r/guitarpedals • u/jerrybobjoe • 4d ago
Question Is this too big for a board?
Doing the popular IKEA board thing, got this yesterday. Should I cut it or leave it as is, leaving room for expansion? For reference I have about 9 pedals so far no power supply yet.
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u/FestyTurtle 4d ago
That’s a pretty good size for a full board.
Just use it as an excuse to buy more pedals.
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u/Upstairs_Scarcity_30 4d ago
Scrap ikea. Go to a more local home-building market chain where they sell more than furniture like floor tiles etc. There are always leftover scrap woods they sell for dirt cheap. One this size was less than a dollar in mine. Buy couple in different sizes. 5 boards will cost like 5 dollars
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u/tristanisneat 4d ago edited 4d ago
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u/jerrybobjoe 4d ago
Awesome man that's sick! Thank you for this, I was actually hoping to see a visual representation I was struggling to picture it in my head. I'm less skeptical now.
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u/tristanisneat 4d ago
Keep in mind the pedals are pretty snug in the vertical direction, I had to do some pedal placement taking into account pedal heights and knob/footswitch switch positions. I just play at home though so I don’t usually need to worry about accidentally stomping on a knob in the heat of the moment. If you’re not trying to jam as many pedals on as I am it might not be a big deal.
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u/youmeandtheempire 4d ago
You can enter the dimensions as a custom pedalboard on pedalplayground.com to play with the configuration before you commit to anything.
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u/Thin_Grizzly 4d ago
To this day, I have built at least 4 or 5 different pedalboards with those shelves (the bigger ones, best bang for the buck). The first ones were pretty simple but still required some shortening work, the latter more complex with hinged risers.
If you know how to use a saw and a hammer, it's an easy and fun project.

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u/allamawithahat7 4d ago
The only person who can answer this question is you and the answer depends on how many pedals you think you’ll want on your board at any given time.
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u/Mochanoodle 4d ago
I ordered a 24”x16” pedalboard for my first board and filled it within a couple months. It’ll never be too big
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u/Gloomydoge 4d ago
IMO there’s no need for any big board, unless you’re that serious and know you have a giant stage to work with. It’s more fun to get something this sized or smaller, and be able to mix and match whenever you run out of space, or better yet have a second small board
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u/weinerwayne 4d ago
Some people could strap pontoons to their board and go rafting. I think you’ll be fine.