
Effects pedal side-table?
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Matthew Zuckerman
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Effects pedal side-table?
Does anyone have a good recommendation for a side table to place our effects (pedalboard). Hopefully something that is foldable, easy to transport and sturdy. Thank you.


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Dave Hopping
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Re: Effects pedal side-table?
I use a folding keyboard bench like the one linked below. I have an f/x rack, but it seems like a bench would accommodate a pedalboard just as well.
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J.C. Dijeres
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Re: Effects pedal side-table?
I use a snare stand with an 20” Wide board (Boss BCB1000), fits into my backpack and feels sturdy while pressing on the pedals with my hand.
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Jackie Anderson
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Re: Effects pedal side-table?
This folding garden kneeler/bench has proven to be quite versatile. It can hold effects, an amp head, a speaker cab -- you can even sit on it!
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Dave Grafe
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Re: Effects pedal side-table?
I use my steel case
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Howard Parker
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Re: Effects pedal side-table?
Yep...
I use my case as well. I use a fairly large pedal board and the case elevates it fine. An easy reach me me.
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I use my case as well. I use a fairly large pedal board and the case elevates it fine. An easy reach me me.
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Re: Effects pedal side-table?
I use a piece of wood mounted on a small tripod stand using a tripod to speaker adapter. Everything is always wired up and ready to go. I just plug in my guitar, a cable to my volume pedal. It sits high enough to see and access the controls.
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Dave Mudgett
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Re: Effects pedal side-table?
I also use my pedal steel case - I carry enough stuff already. When playing pedal steel only, I use a small pedalboard that fits with the case on its end as Dave shows. When I double or triple-duty with guitar, etc., I use a larger board with extra effects and a guitar/amp switcher that fits with the case flat. Both work fine.
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Bob Sykes
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Re: Effects pedal side-table?
Cafeteria tray stand works great. PSG pedal board on top and guitar board underneath where I can stomp it. Tuner is on stock bracket attached to steel leg. Expandable storage with an actual cafeteria tray.
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Brett Lanier
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Re: Effects pedal side-table?
If it works with the size of your pedalboard, a snare stand is really good for this. You can tighten it around the frame, raise/lower/tilt, and pick the whole thing up with one hand.
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Brooks Montgomery
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Re: Effects pedal side-table?
folding keyboard seat also works, and, of course, doubles as a steel seat or guitar seat
A banjo, like a pet monkey, seems like a good idea at first.
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Jon Jaffe
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Re: Effects pedal side-table?
I use a table in my practice room to try out an effect, but when I gig, I want to carry as little as possible. I have applied clips to almost all my pedals, except for the StroboStomp. The pedals I can clip to the leg are as follows: the Steel Guitar Black Box Mini, the ToneX One, the Valetron GP5, the Space Dust Mini, the Hall of Fame Mini, and the Flashback Mini. Most of the pedals have M3 screws on the bottom that are long enough to accommodate the clips. With the Space Dust, I had to fashion a brass plate to accommodate the clip.
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