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The Pedals Photogenic

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Meant to post this a while back. Dwarfcraft Grazer in pink paint scheme instead of the more common (I think) orange.

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Can't say it's a ridiculous idea to just take pictures of pedals because you like looking at them... I mean, I like taking pictures of railroad crossings, and that's far more indicative of a loser.

So, in on thread where we catalog every pedal ever made! I've always been partial to the looks of Saturnworks, here's a Killswitch:

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Normally I shoot black and white film, but the darkroom I use has been closed for the virus scare, but you've given me a mission: I'm going to try and shoot some pedals in black and white film and print them when I can.

Here's my "loser" railroad photo. Now back to pedal pics...those Saturnworks pedals are really cool-looking. I have one to show off, be back later with a photo.


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So as we sit staring at the walls, we struggle with various electronic devices to maintain a shred of sanity and grasp for things to fight off the monotony, alternating between looking out the window at the forbidden world we once roamed freely and the streaming services that now madden us. The bass and other instruments beckon us to play them, to practice, to visit the much neglected woodshed, and yet we search for more...

...so I've been photographing things. Basses and guitars of course, but how about pedals? I like cool-looking pedals but I'm trying hard to make good photos of them, and it's difficult. Unlike basses, pedals are not sculpted pieces of wood with nice finishes; they are little boxes, usually made of metal, meant to be literally trod under foot. They might have cool paint jobs but they still have that utilitarian look to them. So I do the best I can with what I have, but maybe you can do better?

Let's see some of your prettiest pedal photos.

Okay, maybe this is a stupid thread, but whatever.

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great pics! besides being easy on the eyes, how do you like the Meteore and Beautiful Sleeper?
 
great pics! besides being easy on the eyes, how do you like the Meteore and Beautiful Sleeper?

The Meteore is great, but it's anything but subtle, so if you're looking for an all-purpose reverb it's not the answer. I love the feedback switch feature and it had gotten fairly regular use with my band live.

The Sleeper is nice, especially if you like the lo fi sound of it. Compared to, say, a Boss DD-7 delay, the Sleeper seems to "slur" the sound quite a bit. The square wave fuzz feature is less useful to me on bass, but it's there if you need it and I've gotten some use out of it with my synths.
 
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I'm never going to be a professional photographer, but this picture is cool for other reasons. You know that P-bass you bought in pristine condition 30 years ago and played the paint right off of? This is the pedal equivalent. I bought this around 1990. Dig these battle scars!

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I'm never going to be a professional photographer, but this picture is cool for other reasons. You know that P-bass you bought in pristine condition 30 years ago and played the paint right off of? This is the pedal equivalent. I bought this around 1990. Dig these battle scars!

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Well, it's blurry and the pedal is not exactly winning any beauty contests, but it's functional. So this is like a punk version of a pedal photo. :-)
 
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On a more serious note to go along with the actual thread... It's not an individual shot, but hopefully it still qualifies. This is my board from 3 years ago, I was messing with lights and my fisheye lens for some other stuff, then decided to get the board in front of the camera just for fun. My goodness, how my board has changed!

5sg.

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Can't say it's a ridiculous idea to just take pictures of pedals because you like looking at them... I mean, I like taking pictures of railroad crossings, and that's far more indicative of a loser.

So, in on thread where we catalog every pedal ever made! I've always been partial to the looks of Saturnworks, here's a Killswitch:

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So here's my Saturnworks pedal, it's a feedback looper.

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