Custom
In the tradition of vintage boutique guitar amplifiers, we personalize pedalboards to inspire great guitar minds. Guitarists can now customize pedalboards to their style and needs.
Step 1Leather
Select your favorite leather design. The original Skai™ we use is a hard-wearing 1.5 mm quality tolex with a natural look and feel. Check out our new designs Brown Earth and Black Earth.
Step 2Hardware
Select a hardware color option: classic Nickel or Black Nickel.
Step 3Connectors
Connectors are patched to flexible connectors which can be fixed under the pedalboard or plugged directly into effect pedals. Power supplies and power plugs are powered through the power socket.
Select 2 connectors plus 1 power socket with 3 flexible connectors – included with every pedalboard. Up to 8 connectors in total (4 at each pedalboard side).
Connector
Flexible Connector
Step 4Cables
Pistola uses three types of cable: patch cables chain effect pedals and routers, the power cable powers the power supply through the power socket, and flex cables power the effect pedals and routers from the power supply.
Patch Cable
All patch cables on board are soldered individually and by hand. High quality cables eliminate hum and background noise. We use the premium Neutrik™ NKP-1 instrument cable and custom-made Vovox™ sonorus protect A patch cables.
Power Cable
The IEC C-13/14 is the power connection mainly used in the music industry. Secure your power with the Locking IEC C-13 cable or the Neutrik™ NAC3FX PowerCON TRUE1.
- Locking IEC C-13 or PowerCON
- Black cable, 300 cm
- Swiss / EU / US plugs
Flex Cable
Flex cable packs are included with every Cioks™ power supply. Need more? Download the flex cable list to see what is included with your supply and what can be ordered additionally.
Flex cable list · PDFStep 5Router
Our classy routers are 100% analog, true bypass and custom hand-wired to your order. Connect the router (for LEDs only) to the 9 V DC outlet of your power supply. Select switcher type, quantity and LED color (blue, green, red, orange, yellow, white). Step, strip or box version.
Switcher type
| Type | Function | Switcher / LED / Custom cables |
|---|---|---|
| Loop | Chain one effect pedal per loop – or multiple pedals per loop (number of pedals + 1 custom cable). | 1 / 1 / 2 |
| Master Bypass | Signal is routed to the amp. Turn preselected loops on/off with one switcher. | 1 / 1 / 0 |
| Tuner Out | Signal is routed to the tuner. Pedalboard and amp are muted. | 1 / 1 / 1 |
| Channel | Switch amp channels or turn mono devices (reverb, delay, tremolo…) on/off. | 1 / 1 / 1 |
| A/B | Switch between 2 guitars (inputs) or 2 amps (outputs). | 1 / 2 / 0 |
| ABY | A/B or A+B – switch between 2 instruments or amps, alternatively or simultaneously. | 2 / 3 / 0 |
| ABC | Triple guitar (inputs) or amp (outputs) configurations. | 2 / 3 / 0 |
| Clean/Dirty | Switch between clean and “distorted” loop sections with one switcher. | 1 / 2 / 4 |
| Tap Tempo | Set the tempo on delay pedals with an external ¼" tap tempo footswitch. | 1 / 0 / 1 |
| Others | ABCD, Stutter, combinable loops, Echoplex™ footswitch, Fulltone™ TTE footswitch… | on request |
Step 6Custom Wiring
Pistola Pedalboards come custom wired with the components you order. We send the pedalboard to you – just fix the effect pedals, plug in all cables and you are done. You don’t have to send us your effect pedals.
- Custom wiring of power supply, router, connectors and cables included
- Fixation material for effect pedals included (special ATA Velcro, 200 cm)
- Ask for cable fixation material (black cable mounts, ties and screws)
No bordersCustom Size
Pistola manufactures your new Custom Size pedalboard. Whatever is on your mind, share it with us. Design the size you want and the way you want the board built. We elaborate your ideas into a detailed custom pedalboard plan – always in exchange with you.
At no extra costOptional Extras
- Piping – black is standard; brown, white or silver optional
- Top – black tolex is standard; optional “All-Velcro-Top”
Exclusive dealerVovox Cables & Foxrox Pedals
We are exclusive dealer for Vovox cables from Switzerland and Foxrox effect pedals from the USA.
Vovox
Sonorus patch cable, Sonorus instrument cable, Link Protect A instrument cable, Link Protect S microphone cable, Textura power cable.
Foxrox
Octron octaver pedal, CC Hybrid fuzz pedal, Festival overdrive pedal.