Modular electric guitar pedalboard

A modular pedalboard comprising:

• at least one power or audio distribution pod comprising a base and an input or output plate operatively coupled to the base, the input or output plate having a power port configured to receive power, at least one audio in port configured to receive an audio signal from an electric instrument, and at least one audio out port, the power or audio distribution pod having a least one audio loop operatively coupled to the audio in port and the audio out port;
• at least one effects pedal pod operatively coupled to the at least one power or audio distribution pod, the effects pedal pod comprising a base and a pedal pod plate operatively coupled to the base, the pedal pod plate configured to receive at least one effects pedal, the pedal pod plate having a port to receive an audio in cable, a power cable, and an audio out cable;
• at least one circuit board for each of the at least one effects pedal pod, each of the at least one circuit boards comprising:
• at least one audio loop having an audio in, audio out, and return terminal;
• and
• at least one power terminal, wherein the audio in terminal is configured to direct the audio signal to the effects pedal via the audio in cable, the audio out terminal is configured to direct the audio signal from the effects pedal via the audio out cable, and the return terminal is configured to return the audio signal to the audio out port in the at least one power or audio distribution pod;
• the at least one channel in the base sidewall is adapted to receive at least one cable to receive an audio signal and power and wherein the at least one port is adapted to receive at least one cable to supply an audio signal and power from the circuit board to an effect pedal.

A modular pedalboard comprising:

• at least one power and audio distribution pod, the at least one power and audio distribution pod comprising:
• a base having comprising a bottom and a sidewall defining a cavity that is adapted to receive a connector, a power and audio distribution circuit board housed in the cavity, and
• an input and output plate operatively coupled to the base, the input output plate configured to operatively couple power to a power port on the circuit board and an audio signal from an electric instrument to an audio in port;
• a plurality of modular pods, each of the plurality of modular pods comprising:
• a base comprising a bottom and a sidewall defining a cavity, the sidewall having at least one channel that is adapted to receive a connector to allow the base to be coupled to at least one other base, wherein the at least one other base is the base of the power/audio distribution pod, the base of another modular pod, and a combination thereof;
• a pod plate operatively coupled to the base covering the cavity, the pod plate having at least one port configured to provide access to the cavity;
• and
• a circuit board in the base comprising at least a part of one audio loop and at least one power terminal, wherein the circuit board is adapted to receive at least one cable to receive an audio signal and power and wherein the circuit board is adapted to deliver the audio signal and power to an effect pedal, another modular pod, the power/audio distribution pod, and a combination thereof.

A modular pod for a pedalboard comprising,

• a base comprising a bottom and a sidewall defining a cavity, the sidewall having at least one channel and a slot in the sidewall a protrusion extending from a portion of the sidewall generally opposite the slot, wherein the slot is sized to cooperatively engage a protrusion from a first adjacent base and the protrusion is sized to cooperatively engage a slot in a sidewall of a second adjacent base to allow the base to be coupled to at least one or both of the first adjacent base or the second adjacent base;
• a pod plate operatively coupled to the base covering the cavity, the pod plate having at least one port configured to provide access to the cavity;
• and
• a circuit board in the base comprising at least one audio loop and at least one power terminal, wherein the circuit board is adapted to receive an audio signal and power and wherein the circuit board is adapted to supply an audio signal and power from the circuit board to an effect pedal.