SeriesBoss BCB

I got the BOSS BCB-60 pedelboard in a trade, and it's what I currently use on stage. Stock, it can only hold 6 standard BOSS pedals, or 4 pedals and a wah. Pretty sad eh? What I did was I took out the foam, and put Velcro and a riser in the back. This way I can fit MUCH more onto the pedal board. The board itself is built decently, it's a very sturdy plastic, and the patch-bays are metal with metal jacks. I haven't had any problems with the patch-bays yet, no tone sucking, etc. The power supply that came with it is good, for a daisy chain that is. I had to switch to a BBE Supa Charger that has isolated outlets because I was getting ground loop hum. That said, if you aren't running pedals in both the effects loop of your amp AND in front of your amp you should be fine. What I don't like is that the latches on the case do seem a little flimsy, but so far they've held up just great. Pretty much everything on this case seems fairly high-quality in general though, and being BOSS, it probably will hold up great over time. Overall, I am very happy with this pedelboard. It has served me well, but BOSS could have improved the original design by not using their silly foam system that absolutely wastes so much space. Would I recommend this to people? Well, somewhat. I am currently building my own pedalboard that is both bigger and angled, and I can build it cheaper than I can get the BOSS pedalboard for new, and I know it will be exactly what I want. So, if you are handy with tools, I suggest you build your own. If not, the BOSS is a good board to get.

The Boss BCB-30 Pedal Board is a mini platform for holding your guitar pedals. It can only hold three compact Boss sized pedals, of course being designed specifically for pedals made by Boss but can be fit any brand pedals of this size. It's more than just the pedal as it also comes with a daisy chain for three pedals for powering them as well as two mini 1/4" cables for connecting the pedals together. The case looks like a mini suitcase when boxed up but opens up into a small pedal board. I don't own a BCB-30 Pedal Board at home, but a friend of mine has it and I've played with his rig quite a bit. However, to be honest I'm not really sure that something like this is necessary or really the best way to go. While it's somewhat a sturdy case and it's nice that you can easily pack up your pedals for gigs, it only holds three pedals! Either you have to have a small rig or are down with swapping pedals out here and there. Being that it only holds three pedals, to me it's not really worth it since it's easy enough to carry around and set up three pedals anyway. I think that pedal boards are most useful when you've got a larger rig to set up. It is nice that this comes with a daisy chain and small 1/4" cables, but alone those wouldn't cost very much at all. I guess I can't complain too much since it's not that much money, but I can't imagine that too many people would want to be limited by only having three pedals. There are cheaper pedal boards out there beyond those made by Boss, as the BCB-60 holds more pedals but it's pretty expensive. In my opinion, if you are looking for a small pedal board, you're probably either better off making your own or waiting to get one when you might have more pedals...

The Boss BCB-6 Carrying Box is a dual pedal board and pedal case, designed for easy set up and transport of your pedals. Of course the BCB-6 is designed for use with Boss pedals, and there isn't much room to use pedals of other shapes and sizes. The box has six spaces for six standard size Boss pedals, as well as for two smaller sized tuners or whatever else you could fit up there. It also has spaces for running wires to each of the plug-ins for power and all that, so in theory you can just open the box and be good to go on stage. This is definitely the best feature of the BCB-6, as it gives you a good amount of convenience in the fact that you can just set it up at home and be ready to go at your next gig. However, it's kind of a drag that they don't allow space for other sorts of pedals if you wanted them in there. I guess it's fine if you only have Boss pedals or pedals that are the same size, but many people out there don't just have pedals of this size, with myself included. The case is overall pretty sturdy and is fine for carrying the pedals around without fear of them breaking as well. I do also think that the BCB-6 could be a bit cheaper than it is, considering the flaws that it does have. Boss does have a few other pedal cases/boards of this nature that will be more accommodating to other pedals, but again they aren't cheap. If it were me that was looking for a pedal board, this would definitely not be the one for me, but that isn't to say that it isn't fine for what it is, it's just a bit limited in what it can offer. If you've got all Boss pedals, check out the BCB-6, otherwise look elsewhere...