What "Foot Pedal" design is best???

Ed Naylor · Post by **Ed Naylor** » 12 Dec 2004 12:16 pm

Over the years there have been lots of Foot Pedals used on different guitars. If all these designs could be incorporated into a "Unversal" pedal what would be the most practical or desireable???Wide SHO_BUD type,MSA "Flat" type,PP Wide ,etc.etc. I have an idea but am curious if it is anyway near what the majority of Steels like. Ed Naylor Steel Guitar Works.

Glenn Womack · Post by **Glenn Womack** » 12 Dec 2004 12:22 pm

Low profile. How wide doesn't matter to me. I have a 12 EEE foot.

John Sluszny · Post by **John Sluszny** » 12 Dec 2004 12:26 pm

Ed,what's your idea?Thanx.

Herb Steiner · Post by **Herb Steiner** » 12 Dec 2004 1:01 pm

I like a pedal that 1) shows some character in its design, and 2) is ergonomically the best, in that it's easy to hit and your foot doesn't slide off unnecessarily. That to me would be a slightly shaved down Sho-Bud pedal from the beginning of the company to the mid-70's. I believe the SB pedal evolved from the Bigsby pedal, which was a motorcycle pedal originally.

I think what Duane and Jeff S. do with the SB pedal is the correct way to go. They shave down the old SB pedal a very small amount to allow for slightly closer spacing.

The one flaw in the Emmons Original pedal is that the surface was easy for your foot to accidentally slide off.

Other pedals of character I can recall offhand are the Dekley "D" pedals, and the black Fender pedals on 1963 and later steels. That's just what I can recall this afternoon after a nice rum and Coke.

I'm sure they're others I'd agree to if reminded.

One pedal I wouldn't have designed was the pre-1963 Fender stamped/chromed pedal. Efficient, yes; esthetic, no.

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Roger Shackelton · Post by **Roger Shackelton** » 12 Dec 2004 3:04 pm

I like the Blanton pedal best, it's very unique. The pedal pad is 1-3/4" long and tapers from 1-1/4" to 1-1/8" wide. In the center of the pedal pad is a rubber pad slightly higher than the metal. The rubber incert is 1-3/4" long X 3/4" wide and keeps your foot from sliding off the pedal. The total length of the pedal is 5-1/4 inches long.
A very unique design from Jerry Blanton as were his PSGs, when they were in production in the 1960s and 1970s.

ROGER

Bob Carlucci · Post by **Bob Carlucci** » 22 Dec 2004 10:36 am

MSA for certain!

Jennings Ward · Post by **Jennings Ward** » 22 Dec 2004 8:39 pm

THE BEST PEDALS ARE THE ONES YOU CAN PLAY WITHOUT ANY SHOES OR SOCKS ON....I HAVENT FOUND ANY, BUT THOSE WOULD BE THE BEST, THAT DONT HURT YOUR SIZE 13 EEE.....WORK ON IT ED AND SEE WHAT YOU CAN DO.... THANKS ...JENNINGS.........

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