My DIY pedalboard

I am using an improvised setup for my effects and gadgets. At the moment what Im using is a Digitech RP55 guitar processor and I bought on ebay an M-Audio expression pedal and sort of opened it and changed some polarity inside to match my Digitech foot pedal and it was a success. I can now use the pedal either as a wah or whammy. I was quite pleased with it because not only it's a small one but it's got a big punch.

So much for that. Now, having two pedals; a multieffects processor with the expression pedal connected to it, I think a pedalboard is a necessity. Why? Because the two pedals keep moving about and I had to kick it each time so that they are close to each other. What to do then?

First thing's first, I looked online for DIY pedalboards as well as proper pedalboards that are commercially available and ready to be used. Well, it's all good but I got an improvised setup so I was thinking that it won't fit my needs. I ended up looking inside the house for something that I can use and I found one.... a spare wood placemat which is thin but tough enough. Having said that, I now needed something that will hold the pedals in place and that's when the power of Velcro is needed.

A plan is now in place and I got part of the materials needed, so I took the tape measure and try to fit the two pedals on that board and it's just a perfect fit. I went to Southampton and look around, went inside Poundland and tried in my head improvising stuff that I saw in the shop but none would fit in my ideas. So went to West Quay and decided by chance to look in John Lewis. Went straight to their craft section and just look around. I saw this colourful foam sheets and I said this can be a nice cushion as well as some colourful cutouts to the board. Also I saw a heavy duty Velcro there and an all-purpose glue gel. So that's it, I completed all the materials I wanted and needed and when I got home, immediately work on it. These are the photos of my DIY improvised pedalboard.

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