Musky Posted August 29, 2009 Posted August 29, 2009 147 pedals! You can read more about it at [url="http://tonefreq.blogspot.com/2009/08/worlds-largest-pedalboard-party-20-post.html"]http://tonefreq.blogspot.com/2009/08/world...ty-20-post.html[/url] Anyone here got a bigger one? Quote
SteveO Posted August 29, 2009 Posted August 29, 2009 I always find this kind of thing intriguing. Why do they do it? There can be no reason in a musical context to require that many pedals, There's no 'acheivment' in making the worlds largest pedal board, as it isn't going to be hard for some music shop / pedal manufacturer to assemble an even bigger one. Anyone who plays a guitar will think 'ostentatious pricks'. Anyone who doesn't play guitar will think 'ostentatious pricks'.... what's the point??? Quote
Mr. Foxen Posted August 29, 2009 Posted August 29, 2009 Joe is working on it as hard as he can, OK? Someone needs to get themselves a POD and floorboard. Quote
Kev Posted August 29, 2009 Posted August 29, 2009 (edited) the owner must have a really small penis Edited August 29, 2009 by Kev Quote
pantherairsoft Posted August 29, 2009 Posted August 29, 2009 It ain't far off what Justin Meldal-Johnsen has for his full studio set up.... [url="http://www.mypixshare.com/images/1037/6304/00000001.jpg"]http://www.mypixshare.com/images/1037/6304/00000001.jpg[/url] It may be over the top... but it sounds good! Quote
umph Posted August 29, 2009 Posted August 29, 2009 [quote name='Al Heeley' post='584535' date='Aug 29 2009, 03:11 PM']....and a fuzz face [/quote] and a octavia Quote
tayste_2000 Posted August 29, 2009 Posted August 29, 2009 (edited) How about the actual world record holder for Largest Pedalboard Though it's only 142 pedals Edited August 29, 2009 by tayste_2000 Quote
bassbloke Posted August 30, 2009 Posted August 30, 2009 Maybe some of you should have followed the link before commenting. It was clearly a semi-serious record attempt held as part of a fund raising event for a regional kidney charity. Now who's got a small penis eh! Quote
SteveO Posted August 30, 2009 Posted August 30, 2009 [quote name='bassbloke' post='584908' date='Aug 30 2009, 06:07 AM']Maybe some of you should have followed the link before commenting. It was clearly a semi-serious record attempt held as part of a fund raising event for a regional kidney charity. Now who's got a small penis eh![/quote] Followed link. Kudos for charity work, still a pointless record to 'break' (I'm sure if we could be bothered the 'record' could be smashed at the next bass bash if we each took a handful of pedals along). Still a bunch of fretboard w***ers. I remember when records were about people pushing themselves to the limit of physical endurance - lifting hundreds of beer crates, cycling thousands of miles on a unicycle, eating millions of beans with a toothpick etc. Wouldn't have been the same if Roy Castle had been singing "A big fat wallet's all you need..... " Quote
BigRedX Posted August 30, 2009 Posted August 30, 2009 So it was all for charidee... fair enough, but to count as world record I would have thought it should meet to following conditions: 1. No duplication of pedals. If you need to duplicate things like loop switchers then only the first instance counts. 2. Every pedal should be accessible easily so it can be quickly activated during a performance. I have problems with a second row of of foot switches unless it's elevated above the first. I the photo posted there are 6 rows of pedals in some places - I can see anyone being able to quickly and accurately access a footswitch in the 5th row let alone the 6th. 3. The title says the world's largest pedal board. Therefore they should all be on a single board and in a sensible order. Again in the photo it looks as though it's just lots of smaller pedal boards wired together. 4. With every pedal in bypass (not counting loop switches) you should still get a decent clean tone from your instrument, without extra hum or buzz being introduced. 5. With every pedal on and actually doing something audible to the signal you should get a musically usable sound where the tune being played can still be recognised and simply a cacophonous swirl or echoes and feedback. Quote
iamapirate Posted August 30, 2009 Posted August 30, 2009 [quote name='BigRedX' post='584951' date='Aug 30 2009, 08:19 AM']5. With every pedal on and actually doing something audible to the signal you should get a musically usable sound where the tune being played can still be recognised and simply a cacophonous swirl or echoes and feedback.[/quote] Do you get a useable tone when you turn on all your pedals? Well, I've actually got a woolly mammoth, an OD, a BMS and a wah, so for me it's yes, but I think that each pedal should have it's purpose, and not just be contributing towards a sound. Each should be usable on it's own, and should sound damn good! Quote
Kev Posted August 31, 2009 Posted August 31, 2009 [quote name='bassbloke' post='584908' date='Aug 30 2009, 05:07 AM']Maybe some of you should have followed the link before commenting. It was clearly a semi-serious record attempt held as part of a fund raising event for a regional kidney charity. Now who's got a small penis eh![/quote] I see humour is lost in some people Quote
BigRedX Posted August 31, 2009 Posted August 31, 2009 [quote name='iamapirate' post='585231' date='Aug 30 2009, 05:07 PM']Do you get a useable tone when you turn on all your pedals? Well, I've actually got a woolly mammoth, an OD, a BMS and a wah, so for me it's yes, but I think that each pedal should have it's purpose, and not just be contributing towards a sound. Each should be usable on it's own, and should sound damn good![/quote] Fair enough. How about as an alternative the 'pedal board' is used for a one hour long set during which time each pedal must be used at least once for at least 4 bars in duration? After all there's no point in having individual pedals if your not going to use each one. Quote
RayFW Posted August 31, 2009 Posted August 31, 2009 [quote name='umph' post='584796' date='Aug 29 2009, 10:02 PM']and a octavia[/quote] and a univibe... Quote
iamapirate Posted August 31, 2009 Posted August 31, 2009 it'd take you an hour to try and turn them all on anyway! haha Quote
BigRedX Posted September 1, 2009 Posted September 1, 2009 Exactly! Which is why I can't take something like this seriously even as a record attempt. In the end it's just willy waving... Quote
cheddatom Posted September 1, 2009 Posted September 1, 2009 lol, why do record attempts have to be serious? It would be interesting to have an actually gigging biggest pedalboard competition. I think mine would have deffinitely landed me in the top half! Quote
iamapirate Posted September 1, 2009 Posted September 1, 2009 haha, there's been wayy too many times where I've turned up with a bigger pedalboard than the guitarist! Quote
BigRedX Posted September 1, 2009 Posted September 1, 2009 Someone with a simple MIDI floor-switching unit and a rack of well chosen multi-effects will have a far more versatile set up. Quote
cheddatom Posted September 1, 2009 Posted September 1, 2009 [quote name='BigRedX' post='586591' date='Sep 1 2009, 03:42 PM']Someone with a simple MIDI floor-switching unit and a rack of well chosen multi-effects will have a far more versatile set up.[/quote] ...and will have spent a lot more money! It depends on how complex you get I suppose. To do the same as I was doing with a rack and MIDI switching would cost you a hell of a lot. To go from using 5+ distortions, a couple of modulation effects and a filter to using a POD or similar would be a considerable saving. Quote
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