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As I have a few pedals laying around and having just bought a new one, I thought I'd make up a pedal board. 

A quick check online showed me how expensive pedal boards are, even the most basic ones are around £30 ($42). After a bit of surfing around, I came across something that is apparently a "thing" in the UK, even amongst the pro's.

Known as the "Gorm" or "Hejne" pedal board, its made from a pair of shelves from Ikea costing £5 ($7) and some Velcro strips. Total less than £10 ($14) , so I ordered them. The main benefit, apart from being inexpensive is that you can make it to exactly the size you want. I'll let you know how I get on over the next few days :)

 

 

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Looking forward to the finished product.  I'm a big DIY guy.  Sometimes ends up costing more in the long run LOL  I CAN disassemble and reassemble a banjo in a pinch, and do a decent setup..........

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I know what you mean lol. I have an Epi Special that I've spent way more on than the guitar is worth. Still, I love tinkering with stuff, its half the fun for me :)

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I'm with you on that.  I have a MIK Squier Bullet Strat, that by the serial number is from around '93-'94.  I bought it used and the frets in the first position were pretty worn then, 8 or 9 years ago.  The neck pickup was shot, so I never used it, couple of weeks ago, I ordered a loaded pickguard and 1/4" cable connector, soldered them in, good as new.  The string height is a little high around the 12th and up, but down the neck it plays as good as anything.  Might be the shorter scale of the Bullet, I don't know.  I've tried adjusting everything to get the strings down, but end up with the dreaded buzz LOL  I have less than $120 in it, including the new parts, so it's a keeper.  I'd never get that out of it.

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Might be that the neck needs shimming in the pocket. I did a similar thing on a cheap Ibanez I have and its perfect now. Could also be that the frets need levelling. I bought some good levelling tools a while ago and learned to level and dress my own frets, which has proved invaluable. A cheap fret rocker from ebay would probably reveal the culprit.

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Good idea on the shim.  I took the neck off when I replaced the pickguard and gave everything a good cleaning, so it wouldn't be hard to do.  I actually have fret material and tools I bought from Stewmac a few years ago for a banjo neck I was redoing.  I still have ALL the material :$, that was one of the aforementioned DIY jobs that cost more in the long run LOL  Don't think I have a rocker tho', and the frets on hand are probably not the right size, but I will look into it.  I'm not afraid to try anything once on a cheap instrument.......which again goes back to the cost deal LOL

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I only have one guitar that's too valuable to work on myself. I get way more pleasure from turning a cheap instrument into something very personal and playable. Good luck with your strat :)

 

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Boards cut to length and reattached to the side pieces and a coat of primer

 

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BTW, Musician's Friend Stupid Deal of the Day is a pedalboard for $119, regular $199  WOW  I like your idea much better.  Not sure I would pay those prices if I was a working road musician.  It's not a high tech piece of equipment LOL  Yours looking good so far.

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Thanks :)

only one of the shelves used so I can make another if I want to. So far the total cost is £2.50 ($3.5) plus some paint I had in the shed anyway.

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Its pretty much done

A coat of black paint and the Velcro applied. All I need to do now is arrange the pedals I want and tidy the cables. All in all I'm pretty pleased with it.

Total cost around £7 ($10)

 

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That looks brilliant Ice9, great job. Thank you for sharing your project with us.

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Looks great!

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What a great idea, I'm all in on this. :)

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Its Great when a plan comes together . Great job Ice looks nice. 

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Thanks all, I'm very pleased with it

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