For the life of me, I just can't imagine deliberately placing Lego blocks anywhere near something I actually want to step on. Are you planning on making a barbed wire guitar strap too?
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Lego instead of velcro
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LEGO Parts and Pieces: Black 2x4 Tile x50 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B013J4PE0Y/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_dcTqBbGVVRZ4X
There are the smooth tiles to stick to the bottom of your pedals.
There are the smooth tiles to stick to the bottom of your pedals.
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Adamixoye
A PT Pro is cool for worship, right?
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Adamixoye
A PT Pro is cool for worship, right?
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There's going to be a finite number of puns we can make before we start Duplo-cating ourselves
It always amazes me how much hate threads like this get. Velcro users seem to take it personal when anyone says they want to try some other method. Velcro is like the P-bass of pedalboard materials.
As for the Legos (or cheaper substitutes), I think it's an idea worth looking into. Has me thinking about it...
As for the Legos (or cheaper substitutes), I think it's an idea worth looking into. Has me thinking about it...
Oh man, I'm all about a lego pedalboard. Forget all the naysayers. I don't even care if its functional or even practical. Just please, please, don't try to use it barefoot. Those suckers hurt.
Hrmmm.. You're probably right, however in 'Murica we call them Legos.A few points:
* Lego and feet are generally not a good combination.
* ...but, you could have a castle on your pedal board!!!
* Lego is a proper noun - the plural of Lego is Lego, like vinyl not vinyls
* I'm British and we're finnicky about language
What are your feet made out of? Adamantium? If a lego broke under my foot I'd probably never walk again.
Yes and no.
Lego is a proper noun since it's the name of the company and is capitalized.
A Lego is the actual building block. It is a countable noun so the plural would be Legos according to the Cambridge dictionary.
Edit: However, the Oxford dictionary says Lego is an uncountable noun like information or data. The plot thickens.
Edit 2: Merriam-Webster dictionary makes no reference to the singular or plural forms. Yes, I have some free time right now.
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My experience with legos is that they hold so tight it take two tools and a clamp to break it loose, or they get worn and just fall away from each other.
It might work, but it might prove problematic in a few ways. I'd love to see that it works.
It might work, but it might prove problematic in a few ways. I'd love to see that it works.
Go for it; could look cool if you plan it properly.
It’s not something I’d do, but you can probably really deck it out and still maintain stability - maybe you’ll start a new fad of designer, funky, decorated pedalboards.
As far as strength, I think a little dab of glue (CA as long as you are certain of your design and layout) inbetween locked-in LEGO pieces will hold them incredibly tight. As long as they are a reasonable height, I don’t see strength being a problem, as long as a little common sense is applied.
It’s not something I’d do, but you can probably really deck it out and still maintain stability - maybe you’ll start a new fad of designer, funky, decorated pedalboards.
As far as strength, I think a little dab of glue (CA as long as you are certain of your design and layout) inbetween locked-in LEGO pieces will hold them incredibly tight. As long as they are a reasonable height, I don’t see strength being a problem, as long as a little common sense is applied.
Why not?
I consulted my bass playing daughter, a Lego expert in her own right,,,, and the advice was why stop at the pedal board???
There a who sound stage out there just waiting.....................
Personally, I'd recommend the tour bus as well
I consulted my bass playing daughter, a Lego expert in her own right,,,, and the advice was why stop at the pedal board???
There a who sound stage out there just waiting.....................
Personally, I'd recommend the tour bus as well
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But but but. Since word Lego comes from Denmark and it is originally shortened version of "leg godt", play well in English, should we apply English grammar?
I learned something new today. Thanks.
So in Danish, Lego is a shortened form of a verb and adverb, play well, but it's used as a noun in English.
I think it's one of those nouns that can be used either as countable or uncountable. Technically, beer and many other beverages are uncountable nouns yet in conversational English we often say "I drank two beers for breakfast" or "Let me have three coffees to go". Perhaps in more formal writing, Lego vs Legos would need closer attention.
