XPND Pedalboard - Large Review

Lives up to the hype

Been some decent hype on these boards. I was ready to upgrade to something nicer, but so many boards are a ton of money and you want to make sure you're getting something good. For the price, I really don't think you can beat this thing. See pics, it even fits my Walrus Phoenix. That was a tough find in other boards here. My rep Jason was more than helpful in confirming this would… read more fit. I have 15 pedals on it and still have room to "xpnd." Need to figure out hiding the wiring better.

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One board to rule them all!!!

Extremely well engineered pedal board. Very sturdy and is a great option for players who like to swap pedals in and out frequently. Great cable management, pre-installed soft-side hook/loop, and the optional risers are a nice touch. Also noteworthy is that the large Walrus Audio Phoenix power supply does just fit mounted to the underside without pressure due to touching the… read more floor. Shout out to Nicholas Weaver for helping out as always and working through D'Addario to get me the dimensions I needed to know for my application. Cheers! :)

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Pedalboard life made easy

Hook and latch tape is phenomenal, and already on the top and underside. Board is massive, and the additional riser is a fantastic help in reaching that second row

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First pedal board, and this fits the bill

I'm building out my first pedal board, mostly so it's more convenient to move my pedals around as one cohesive unit. I don't have a ton of pedals right now, but I really liked the idea of a board that could grow as needed, so when I saw this was being released soon I decided to wait for it so I could get this one instead of a fixed-size board. The board seems very solid and high… read more quality. There are two locking latches that keep the board set to your desired length, but even with these unlocked it takes some effort to extend or collapse the board, which I think is probably a good thing. Apart from the removable cable guides, I think the latches are the only plastic pieces on the board, so if anything is going to break it will probably be those, and even if they do break it shouldn't be a big deal (since it takes effort to extend/retract). A note about the cable guides -- another reviewer suggested that the cable guides do not fit. Perhaps they will see my review and this will help them. There are two different sizes of cable guide, since the bars are necessarily spaced differently in the "main" and "extended" sections. I can see in their picture that they are attempting to use the size intended for the "extended" section on the "main" section, which is why it will not fit. I've included some pics of my first pass at putting some of my pedals and the new power supply on the board. I went kinda crazy on the power supply and bought a CIOKS CIOKOLATE so I'd have a ton of outlets. It fits well under the board with good clearance to the ground. When assembling the board, make sure that you follow the pictorial directions closely and pull the extending bar sections out a bit before installing the middle aluminum plate. If the extending bar sections are pressed too far into the outer bars, you can screw one of the bolts into the end of each extending section about half way and use the bolt head to pull the sections out. Screw it in a decent ways so you don't damage the threads when pulling on the bolt.

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Well designed, but heavy. One problem.

Well designed, but heavy. One problem. Check out the weight of this before you order it. It's on the heavy side and would be difficult to return after unpacking it. That said, it's very well designed and super solid. Note that the difference in height between the expanded part and the regular part is 3/32 of an inch, so you might not be able to spin a pedal across the junction.… read more Also the cable routing clips don't fit (at least I can't figure them out). Too big. I've attempted to include a picture.

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