If you use a pedal board...

[Joseph Lazo]

...do you keep it on the floor or do you have it on a raised platform to make it easier to twiddle knobs?

[Noah Miller]

Floor. I don't want to have to fiddle with knobs in the middle of a performance; I set everything up and then just use the foot switches.

[Frank James Pracher]

I prefer to keep them on a stand next to me if space permits. I generally don't do too much switching during the song so not having them on the floor isn't really an issue. I like to be able to adjust things like tremolo speed, and delay for the particular song.

[Peter Jacobs]

Floor for me. I stand when I play in public, so I prefer to keep the pedals out of the way visually.

[Terry VunCannon]

On the floor & simple.

[Brooks Montgomery]

I use a very spohisticated pedal board stand
It sits to my right, within reach, and I play sitting for lapsteel, dobro, weissenborn.
All the effects pedals go in the crate for carrying back-and-forth to my truck.

[Phil Grubaugh]

I keep mine on the floor, although I'd prefer having it on the table so I don't have to keep making minor adjustments with my toes haha.

But when it comes to lapsteel, I've found I'm much more of a "set and forget" guy. Once I dial in a sound I'm feeling happy with, I don't make big adjustments. That being said, I'm still trying to get things dialed in, so every few days/weeks I'll make a small adjustment here or there.

[Alex Cattaneo]

It really depends on the gig. When I play my own compositions on pedal steel, I need the controls as close to my right hand as possible. I recently opened for Daniel Lanois and I was asked to play a 25 minute solo pedal steel set. I needed my looper, delays and reverbs. I have a small stand that I made myself, it’s smaller than a music stand.




Here:s a video where you can see and hear how that works in context:

https://youtu.be/D8fEdLGm_s4?si=3gNxYqFA7hxEUcRO&t=66

[Joseph Lazo]

It really depends on the gig. When I play my own compositions on pedal steel, I need the controls as close to my right hand as possible. I recently opened for Daniel Lanois and I was asked to play a 25 minute solo pedal steel set. I needed my looper, delays and reverbs. I have a small stand that I made myself, it’s smaller than a music stand.




Here:s a video where you can see and hear how that works in context:

https://youtu.be/D8fEdLGm_s4?si=3gNxYqFA7hxEUcRO&t=66

I like your setup, and I can hear why you were asked to open for Daniel Lanois!

[Miles Lang]

I keep the pedalboard on top of the amp, but the volume pedal is at my foot

[Dave Mudgett]

Most of the time, I prefer to have my pedalboard up to where I can change settings without stooping over. Standing, a waist-high rail or bench is ideal. If I'm using a large enough amp without controls on the top, I can put it on the amp. Sitting, I can function with it on the ground, but try to elevate it somewhat. For example, on a pedal steel gig, I tend to do something like this:



Sometimes I'm stuck with it on the floor, even standing. It's a PITA because I frequently need to tweak the knobs on the fly. Delay settings, trem settings, and more.

[Joseph Lazo]

So, I don't play out, but I'm finding a pedal board on the floor is a bit of a nuisance when I want to dial in different sounds. Putting the board atop a wood crate is probably my quick and cheap solution, since I already have a crate about the right width for the board.

[Bob Sykes]

...do you keep it on the floor or do you have it on a raised platform to make it easier to twiddle knobs?

Both. I can tweak the top pedal board when sitting or standing. Sometimes I put the lap steel on the pad, sometimes in my lap. The stomp-able pedal board isn't always underneath the other one, but always on the floor.

[Joseph Lazo]

...do you keep it on the floor or do you have it on a raised platform to make it easier to twiddle knobs?

Both. I can tweak the top pedal board when sitting or standing. Sometimes I put the lap steel on the pad, sometimes in my lap. The stomp-able pedal board isn't always underneath the other one, but always on the floor.

The luggage stand is brilliant. Collapsible, and they're pretty cheap, too.

[Richard Sinkler]

My "dobro" pedal board. On the floor. The A/B box will allow me to plug in both of my dobros and use the Goldtone preamp. I have the Goldtone ABS-D mic on my Recording King dobro. I need to buy just the the mic from Goldtone to have on my Regal too. Both will be plugged in and switchable. This pedalboard will feed into a volume pedal.

[Patrick Huey]

...do you keep it on the floor or do you have it on a raised platform to make it easier to twiddle knobs?

Another option that works for me at home is one of those wooden piano benches with the unpadded wooden top/seat that flips up. I got 3” wide velcro from Sweetwater n applied to the top and the flip up lid provides handy additional storage.

[Ken Metcalf]

PedalTrain board with case.

[Donn Lewis]

I use a stand: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MSQW49F?re ... tails&th=1










And these on effects boxes to make them easier to select with your hand: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07F2LK2NN?re ... tails&th=1

[Douglas Schuch]

I bought a cheap 16 x 32 inch folding table and cut the legs off to lower the height. I set it up on my right side and have my pedal board, my amp head, my harmonica case (since I also play harp on some songs), harmonica mic, spare bar and picks, and any other misc. stuff on top of it.

[Dave Grafe]

I set the larger of my split cases along the right side of the steel and put the pedal board on that. Serves both the case storage and pedal stand needs perfectly, helps to define my boundaries in tight spaces, best of all there's no extra stuff to carry.

[Paddy Long]

I sit mine on top of the roadcase it came with (Pedal train) ... raises it enough of the ground to make adjustments easily.