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How to Build a Guitar Pedalboard for Under $500. Budget-friendly pedal picks to assemble your gig-ready pedalboard.

You’ve got your axe and your amp ready to rock the stage, but what about your pedalboard? Effects pedal options are seemingly endless this days, making the idea of putting together a pedal board as exciting as it is daunting — but what if you’re just looking for the basics? In this video, the zZounds crew builds a show-ready pedalboard for under $500 to help you get ready to rock!

Gear featured in this video:
On-Stage GTP7000 Mini Guitar Pedal Tuner
Arcade Audio Respawn Delay Pedal
Ibanez Tube Screamer TS9 Overdrive Pedal
Pro Co RAT2 Distortion Pedal
Boss CH-1 Stereo Super Chorus Pedal
Electro-Harmonix Op Amp Big Muff Pi Overdrive Pedal
JHS 3 Series Reverb Pedal
Pedaltrain Nano Plus Pedalboard with Soft Case
RockBoard Power Ace 9V Power Supply with Daisy Chain
EBS PCF Deluxe Flat Patch Cable

Feb 5, 2025Myles
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Myles

A musician who first picked up the guitar in 2011, Myles toured the US and Europe with his former band Blaqrock. He's also performed in a pit orchestra, and played on a Grammy-nominated track featured in Bill & Ted Face the Music. Myles is a Gear Expert at zZounds and writes for the zZounds Blog. Outside of music, Myles is a huge video game nerd, dog lover, and spaghetti enthusiast.

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