If the author is reading--definitely use wood glue for the next one, not just nails. I know waiting for glue to dry sucks (that's why I do metalworking as a hobby) but it adds incredible amounts of strength. For something like a pedal board, glue is a necessity. Stomping on it will gradually loosen the nails. Plus, glue holds across the whole joint, not just at the 3-6 locations that have nails. For a proper glued joint, the wood itself will fail before the glue will<p>Not a bad looking project for a first-timer with limited tools though, the end result looks great. Fine woodworking is hard, but the end result is worth it, just like anything else that is difficult. And I can definitely agree that having some other hobby besides CS/IT is a good thing to keep sane.<p>Edit: to provide some background , the reason I know a fair bit about wood construction is from building experimental aircraft with wood wings. Still hated the woodworking aspect, but the plane flies and I'm confident it's solid.
Always nice to see music oriented projects on here. I highly recommend checking out VCVrack for broadly exploring possible tones. I was just playing with a "wah" effect patch i made controlled with game driving pedals.
Great looking board - for your use case (playing at home/practicing) it should be great. That is a nice basic set of pedals too!<p>But a tip as you get started on your guitar gear journey:<p>1. DO NOT go on the gear board - it will just get you to spend money on stuff you really don't need. I would avoid it until you are at whatever proficiency level you have set for your self.<p>2. Seriously consider a multi-fx as a way to try many types of effects - so you get an idea of what they do, and how they might interact with each other.<p>3. And the most <i></i>important advise<i></i> - tone is in the hands! 99% of the time, that new flavor of the month distortion/overdrive won't make you a better player, it will just drain your wallet.<p>After spending thousands on pedals and pedalboards (boards, cables, power supplies, etc.) I sold all of my pedals and basically use a Helix Effects, a boss TU-3 Tuner and a OneSpot CS6 power supply on a Pedaltrain Metro 16. Does everything I need. And will do everything I ever need to in the future or am capable of doing. Total cost of complete setup? $875. Sounds like a lot, but I spent more than $5,000+ over the years on pedals, boards, cables,power supplies. Gear Acquisition Syndrome (GAS) is a real problem for guitar players - so beware.<p>Welcome to the life long tone chase!
Looks great man. Once you have your main board set (like you do), don't forget to think outside the board you've built to add things like a wah and volume pedal. For me these have both been staples of my rig that sit outside the "effects" part and can be be added/subtracted as necessary.
I've started building my own pedals from scratch. I gotta say the sanding, painting and decal is one of the relaxing things I've done in ages.