Power-Grip Pedalboard Mounting Tape

I've been using a standard size Pedaltrain for years and was tired of the adhesive on the pedal side of the Velcro strips inevitably coming loose after being moved around a bit. I use it to keep 3 pedals in place: a Line 6 M5, a Seymour Duncan Twin Tube Classic, and a Live Wire A/B Switch. The first two are pretty heavy and bulky. I needed something substantial to keep them in their spots especially during transport in the case, being carried vertically, with other electronics and a bunch of cables on top of them. I decided to try out the Power-Grip and have been extremely impressed. First, I stripped the old Velcro stuff off of the pedals and board and cleaned the surfaces thouroughly. It all came off pretty easily. I then applied one strip of Power-Grip to each of the bottom 2 panels on the Pedaltrain and individual pieces to the bottom of the pedals. I then let everything sit for 24 hours as recommended. After attaching the pedals, I was amazed at how well everything was secured. The pedals are only being held by the one strip on the higher panel, the other strip is just padding under the bottom sides of the pedals to prevent metal-on-metal abrasion. However, you can confidently hold the whole thing vertically and shake it aggressively without anything going anywhere. I also appreciate that you can pull pedals off of the board to move them around (with some effort) and the grip will release without the adhesive budging even a bit. The grip also bonds to itself, unlike Velcro where you're keeping track of male and female tape when replacing it. I would recommend following the manufacturer's instructions and applying this stuff to clean, hard, non-porous surfaces. I've heard that the adhesive doesn't work on rubber, wood, etc. Many pedals have rubber padding / feet on the bottom but I've had no trouble prying that stuff right off before putting the tape on. You will appreciate the stability, security, and convenience this stuff provides. Get a few rolls as a meter doesn't go as far as you'd think.

I’m blown away about how well this works. I have a large pedal board, about 24x36, and I used this to attach my pedals after trying traditional hook and loop. I can literally pick up the entire board pulling on a pedal. This stuff LOCKS into place for a hold that is unbelievable. The only downside to this product is the cost. It can be right pricy if you have a lot of pedals to attach. However, knowing that my pedals are secure, n matter what, is well worth the cost.

This is amazing stuff for musicians, but this is not Velcro. In some ways it is better, in some ways it is worse. But for certain application can be the only solution. The Good - This stuff holds and holds well. If being used to hold something on it's side or upside down (or something that gets some impact) the hold is far better than any other Velcro like product. There is simply no comparison. In addition, this is perfect for items that do not have to be un-Velcroed often. If you want two pedals to stick together and this is how you play live and don't need to modify it much, this is the stuff for you. The Bad - If you need to separate the items often, then look at another product. The hold is so good that you are much more likely to rip the adhesive or rip the bottom of the item before the hold of the powergrip gives way. I normally have to superglue this stuff to items in order to get it to stick well enough. The superglue is of course stronger than the powergrip. I know for many people it is sacrilege to superglue the powergrip to pedals or other gear, but it only adds versatility and does not affect performance. Unless the item is a vintage item or very expensive, I go with the superglue and this powergrip works well. Otherwise, the adhesion of the tape works well, but don't expect it to last through too many removals since the powergrip is so strong.

This stuff really grips. I used it to attach a small Sharge power bank/clock-time - , or is that clock-timer/power bank - to my telescope. The power bank is wider than the motor it sits on and is powering so half of it is cantilevered out into space. So a good grip is needed to keep in in place from the effects of gravity and being accidentally bumped. When applying the first strip of tape on the motor I found that the adhesive gripped very strongly when it came in contact with the metal before I had applied any pressure. I got the tape slightly askew and found it took considerable force to pull it up for repositioning even with only the edge of the tape in contact. The second piece of tape went onto the plastic shell of the power bank. It also went on slightly askew. The directions say to let the applied tape sit for 24 hours before using it but I needed to use the telescope that same night so took a chance on the tape after only 8 hours. I had trouble getting the front of the power bank to align with the front of the motor. The grip is caused be rows of tiny plastic trees sticking up off the adhesive. The rows of trees in the forest on the support need to mesh with the opposing forest on the object being attached. Because my tapes on the motor and power bank were not perfectly square to the edges of those items the forests would not mesh when I tried to attach the power bank with it aligned with the motor. It took a bit of fiddling to figure out where the proper alignment was. This wasnt a big problem with only one strip of tape on each surface. But with a large or heavy item requiring multiple pieces of tape on both the object and the support proper alignment of all pieces of tape might be critical. At the end of the night, after the tape had cured for only 11 hours, I was wondering if the tape was going to peel off the metal or the plastic when I removed the power bank. Then I started to wonder of the power bank wasn't permanently attached to the motor. I had to use both hands to pull less than two inches of tape apart. And the adhesive seems to be even more tenaceous that the entwined trees. Neither strip pulled loose from it's attachment. If you need to temporarily attach something, and you don't want it to move, I think Power Grip tape is a better option than normal hook-and-loop tapes. If you apply it to a painted surface you will probably peel the paint off the surface before you separate the two strips of tape. The package doesn't specify a holding strength, but at least for my application less is more than enough.