DIY Pedal Board - Case

DIY Pedal Case
What you need:
Old suitcase
Pedal(s) (atm I'm only using a chromatic tuner)
Power adapter (9 volt for most pedals)
Power cord
Foam
Cloth
Velcro

Firstly, the old suitcase was bought in a second hand shop for € 1,25.
I opened her up and pulled the card-holders from the top panel.

So I cut some holes left and right, respectively for the power cord, the OUT-going jack and the IN-coming jack from my bass guitar. Next, I tried to visualize where all component should go and try to waste as little space as possible.

Try finding some old cloth laying around to fancy the case a bit up since the inside was like a eighties B movie.

Ask your mom to help you holding the cloth straight while you staple it down.

Stapled down, it should look like this (possibly yours is more straight).

So when I ordered my tuner I also ordered 1 m² of acoustic foam which always gives a nice touch. Cut out the foam and glue it on to the panel, done. Put something on it to put a little pressure on. (costs: € 2.5)

For getting the pedal onto the case I've used some adhesive velcro, so it's fairly easy to get your pedal off when needed. Make sure the soft side of the velcro is on the pedal, it just something to consider when you take it off and lay it on a table or something. (you don't want to scratch something) (cost: € 5)

Make sure the power adapter cables are neatly put together at the side. I also put some straps around the adapter and the power chord to make sure they stick together. (cost: € 15)

So finally it looks like this, I've had fun putting it together, my pedals are now easy to carry and they are protected. Total cost for the case including the power adapter and split cables was about € 25.

Yours truly
-Yuu Tency