TRIO 43 Templeboard - Temple Red Review

Great Idea / Horrible Construction & Quality Control

Unfortunately Temple Audio has let me down again. What seems like a great idea with the side modules for convenient in/out pedalboard routing metastasized into horrible quality control paired with non-existent customer service. As you can see in the photos, the board mounted female screw threads popped out of the board making it useless. I'm not talking just one or two screws,… read more but literally 75% of each one I tried. In attempting to follow up with Temple Audio I've received no response to date. Recommend you avoid this product/company until they can get their QC/CS sorted, incredibly disappointing.

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Read Before Buying ANY Temple Board

I've been investing heavy in my pedal group and was finally ready to build my board. Honestly I struggled between going custom or buying something off the shelf — but, my rep talked me into a Temple Board. I spent time on the Temple Audio site with the Board Planner laying out my pedals and needed the TRIO 43. I've got 20 pedals all being driven by the ES-8 including two Strymon… read more Zumas. (And after doing the research, chose to purchase Evidence Audio cord and connectors direct from the factory.)First the Pros:+ It's light. Really light.Now the cons:+ The mounting system is flawed. The dimples are too short, especially the center one where you screw in the mounting screw on the back. I have two mission pedals with rubber feet, they are taller than the Temple mount—yes, I tried to remove the feet, but the screws are still too long which means you will need to use zip ties on your Mission pedals negating the reason for a Temple Board. This is the same as any pedal with a raised or lowered back. Only really smooth pedal backs will work.+ The perforated grid system prevents you from exact pedal placement. The Temple mounting system only fits in the perforated holes, thus you need to slide your pedal until it fits, leaving unwanted gaps between pedals ultimately resulting in the pedals not fitting as designed.+ If you need more than one mount (you want at least two large ones for the ES-8), you need to put them on the board first then put your pedal on the sticky mounts — mount them on the pedal first and you'll never get them both to line up on the perforated grid.+ The angle is too narrow, or rather the height is too short. Either way, you can't mount a Strymon Zuma under the unit easily and still mount a pedal above.Temple Boards are a great idea just executed poorly. Looks like velcro is still in style.

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Have a lot of pedal? Buy this!!

This is definitely an investment out of the gate, but money well spent. I purchased the Temple Audio Trio 43 from another vendor over a year ago, well prior to Sweetwater carrying this brand. They would have had my purchase, but this was not an option at the time. Gone are the days of traveling to band practice, opening the case of my prior pedalboard and crossing my fingers… read more that the velcro has held my 14 pedals in place. The locking system has been flawless. Switching positions of pedals is effortless, involving no degredation of a hook & loop system as found in the traditional pedalboard setup. The thumscrews tighten securely but involve no knuckle banging or swearing to remove. I do suggest purchasing an additional rail for the underside of the board to counter a slight tendency of flexing when pressing down on a wah or whammy pedal - an easy install that counters this issue nicely. The board comes with 2 standard, but the slight added expense is neglible. These rails also make for a perfect fit for slim power supplies. I have 3 Stymon Ojais (slims) on rails thereby removing any chance of occupying anchor points on the board itself. I also own the switchable power supply attachment, which is of an equally high quality. In addition, I have the soft case. This is a respectably constructed padded case. Stitching on mine has been top notch, with heavyweight zippers. The only thing lacking was the shoulder sling, which had weak clips attaching it to the case. Unfortunately it broke after a few uses, but in all fairness, i do have a good amount of weight of pedals on the board. I suggest getting an assortment of the pedal plates. In most cases a varying number of the smallest option makes for the best selection, allowing for positioning that avoids covering labels or access point to the interior of the pedal. In summary, if you are tired of the standard hook and loop system of pedal management and want a system that is secure, durable, modular and sharp as well, spend a little extra on this item.

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