Palmer Boards & Strymon Zuma - Opinions?

Nomad

Considering getting a Palmer pedalboard (the 80cm one), and it looks like a Strymon Zuma is the only PSU that gives me the voltage and current specs I need (TC Nova pedals and Zoom G3X are current guzzlers, with the TCs being 12V as well)..

Any opinions on either of these before I splurge the cash?

digitalscream

I've got a Palmer board (the 40, I think), and it's spot-on. I particularly like the power supply mounting and the movable slats, and even the angle of the board seems better than PT boards.

Nomad

Cheers, @digitalscream - they arrived today.

hotpickups

They seem really great. It'll give more Pedaltrain a run for their money

Beexter

I've just bought a Palmer for my AX8 - it's the 60l and I'm chuffed to bits with it. I've got a couple of pedaltrains too and the Palmer addresses a few of the shortcomings of the Pedaltrain - the adjustable height and crossbars are terrific and they cost way less than Pedaltrain without any difference in quality. Great product. 

VJIves

I've got various Palmer boards and I can't say  enough good things about them.

BintyTwanger77

These look really good. The lip on the board base of my Diago is proving to be getting in the way and was going to get a PT but these look really good.

Moe_Zambeek

Where is best to buy the Palmer boards?

BintyTwanger77

Gear4Music has the 60cm board for £62.95, by the looks of it.

hotpickups

BintyTwanger77 said:

Gear4Music has the 60cm board for £62.95, by the looks of it.

Wow that's really good price. I'm of moving on my pedal train 2 now in favour of the adjustable struts and raking of these Palmer's. No drilling with for the power supply

paganskins

Thomann's Space Ship boards appear to be re-badged Palmers, and slightly cheaper, they also have Palmer ones.

Nomad

G4M is where I got the 80cm one from, for just under 80 quid. Similar size Pedaltrain is £145 (both with soft case).

Beexter

Gear4music for me too. The 60l has free delivery and is about £72. It's a similar size to the Novo 24. The standard 60 is the Pedaltrain 2 equivalent. 
Quality is great and they're pre-velcroed!

Moe_Zambeek

Beexter said:

Gear4music for me too. The 60l has free delivery and is about £72. It's a similar size to the Novo 24. The standard 60 is the Pedaltrain 2 equivalent. 
Quality is great and they're pre-velcroed!

Pre-velcroed - bad idea. Which part of the velcro is on the board?

hotpickups

Moe_Zambeek said:

Beexter said:

Gear4music for me too. The 60l has free delivery and is about £72. It's a similar size to the Novo 24. The standard 60 is the Pedaltrain 2 equivalent. 
Quality is great and they're pre-velcroed!

Pre-velcroed - bad idea. Which part of the velcro is on the board?

Good point

colourofsound

Its the loop, not the hook. The soft side!

How are the bags? I'm considering shifting my Pedaltrain 1 and it's massive hardcase for something easier to store. I'm not exactly a touring musician so a pedaltrain hardcase is a little OTT for me.

However, in an ideal world I'd have a Mono bag! So are the Palmer ones any good?

Moe_Zambeek

Ach, I have the soft side on my pedals, as is correct and i've been considered dual lock to get around the wobbly-mini-pedals syndrome. Looking at the Palmers the fact that the edges aren't usable / velcro'd  is a bit of a pain too, though understandable given the slats move.