BCB-60 Pedal Board

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I gig regularly. The plastic catches both broke within a few months. I took the guts out of this and kept them. The case itself I threw away. Great for the environment. I have a Diego pedalboard now instead, and that is a good quality piece of kit, unlike the Boss unit.

Easy to used and set-up. But designed for a limited number of Boss-shaped pedals.

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It's okay, if you only use Boss pedals and handle it like a injured baby bird. But who wants that? I really would recommend you DON'T buy this. It's expensive, and breaks fast. Build your own, or have a look at Diego.

N/A Although with certain pedals the Boss power supply might not be optimal, but I haven't encountered any problems.

Locks are terrible, luckily there are holes (meant for padlocks?) next to the locks so you could string it shut if [WHEN] yours break. A more major weakness is the Power supply, which is incredibly flimsy, every gig I fear for tis safety. I would advise you to get a spare, if you really insist on buying this board.

Quite easy to use and set-up, the manual is virtually flawless. Initially very fiddly, but difficult to get wrong. Once it's all tailored to your needs, the setting up before a gig is a little slower than other pedalboards, especially since you can't fit ANY pedal in it - I had to plug in my Morley Wah outside of the case. The in-built power supply is very useful and easy to use, which is one of the reasons I bought this (see reliability however)

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I will shortly be purchasing a *proper* pedalboard; I simply cannot afford to deal with the chance of this failing during a gig. For the price, however, its usefulness is unquestionable. And if you aren't playing too many gigs, and you can keep it from any knocks/damage, I'm sure it will serve you excellently.

No change to the original sound.

Plastic latches. Why did they have to use plastic latches?? One of the latches broke the first time I used it. And I'm very careful with equipment. I let the lid fall closed, and it caught the latch piece, which broke and flew across the floor. I could get the latch to work, but later the latch piece fell off and disappeared... That was it. So don't let the thing bang shut, ever, and this might last you a long time. I took some of the pieces to use in the second go-round, using a CNB case.

Very simple to set up, especially if you have Boss pedals. The end effect is very neat and tidy looking. The trays at the top are good for additional items, or hiding small junk :) The top has the eggcrate type of foam, which helps hold things in place, at least while it's new. I was able to add an AC extension cord and my guitar cord - wrapped neatly, it all fits.

A couple of negatives: if you have other pedals that need AC power, you have to do-it-yourself. I added an extension cord with 3 plugs, and it doesn't look that bad. The guitar cables plug in vertically, which looks a little dorky. Minor point. It's rather large if you only have a few pedals. I added my wireless receiver and a microtrack device, plus a small digital clock. Overall, though, it creates a nice looking landing pad for your stuff, and it's really nice that all the cables can be fitted into the slots and covered with the finish pieces. Very neat for us "neat freaks." The neatness of it is my favorite feature. I would not buy it a second time because of the plastic latches. If they fixed that, and maybe made it a bit smaller, I'd go for it.