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Topic: VP ergonomics |
Phil Halton
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Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA
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Posted 17 Jan 2008 8:59 am |
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I have some questions with the ergonomic design of Volume/expression pedals. I use a Hilton low-profile pedal and have a problem with the angle/tilt of the pedal.
With my right foot in a natural resting position (with no tension on the shin muscles), the pedal is at full toe-down position. To keep the pedal somewhere in the middle of its arc, I have to keep my ankle cocked in a toes up position, and to reach the back end of the pedals arc, I really need to cock the ankle to its limit.
To compensate for this pedal tilt, and get some releif from the constant muscle tension, I've placed a block of wood under the heel of the pedal and that gives me a resting state somewhere nearer the middle of the pedals arc, but also makes it a tighter fit under the guitar. Removing the right shoe gives more room under the guitar, but that's not much of a solution.
I know I'm not the only one encountering this problem--how do you deal with this? Is this how all low-profile pedals work--by lowering the heel of the pedal at the expense of the foot's angle of rest? I'd be willing to play barefoot with a higher pedal if I could have room to spare in the pedals arc while keeping a comfortable foot position. Suggestions and other pedal recommendations welcome.
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Ken Metcalf
From:
San Antonio Texas USA
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Posted 17 Jan 2008 9:49 am
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I have the same prob from an injury and my hilton pedal has adjustable rubber feet...
Kenny
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richard burton
From:
Britain
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Posted 17 Jan 2008 10:22 am
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Jon Light (deceased)
From:
Saugerties, NY
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Posted 17 Jan 2008 12:25 pm
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The old chrome Fender volume pedal has its full-on stop in a toe-down position. In other words level/horizontal is 50% on. For me, that is not real comfortable and is best used standing up (maybe how it was intended to be used, like with a Stringmaster? I have no idea.)
It's the one in the foreground.
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