Stagg pedalboards

[Silent Fly]

Hi,

Yesterday I was in [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denmark_Street"]Denmark Street[/url] and a saw a couple of Stagg pedalboards (model UPC-535 and UPC-688 at [url="http://www.staggmusic.com"]www.staggmusic.com[/url]).

They looked ok but I can't say I was impressed by the quality... on the other side the [url="http://www.stagebeat.co.uk/P/100695/UPC-535"]price[/url] on the net is quite good.

I was wondering if you have any experience with similar models (or other brands, DIY...)

Thanks,
Silent Fly

[i]P.S. Although I have being playing for +20 years this is my first pedalboard.[/i]

[Basszilla]

Diago is my personal choice of board. Robust and solid. Check them out www.diago.co.uk

[Higgie]

[quote name='Basszilla' post='85493' date='Nov 8 2007, 03:41 PM']Diago is my personal choice of board. Robust and solid. Check them out www.diago.co.uk[/quote]

+100

I had a Diago Tourman for ages, but then downsized to a Showman.

Diago boards are exactly as Tim says, "robust and solid". Decent prices too!

[Silent Fly]

The [url="http://www.diago.co.uk"]diago[/url] look very nice!

What do you think about these:

[url="http://www.spider-engineering.co.uk/music/typeproducts2.asp?id=3878-4748"]<a href="http://www.spider-engineering.co.uk/music/typeproducts2.asp?id=3878-4748" target="_blank">http://www.spider-engineering.co.uk/music/...sp?id=3878-4748[/url]</a>

or these:

[url="http://www.nspcases.co.uk/shop/index.php?productID=153"]<a href="http://www.nspcases.co.uk/shop/index.php?productID=153" target="_blank">http://www.nspcases.co.uk/shop/index.php?productID=153[/url]</a>

Edited November 8, 2007 by Silent Fly

[Basszilla]

Never checked those out. I'd just go down the diago route if you've got the readies to dish out and want a hard wearing, protective board. Pretty much industry standard imo. If you are a dab hand at making things then perhaps you could knock one up yourself...

[1976fenderhead]

I have to say, I got a bit weary of Diago boards... the one I bought had the carpet bit coming off COMPLETELY after carefully un-sticking a couple of pedals. There was barely any glue on it. Also, the internal dimensions were less than stated, 1.5cm (W) and 0.5cm (H and D) which ended up making a big difference...

That said, James called me promptly apologising and offering to make it up, he would have taken it back and refunded me or sent a new one for no postal costs, I'm sure, but I decided to just keep it and fix it myself, as otherwise it's pretty well built... I'm just living with the wah ripping the foam interior of the lid, because of that bit of height missing...

Just so you can imagine, double side tape and some tiny drops of super glue made the carpet hold better than the way it came, still going strong that way, so you can see how terribly glued it came if double sided tape does a better job!

I think I would give those Spiders a go this time...

Edited November 8, 2007 by 1976fenderhead

[Silent Fly]

[quote name='1976fenderhead' post='85695' date='Nov 8 2007, 10:01 PM']I have to say, I got a bit weary of Diago boards... the one I bought had the carpet bit coming off COMPLETELY after carefully un-sticking a couple of pedals. There was barely any glue on it. Also, the internal dimensions were less than stated, 1.5cm (W) and 0.5cm (H and D) which ended up making a big difference...

That said, James called me promptly apologising and offering to make it up, he would have taken it back and refunded me or sent a new one for no postal costs, I'm sure, but I decided to just keep it and fix it myself, as otherwise it's pretty well built... I'm just living with the wah ripping the foam interior of the lid, because of that bit of height missing...

Just so you can imagine, double side tape and some tiny drops of super glue made the carpet hold better than the way it came, still going strong that way, so you can see how terribly glued it came if double sided tape does a better job!

I think I would give those Spiders a go this time...[/quote]

I hope your board was just a glitch in the Diago's boards production. Reading other comments on this forum it would appear that the quality is actually quite good. It is good that they offered to do their best to sort out the problem.

Silent Fly

[john_the_bass]

[quote name='Silent Fly' post='85584' date='Nov 8 2007, 05:46 PM'][url="http://www.nspcases.co.uk/shop/index.php?productID=153"]<a href="http://www.nspcases.co.uk/shop/index.php?productID=153" target="_blank">http://www.nspcases.co.uk/shop/index.php?productID=153[/url]</a>[/quote]

I've got a flightcase warehouse one pretty much identical to the spec of this one, except without the rubber feet on the bottom. It is very solid and well put together, but it weighs a bloody ton, especially full of pedals - i think mine has 14 or 15 pedals in at the minute.

[Silent Fly]

[quote name='john_the_bass' post='85821' date='Nov 9 2007, 10:34 AM']I've got a flightcase warehouse one pretty much identical to the spec of this one, except without the rubber feet on the bottom. It is very solid and well put together, but it weighs a bloody ton, especially full of pedals - i think mine has 14 or 15 pedals in at the minute.[/quote]

Accordingly to the web site the GB01 is 8 kg (empty of course) - as you said "a bloody ton"

The Diago Gigman is 4 kg - which is good.

On the other side, my amp (Markbass F1) weighs 2.1 kg - half the weigh of an empty pedalboard...

[1976fenderhead]

[quote name='Silent Fly' post='85802' date='Nov 9 2007, 11:07 AM']I hope your board was just a glitch in the Diago's boards production. Reading other comments on this forum it would appear that the quality is actually quite good. It is good that they offered to do their best to sort out the problem.

Silent Fly[/quote]

He actually went to check the dimensions on the stock he had and found that they all had the wrong dimensions, so he was going to complain to the supplier as they weren't building them according to his specs.

As someone said, the Spiders do look a lot heavier. My Diago is already heavy as it is, with 7 pedals it all weighs more than my SWR 350x amp in an SKB x-rack.

Edited November 9, 2007 by 1976fenderhead

[cheddatom]

Hah, you'd stop whinging if you tried to lift my pedal board!

[matt_citizenbass]

i bought a stagg one by mistake. its a bit of a joke. but it holds em well!

[Kev]

i have a diago showman for sale if there is any interest

[Silent Fly]

[quote name='BassManKev' post='86509' date='Nov 10 2007, 04:07 PM']i have a diago showman for sale if there is any interest[/quote]

Thanks for your offer BassManKev.

The Diago Showman looks a nice pedalboard but unfortunately it is little bit too big for me.

Silent Fly