Although, this is quite funny.
Pedal Board Weekend
Most guitar and bass players fashion one of these boards to keep their pedals straight. I helped a friend of mine build one in a weekend, with minimal effort.
Measures about 1ft. x 3ft. Took one trip to the hardware store and a bunch of trips for velcro (shame on you stores for not selling rolls of it).
Painting on an apartment porch is bad business, especially when it is windy as hell, but we did it anyway, because we are badasses. The paint was intentionally not sanded after coats, which ended up being a blessing in disguise because it made the board texturized, helping the pedals stay in place.
The finished product. Most of the pedals are made by Behringer. The power strip was an interesting find. There aren’t too many anymore that are sold to consumers that are good for this use (because of the wall worts and things like that). They also come with fax modem and cable coax connectors, but this musician doesn’t use a fax in his effects loop, however I hear they are great for making Skrillex sounding sounds (that sound like an appliance falling from grace).
They are less expensive because the housings are super hard plastic instead of metal. Pedals were velcroed down. Another job done by skilled craftsmen.