Two Tiered Pedalboard Timelapse Build (Vol 2)

Our friend Rhett Smith reached out for us to build his Pedalboard. We made a time lapse video to showcase his board and give some insight into our build process.

Rhett (currently on tour with Hardy) was in need of a rig that can cover the wide range of tones that are required in a Hardy show. This board was wired with that in mind and we feel it turned out great!

I/O Paneling

We added I/O paneling for easy setup and teardown. We installed our Pedaltrain paneling underneath the back of the top tier. All of the connections here are connected via a cable loom and ran back to his amp rack/case.

For convenience, the input for his guitar is on the side of the pedalboard. At the time this was built, wireless was not being used. The side input of the board prevented the cabling from having to run around to the back of the board.

Signal Chain

The board was wired to be utilized with the 4 cable method or to be ran stereo to two amps. He wanted the HX Stomp to be more of a "catch all" pedal. To do this, we wired it pre and post within the PBC. This way, when it is ran in 4CM, any drives would be in front of the amps and any modulation would be in the FX Loop.

• Input -> Wah -> Tuner -> PBC
• Loop 1 - Micro Pog
• Loop 2 - Black Ash
• Loop 3 - SP Compressor
• Loop 4 - HX Stomp PRE
• Loop 5 - Klon KTR
• Loop 6 - Open for additional pedal
• Loop 7 - Open for additional pedal
• Loop 8 - H9 1
• Loop 9 - H9 2
• Loop 10 - HX Stomp POST
• PBC Out 5-6 - To Amp (panel)
• PBC In 7-10 - FX Send (panel)
• Out A - FX Return (L) - panel
• Out B - To Amp R

MIDI And Control

The board is wired for various control features on the PBC as well. The H9's and HX Stomp are all configured via MIDI. The Dunlop volume pedal serves as an expression pedal.

The control ports from the PBC are ran to the rear panel for amp function switching as well.