Breadboard question - looking to buy

[tracer03]

HI, I'm looking to get a breadboard to start experimenting with some circuits. I've narrowed it down to one of two models, and I could use some assistance...

This one:
Circuit Specialists WB-1043-J for $12.99

Or this one:
Circuit Specialists WB-1041-J for $24.95

They're not much different - size, amount of jumpers, etc. The only real differences are that the 'more expensive' one has
300 more contact points (1660 vs 1360) and has 4 bus strips instead of one.

Is that really worth $12 more? Would the $12.99 version be good enough for some deep circuit experimentation? Or will the 'cheaper' one be sufficient for larger circuit experiments?

Mainly, is there a benefit to having multiple bus strips, or will one be just fine for most fx circuit breadboarding?

[traktop]

Interested on this too.
 

[traktop]

Similar to what I found in amazon europe:
https://www.amazon.es/Sin-marca-203070-Laboratorio-protoboard/dp/B007JV6YFS/ref=sr_1_11?ie=UTF8&qid=1486116532&sr=8-11&keywords=protoboard

[MOPO]

Hello

For my part I had 2 breadboard on my 1st bench on the last I put 5 and I think 3 is good because I like to have the circuit air (easier to change component to have uen good view d The whole circuit and see the possible error).
After people prefer to put everything in a minimum place.
The vertical stripes I do not use it all the time either.
The price seems expensive anyway.

[Travis]

I tend to use the bigger sized breadboard the most. I set mine up so that it has two seperate halves, each half with it's own 9V and GND linked together on the left and right. When you're breadboarding something with a DIP IC, it helps to have the 9V and GND bus on both sides. Actually to me it's helpful in general

I wouldn't pay $25 for that though. That breadboard goes for about $15 in electronics stores where I live, and I don't really like the kit of links. With the links I find there are about two sizes that I use 99 percent of the time so you will run out of those fast and then have mostly ones that you don't use. I prefer to make my own with insulated solid wire

[nocentelli]

Travis wrote

When you're breadboarding something with a DIP IC, it helps to have the 9V and GND bus on both sides.

+1

You can buy breadboards that are just the plastic matrix with spongy adhesive backing for not much money. I have two strips side-by-side stuck to a base board, which also has an old mis-drilled stompbox attached which functions as an in/out bypass and power connection. I just plug it into my pedal chain as-is. The base board is big enough that there are a few inches of space all around the outside to seat pots or toggle switches in tiny tupperware. Probably around £/$25-30

[nocentelli]

Woah

[traktop]

Holy s**t!!!

This man don´t mess about...