been running a bd2 and ds1w recently and been loving it
Awesome timing on this! just about to build my first full board. Used mostly multi-effects pedals in the past.
Good show, good topic.
Thanks Josh.
Thoroughly enjoyed this video. Looking forward to a video about power supplies.
Great video! Glad to see some "basics" in 2024, was just planning on putting together a new board.
Awesome show, great job!
I love the order of the pedals that you chose.
The boss pedal base plate tip was worth doing this entire video! Thanks!
and OMG the boss pedal turn-the-back-plate-upside-down tip is the best thing ever thank you so much!
Such a helpful video. Never realized how much that one-spot was messing with the noise. I got that voodoo lab power supply ordered yesterday. Can’t wait to get it set up. Thanks!
That board is really satisfying to look at 😊
Entry to this show is awsome..dope editing
Thanks for the tips! I recently put together a board with all those Amazon Basics pedals that Amazon did a while back.
That was THE video i needed. Thank you very much
I'm so glad you're back.
Thanks for the chance to win! Great to see GetOffset too. 🤜⚡️🤛
What a love about jhs is not only these videos and demos but the fact that theyre top shelf pedal are worth every penny but theyre budget 3 series is also damn fuckin good!u could build an entire board out of these and not be dissapointed at all!
This is amazing! I have been watching videos from this channel for weeks as I carefully plan my first pedalboard for church. I actually just made my first JHS order this morning (morning glory, octave reverb, notaklön preorder). This channel has really blessed me and taken the edge off worrying about what to spend money on and this video came a great time. Thanks Josh and the JHS crew! We love you!
Amazing timing. Ive been rediscovering my love for guitar after putting it on hiatus due to work and life. One thing i never explored was pedals, and i have been researching like mad the past few days. This video couldnt come at a better time! I even picked up one of my first pedals earlier today; the Bonsai!
wow! that boss back hack is genius. you live and learn.
Awesome video! Y'all make everything fun and informative. :)
Great tips. Thank you
I recently started my pedal journey and this is already my favorite TH-cam channel. Videos are gold and everyone who is on is hilarious
Excellent job ❤. I appreciate the depth and detail given to help people 🎸❤️☮️🌶️
Love this tutorial. Wish it had been available when I first started the two boards I currently have. I love the Strymon power supplies, both the Zuma and the Ojai. I have the Ojai on my my fly-rig and it can daisy chain with the Zuma on the bigger board for more flexibility in the studio. Your videos are great.
Great info on this vid and filled with great zings.
Necesitamos más videos por favor!!! Gracias eternas
Thank God you’re back, and with a funny helpful video! Love the giveaway, great pedal choices, you really stretched there. 🤣
So happy for a new video
Thanks Josh. I found keeping a power conditioner on hand helps with noise in different rooms.
Turning the Boss pedal plate backwards is the best tip ever! Never heard that before in probably 100 videos I’ve seen. 👊😎
Nice! I built my setup thanks in part to the vid where you're building that board for Nick, many moons ago. ✌
I’m so glad you also agree about flipping the boss pedal plate over for a clean surface! I posted a video months ago doing that exact thing and I swear I had over 1000 comments of people saying I was crazy!! 😂😂😂
Perfect timing. I was just browsing online trying to figure out how to build my first pedal board. it's a bit overwhelming when you start thinking of platforms/ size, and power supplies and cables, how to attach the pedals 🤪...
Cool! I went acoustic and stopped playing electric guitars on the early ‘70’s, before pedals were popular. When I picked them up again about 10 years ago I had to start figuring pedals out from scratch. I wish this video had been available then!
I just redid my board the other night after getting the Mono power supply, and I’m definitely going to try out that boss plate trick.
oh my god a new JHA video, i already knew at least half of this stuff but i still NEEDED to watch the new jhs video.
i thought you were dead!
Amazing video!
G'day Josh,
This is just the video I needed. I've recently ordered the last of the JHS 3 Series pedals to finish off that portion my collection, and I don't know which one goes where - the white one, or the white one....
Thanks for a great video, & keep up the good work.
Andrew
Yes, for the Ernie Ball cables. I use them exclusively!!! I like how you minimize the use of Velcro on both the pedals and the board.
I just noticed that book in the intro and I recently acquired it from my electrical engineer uncle, I had no idea it was in the intro before I just thought it would be a cool book to have and this just solidifies that thought.
Awesome, funny and informative. As always.
Been using a Truetone 1Spot Pro CS7 for past three years now with great results. Great power supply.
I think you should do a 90s beginners pedal board next. I need to know what to pair with my DOD Grunge and Peavy Bandit.
I am in the process of putting together a board with my first store-bought pedal board ( Pedaltrain Classic 1 SC). A few days ago I decided to put the fuzzy velcro on the frame (not the pedals). Thank you for confirming my decision.
Great video as always.
I too am a tuner pedalless headstock tuner clip kinda guy.
velcro is a brand, the product is called hook and loop. i had this drilled into my head working in a sweat shop that manufactures powerlifting gear.
Bought the JHS 3 Series Reverb pedal. Love it.
Same here. 😎👍
As a designer, I love the minimalist look on those pedals, even though i might be hard to remember which is which on stage, if you have multiple like that.
I would definitely want to build this pedal board if my finances arent in shambles. If I get a gig soon maybe! Loving those patch cables as well.
Register to win the JHS 3 Series Beginner's Pedalboard here. When you register, you will also receive an email from us containing a simple guide to building a beginner's pedal board!
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New guy, old guy that’s been around since Patton was a private. 😂really enjoy your videos.
Yeah, too long!
😊Awesome dude😊!!
Josh, Does the pedal Rig ( because it's a Rig now) go into the front of the amp or effects loop ??
21:12 Rush time. Great video as always. Just starting to build my second, larger board. Need room for the NOTAKLON and shortly thereafter the Third Man Fuzz-A-Tron kit just because. Keep the vids coming!
Great. I want that pedalboard!!!!
Good tutorial!
Finally! Where you beeeen
kansas city, mostly.
i wuz wurreed! (not really)
@@jhspedals Hopefully working on Notaklön pedals for those of us who have been waiting SINCE NOVEMBER cough cough.
@@jhspedals Are you all ever gonna have a 'jhs 2 series' of small, 2-knob mini pedals that cost around 30$ for us broke high school/college kids?
Thanks Josh! Wish a simple tutorial like this was around when I started. Would have saved me a lot of head scratching.
Also, I'd highly recommend the Fender Engine Room series for power. 9v and 18v, built like a tank has an IEC feed and the isolation is fantastic. Noiseless baby!
Welcome back guys! 😊
I've been trying pedals (including some of yours) and different setups on my pedalboard.
At the moment i have 13 pedals (including tuner and looper switch) and they are all powered by daisy chain with a TrueTone OneSpot.
I totally agree with Josh that isolated power supply is the best choice, but for my experience the quality of the pedal has an important role as well.
Everytime I tried poor quality pedals I had some issues (background noise, buzzing, etc.).
When I finally bought only pedals designed in USA or Europe (and maybe made somewhere else) every problem disappeared. And the daisychain is still there 😉
Hey Josh, Awhile back, I watched one of the videos on clipping circuits. That may be kind of niche, but it helped me understand what was happening in my pedals. I would love to see another video like that. It could be cool to do an overview of the clipping styles but also maybe delve into digital clipping since something is happening after AD/DA conversion. People could always go back and watch the old one, but there may be some new OD pedals out there since then too. I like the channel a lot and think you guys are doing a great job.
Great video!
Built my first pedal board by hand, Your channel was a big inspiration while making it to thank you! Now I just need to get a JHS pedal lol
I built my first pedal board last year. It was basically a bunch of Behringer pedals on a cheap Ghost fire pedal board with a cheap Donner power supply and cables. I've had a blast with it, no issues. I've changed and added a few pedals since though!
I’ve had a self made board with zip ties a grill and daisy chain but thanks for the section on power!
Hey JHS, i love your videos and dry humor. You clearly know what youre talking about and help me have more confidence. For a rock/country/blues style im thinking:
Conspiracy Theory Overdrive, Analog Delay, Vibrato, and phase (my amp has great chorus and reverb)
Hi Josh. I have basically binge watched your channel over the last few days like a fat kid in a candy store. I love your pacing, your dry humour, your nonchalantly presented fantastic musical skill and your willingness to share your immense knowledge. Could you possibly do an episode about Harley Benton pedals? They are massive in Germany's budget sector, and I think that there are at least some real bangers for what they cost. Some of them are Joyo Pedals. It would be interesting, which ones, and how good they are, and how good the others are in your eyes. Thanks a big lot, and warmest regards from Dortmund, Germany.
it would be great to see a 5 minute addendum discussing 5 starter pedals for bass. Loved the whole walkthrough of the process!
I can confirm that the Earthquaker Special Cranker is really good. It’s the only drive on my board. I’m running a Fuzz War, Special Cranker, June 60 chorus, and the 3 series delay and reverb.
Love this type of video, ive missed jhs content 🤌
Started my official first pedal board today. Ordered a east River drive. I've got a Dunlop way, and a Dano daddy o. Going to grab series 3 dist and delay, and some kinda tuner. Super excited. Oh and I need a trem. Okay getting that too 😅