Furman SPB8 Pedalboard with Power User Reviews at zZounds

"Furman hits a home run with the professional gigging crowd!" submitted September 6, 2005

By a customer from hotmail.com

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Musical Background: Hobbyist, active musician

Music Style: Rock, Blues, Fusion

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Sound: It's a pedalboard. I notice no added noise, hiss or humb associated with it. Many professionals rely on Furman power conditioners in their rack setups and as a big pedal user, I rely on this board to give me the purest power conditioning possible. Feature: The materials it included were multiple power cables. Unfortunately, it didn't come with any velcro or patch cables (but then again, I haven't seen one that has offered those). Quality: This product seems like it's made very well. The only thing I question is the reliability of the gig bag. I've heard horror stories of the handles ripping off over extended gigging. The pedalboard is built like a rock and, like Boss pedals, should survive a nuclear explosion. I've noticed no problems from the jacks; they seem sturdy and reliable enough for me. I'm a set it and forget it kind of guy... I'll hook it up and once I'm done, I won't mess with it. Value: It's pricey, but I feel you get what you pay for. If you want quality power conditioning, a powerful mono/stereo pedal routing system... it delivers in spades. It deducts points for the gig bag, but it looks like for the most part Furman nailed it. I paid $220 for it a while back and don't regret it. The Wow Factor: It looks professional and for a very good reason... it "is" professional. It looks sleek and powerful and it does exactly what it sets out to do. Overall: This product works great. One thing I noticed is that with big pedals like the Hughes & Kettner stuff, some of the Line 6 stuff, wah pedals etc. there isn't lots of room to fit other pedals in. A bit more space might not be a bad idea. A more well built gig bag might be a thing to consider as well. If this product were lost or stolen, I would consider a SKB PS-45 (it looks like it has virtually everything one could possibly ask for). I love the power conditioning, looks, and durability. I dislike the gig bag and wish there was a bit more space (although it does hold my 7 pedals fine right now).

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"Furman pedal board ROCKS!" submitted February 18, 2004

By a customer from flash.net

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Music Style: Rock

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Sound: N/A -- this is a pedal board Feature: Aside from the wonderful sturdy board, the power filtering is excellent, as our 110v supply is very noisy. Like the patch bay, too, though don't need it for my setup. Value: I can't believe I got this for as little as I did considering what I paid for the one I replaced with it (SKB). Overall: I wish I'd gotten this initially instead of the SKB pedal board -- much sturdier, better patch bay and clean power. Looks like it will last for YEARS.

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"Buy the Board, Don't Use the Patchbay!" submitted March 6, 2009

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Musical Background: hobbyist, active musician, weekend warrior,

Music Style: Classic rock, hard rock, stoner rock, blues, blues rock, reggae, experimental

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Sound: I bypass the patchbay so I don't get any more signal loss than abosolutely necessary. So I couldn't say one way or another about the patchbay. I can say that even if the jacks were better, there would still be loss of signal. Think about it, it's just more wiring and cables to restrict your signal and tone, even if you do have Mogami, Monster, etc.... Feature: Nice to include 8 power jacks and 3 110v outlets. Could have come with maybe one more phone jack-type power supply (the type EHX pedals use), but at least it came with one, also 9-volt battery type is cool too for old-school Phase 90s or other old stompers to that effect. Ease of Use: Easy to use. Works well with all types of pedals (or at least what I have seen) Quality: Board itself is decently sturdy, take care of it and it will be fine. Plastic jacks on patchbay suck, but I don't use them anyway, and metal ones would just drive the cost up and not really fix too much anyway. Velcro is awesome on mine, really, really hard to peel these bad boys off, so be gentle or you may peel the felt off the board! Pretty quiet and clean power fed to pedals. Not noisy like a cheap "wall wart" would be. Value: I guess this is probably not the best but right up there. Could be all metal, but if you want all metal go for the next model up, but you will definately pay for it. Manufacturer Support: Have not had any problems as of yet The Wow Factor: Pretty sexy looking, impresses non musicians as well as musicians. My other guitar player was jealous. If I saw someone else with one before I had one, I would want it. Overall: I hope to wear this bad boy out. I don't plan on replacing it until the doors fall off! Hopefully it provides me with many, many drunken gigs. If it were stolen I would probably save up for the model with hard case.

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"I'm please with my current "stomping grounds" - stands up to the abuse." submitted March 6, 2007

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Musical Background: 35+ years playing - seen it, done it, etc.

Music Style: Rock, Blues-Jump Blues, Rockabilly, Classic R&B, all types of Country

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Sound: With the pedals correctly cabled in the appropriate order based on where each pedal is in the chain, this board is very quiet - it doesn't get in the way of the signal or sound whatsoever. Feature: The only accessories with this pedal board is a few power cables for your pedals and the soft case - which won't last a busy schedule over a year. My handles vinyl/leather wraps have ripped off and the zipper is about to die. I need to find a new case. Ease of Use: The patch bay DOES work! Be sure to read the instructions. There are different options based on your particular needs. Looking at it without reading about it might not get you the satisfaction you hope for. It's not a perfectly intuitive patch bay - it's pretty good, but it's easy to get confused. Quality: This pedal board is built like a tank. It's kind of heavy, but it is very solid. I particularly like the amount of space and the built in power supply. The onw thing I do not like about the board is how the power cable exits the power supply case vertically up through the case, rather than out the side. The cable is rather thick and can easily get in the way of your pedals. I tuck the cable under the pedal board's corner... It doesn't wobble when I do that. Value: On sale - absolutely worth it. If I was going to buy it new, I would buy the SPB-8C - its got a hard shell case! Manufacturer Support: I have not dealt with Furman yet... although at the moment I'm waiting to hear from them regarding getting a new soft case. The Wow Factor: Furman is well respected name brand. I do appreciate owning a "Furman". Overall: I'll probably end-up using this until I know I've beaten on it long enough... perhaps a few years, maybe longer - or until a better pedal board comes around.

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Furman SPB-8 Pedalboard Customer Review submitted November 25, 2003

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Sound: No Noise here...check your cables, people. Feature: The only things I've had problems with are (1) the velcro doesn't stick to the bottom of my pedals too good (I glued them to the velcro and now store it horizontally - works better) and (2) the soft shell case...this thing can get upwards of 45-50 lbs with six or seven HQ boxes on it, which is way too heavy for a soft shell, one strap (without any padding, mind you) bag. The size is good, just include something heavy-duty enough with which to cart it around. Will probably have a custom made case with wheels made for it eventually...lately I've purposely not brought it to rehearsals because carrying it around causes back pain (and I'm not some old fart!). Other than these things, the fact that it has a built in stereo patch bay is way cool...you can always add to it, attach a satellite board, etc. Good construction and durability. Manufacturer Support: N/A

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"How important is the patchbay to you?" submitted June 18, 2004

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Music Style: R&B, Blues, Soul, Rock, Swing and Jazz

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Sound: Everything about the product is good except..... the patchbay, the signal loss is terrible. You just can't use it. The power supply is very quiet, the velco board is quality and the bag is nice. But..... the patchbay is worthless. Feature: Well the features would be great if they all worked. I consider the patchbay to be a major feature, but it is worthless and the input jacks are very cheap. Quality: Again everything about this product is good, but for the patchbay, I would count on the inputs jacks breaking in no time if you do decide to try to use the terrible sounding patchbay. Value: I sopose that compared to other items this is the best of them. But again without the use of the patchbay all that it is, is a board a power supply and a bag. That's not much. Manufacturer Support: As far as I know good.... they did respond to my e-mail. But there is not much they can do about it.

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Furman SPB8 Stereo Pedalboard with Power Conditioner

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"Furman hits a home run with the professional gigging crowd!" submitted September 6, 2005

"Furman pedal board ROCKS!" submitted February 18, 2004

"Buy the Board, Don't Use the Patchbay!" submitted March 6, 2009

"I'm please with my current "stomping grounds" - stands up to the abuse." submitted March 6, 2007

Furman SPB-8 Pedalboard Customer Review submitted November 25, 2003

"How important is the patchbay to you?" submitted June 18, 2004