1 MUSICAL EFFECTS PEDAL BOARD FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to musical effects pedals boards such as are used in the music industry. BACKGROUND [0002] Most performers of electrical musical instruments utilize a number of musical effects devices that are usually at least partly operated by a foot pedal to provide modulation of a particular musical effect. [0003] When a large number of devices are located on a pedal board, the number of connectors (plugs and wires) becomes hard to manage, with the wires attaching to one device tending to foul access to other devices. The Pedaltrain pedal board invented by Chandler (US Patent 6,459,023) improves this disadvantage somewhat by being composed of spaced apart flat surface between the members so that the multitude of wires stays out of harm's way beneath the board. [0004] The inventor has found that the Pedaltrain still suffers from difficulties of placement of devices and feeding of connectors because each device has its own idiosyncratic arrangement of connectors, and the flat members of the Pedaltrain being over 50mm in width prevent easy positioning of the devices so that the wires can always feed directly from below to the connection point on the devices [0005] There is therefore a need to provide an improved musical effects pedal board.
2 SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION [0006] According to a broad aspect of the invention there is provided a musical effects pedal board comprising a board surface for locating musical effects devices thereon, the board surface having apertures extending over the surface shaped so as to allow connector elements having a width of 10mm attaching to the devices to be passed through the board surface, wherein a shortest distance between neighbouring ones of the apertures is no more than 50 mm. [0007] In one embodiment, the board surface comprises a plurality of flat topped mutually spaced apart elongate members thereby defining the apertures. [0008] In one embodiment, a gap between adjacent members is between 20 and 30 mm. [0009] In one embodiment, a width of each member is between 10 and 40 mm. [0010] In one embodiment, the elongate members are rectangular in cross-section. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS [0011] Figure 1 is a sketch of a perspective view of a musical effects pedal board according to an embodiment of the invention, with a number of musical effects devices located thereon; 3 [0012] Figure 2 shows the same perspective view of the musical effects pedal board of Figure 1, without devices. [0013] Figure 3 shows a rear perspective view of a corner of the musical effects pedal board of Figure 1 DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS [0014] An embodiment of the current invention will now be described. [0015] Referring first to Figure 1, there is shown a musical effects pedal board 1 according to an embodiment of the invention in use with 11 musical effects devices 2,3 located thereon. As is standard with most boards, each of the devices 2,3 are fixed in position with Velcro-type fastener dots or tape adhered to a base of the device, engaging with mating Velcro tape 5 installed along the board surface, which in this embodiment is composed of 25 mm square aluminium tubes. The multiple gaps provided by the spaced apart tubes allow easy placement and feeding of connectors 4 through the board surface. [0016] Referring now to Figure 2, a perspective view of the embodiment of Figure 1 is shown. The board surface has length 71 cm and width 38cm, and a far edge is held about 7.5 cm off the floor in use by a leg 30 at each end, disposing the board surface at a convenient shallow angle. The board surface comprises a plurality of flat topped mutually spaced apart elongate members 10a to 10h held together by opposing end pieces 20, 21. The elongate members 10a to 10h are constructed from length of 25mm (1 inch) square aluminium tubing (thickness about 1 mm ). The end pieces 20,21 are constructed from lengths of right angled aluminium and are attached to the elongate members 4 10a to 10h. [0017] The mutually spaced apart flat topped members provide a flat board surface (on which Velcro or other similar fastening tape may be adhered as described above) with slit-shaped apertures extending over the surface defined by the gaps G of a width about 25mm. The apertures are shaped so as to allow connector elements attaching to the devices to be passed through the board surface, typically being wire of less than 10 mm thick with plugs that may be as wide as about 10 mm. The width of each member is also in this embodiment about 25 mm, providing a shortest distance D between neighbouring ones of the apertures of 25 mm, small enough to allow easy positioning of devices so that the connectors are easy to thread through one or other of the apertures. [0018] Referring now to Figure 3, a rear close-up view of a corner of the board shows that the legs 30 are attached by plastic right-angle joiner to a cross piece 32, which is attached to rearmost member 10a. [0019] In use, the short distance between the apertures allows improved access through the apertures, compared with the prior art as a sheet with suitably sized and positions holes. [0020] Further, many variations may be made in overall size, appearance and materials or methods of construction of the pedal board. [0021] Further still, it is not essential that the apertures extend over the entire surface, and the apertures contemplated herein may even be interspersed with other apertures of smaller dimension. The apertures may be partly occluded by a power 5 supply unit which may be mounted under the board surface to provide power to the devices. Also, the word "aperture" is used in a functional sense of a hole, slit or gap or other opening to allow the described passage of connectors and no particular limitation as to shape or appearance is implied unless otherwise described. [0022] In the claims which follow and in the preceding description of the invention, except where the context requires otherwise due to express language or necessary implication, the word "comprise" or variations such as "comprises" or "comprising" is used in an inclusive sense, i.e. to specify the presence of the stated features but not to preclude the presence or addition of further features in various embodiments of the invention. [0023] It is to be understood that, if any prior art publication is referred to herein, such reference does not constitute an admission that the publication forms a part of the common general knowledge in the art, in Australia or any other country.