Big pedal obsession?

[wshines1892]

I've noticed recently that there's a big urge to "save pedal board space" and companies are responding by making smaller pedals. I don't know if anyone else feels this way, but I really like the way big pedals look on a board.

Maybe it's because I'm of the "less is more" mentality, and my playing doesn't necessitate a large board with 5 different fuzzes, and a myriad of modulation effects that would require me to be space conscious. Something just seems right when I look down at my board and see these 5 fat daddy blocks of aluminum that take up a bunch of space.

Am I crazy, or are there others that feel the same way? I even prefer the looks of straight end patch cables, so maybe I just like wasting space.

 

[bassguitar808]

Small pedals weigh less, so they are cheaper to ship, and less to drag around from show to show

 

[Chronicle]

yeah....big pedals mean heavy stuff to carry....and sadly smaller pedals usually don't do too many things. note i said usually.

 

[JimmyM]

not me. i've got 3 pedals i so wish i could make smaller and lighter. when you have to stuff pedals in your suitcase to fly to gigs, you really come to appreciate the light small ones. bring too many heavy ones and you end up paying extra on top of the baggage fees you're already getting hit with.

 

[iri5h_punk21]

It'd be difficult to make the digitech whammy the size of the ehx freeze..

 

[paradigm_shift]

True, but the whammy one is ALOT smaller than the whammy 4. There are ALOT of pedals that could me made in much smaller cases. Particularly fuzzes, and alot of pedals from the 70s

 

[chokeslam512]

I actually prefer some of the bigger pedals myself. I don't have the most accurate feet so I need some real estate between switches.

 

[caeman]

There is room in the market for both. I don't have a huge pedal board for my guitar, but I do have limited space at home. If I can find a pedal that sounds good, is built well AND is smaller than the previous pedal? Sounds like a win to me.

The smaller pedals usually mean less to fiddle with, so there is that short-coming. But not everyone likes all of that fiddling, either. So, the simplicity can be a plus.

 

[rekesbass]

I like the big pedals too..However,the big ones I like are way to big for my (small)home made-ish board..Maybe it's time to change things up a little,I'm a "less is more" kinda guy too. I only(sometimes) use 3 f\x now...Hmmm, you got me thinkin...