Chris Link Posted September 17, 2023 Share Posted September 17, 2023 A recent thread talked about how to keep pedals from moving around (gaffer’s tape, pedalboard, etc.) and I mentioned using a rubber bed liner that is always in my SUV. Here it is at a tailgate gig yesterday. 3 Quote aka âmisterdregsâ Nord Electro 5D 73 Yamaha P105 Kurzweil PC3LE7 Motion Sound KP200S Schimmel 6-10LE QSC CP-12 Westone AM Pro 30 IEMs Rolls PM55P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoken6 Posted September 17, 2023 Share Posted September 17, 2023 Can I ask, as a non-USAian, what is a tailgate gig? Cheers, Mike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iconoclast Posted September 17, 2023 Share Posted September 17, 2023 1 hour ago, stoken6 said: Can I ask, as a non-USAian, what is a tailgate gig? Cheers, Mike. A tailgate gig is usually a gig in a parking lot just prior to a large sporting event. You pull up in your truck and sit on your tailgate and party. In American football, tailgating is HUGE. People show up hours before (if not the night before) to party in the parking lot pre-game. 1 Quote You want me to start this song too slow or too fast? Forte7, Nord Stage 3, XK3c, OB-6, Arturia Collection, Mainstage, MotionSound KBR3D. A bunch of MusicMan Guitars, Line6 stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Link Posted September 17, 2023 Author Share Posted September 17, 2023 Iconoclast summed it up pretty well. This group rents out a good-sized parking lot, brings two full-sized RVs that each have two big screen TVs and beer taps built into the side. Lots of food and beer. Probably 100 people show up and about a third of them don’t even go to the game but stay and watch in the parking lot. One of our favorite gigs every year. Quote aka âmisterdregsâ Nord Electro 5D 73 Yamaha P105 Kurzweil PC3LE7 Motion Sound KP200S Schimmel 6-10LE QSC CP-12 Westone AM Pro 30 IEMs Rolls PM55P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delaware Dave Posted September 18, 2023 Share Posted September 18, 2023 I lay down a small carpet that fits in my wheeled gig bag. The pedals dont slide on the carpet. 1 Quote 57 Hammond B3; 69 Hammond L100P; 68 Leslie 122; Kurzweil Forte7 & PC3; M-Audio Code 61; Voce V5+; Neo Vent; EV ELX112P; GSI Gemini & Burn Delaware Dave Exit93band Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cassdad Posted September 18, 2023 Share Posted September 18, 2023 Here’s the best solution I’ve found: “CREEPNOMORE”. I bought several of these years ago, don’t know if they’re still available, but it works great for me. If not available any longer, the concept is simple enough to just make yourself. Or just attach a long piece of felt to the bottom of the sustain pedal. The weight of your heel simply keeps it in place pretty well. YMMV. 2 Quote Ludwig van Beethoven: “To play a wrong note is insignificant; to play without passion is inexcusable.” My Rig: Yamaha MOXF8 (used mostly for acoustic piano voices); Motion Sound KP-612SX & SL-512; Apple iPad Pro (5th Gen, M1 chip); Apple MacBook Pro 2021 (M1 Max chip). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stokely Posted September 18, 2023 Share Posted September 18, 2023 13 hours ago, Delaware Dave said: I lay down a small carpet that fits in my wheeled gig bag. The pedals dont slide on the carpet. That's pretty much my solution. It not only helps the pedals, but provides me some comfort as I stand, and can even out some minor unevenness in the floor. My rug won't fit in anything, it's 4x6, but it does look nice on stage IMO It's a nice blue persian style rug. If the stage is already carpeted I usually leave it in the car. It's pretty much part of my rig, it always rides along even if it's not used--along with my Lasko "rock and roll black" drying fan, backup gear case and outdoor gig "kit" (duffle with towel, grill cover and a few other things.) I also have a pedalboard (or my wedge when I use one, I'm experimenting) under my keyboard stand so that provides a back stop for my two fc5 sustains in front of it as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eric Posted September 18, 2023 Share Posted September 18, 2023 For 35+ years, I have been using a pedal board onto which my stand is attached and each pedal is mounted on the board. This helps quite a bit with consistency and muscle memory, as I've been doing the sustain and two expression pedals with a Leslie/Vent fast/slow footswitch all mounted in the same general place. You can see the current iteration of this here, which is a stand I custom built back in 2016, with a little bit of multi-pin wiring wizardry provided by the forum's own @vonnor I also have a practice version of this stand and pedal board that stays in the band's rehearsal space. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vonnor Posted September 18, 2023 Share Posted September 18, 2023 ^^^ Clean rig right there ^^^ No spaghetti. ~ vonnor 1 Quote Gear: Hardware: Nord Stage4, Korg Kronos 2, Novation Summit Software: Cantabile 3, Halion Sonic 3 and assorted VST plug-ins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
analogika Posted September 19, 2023 Share Posted September 19, 2023 I bought an Easter home crucifixion kit a while ago and just nail them to the stage. 1 Quote "The Angels of Libra are in the European vanguard of the [retro soul] movement" (Bill Buckley, Soul and Jazz and Funk) The Drawbars | off jazz organ trio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reezekeys Posted September 20, 2023 Share Posted September 20, 2023 This comes up regularly and I probably posted these pics before - I did a homebrew solution wih a few bucks' worth of materials at a hardware store: The chain stays permanently attached to the pedal and slides into my accessory case: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stokely Posted September 20, 2023 Share Posted September 20, 2023 On 9/18/2023 at 12:44 PM, vonnor said: ^^^ Clean rig right there ^^^ No spaghetti. ~ vonnor That caught my eye last time eric posted his rig I mean, there's "tuck cables against the stand leg" neat (that's me) and then there's whatever is happening there. I wouldn't mind a a bit more about how that is being done! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Link Posted September 21, 2023 Author Share Posted September 21, 2023 On 9/18/2023 at 7:06 PM, analogika said: I bought an Easter home crucifixion kit a while ago and just nail them to the stage. Check your messages. 1 Quote aka âmisterdregsâ Nord Electro 5D 73 Yamaha P105 Kurzweil PC3LE7 Motion Sound KP200S Schimmel 6-10LE QSC CP-12 Westone AM Pro 30 IEMs Rolls PM55P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eric Posted September 21, 2023 Share Posted September 21, 2023 17 hours ago, Stokely said: That caught my eye last time eric posted his rig I mean, there's "tuck cables against the stand leg" neat (that's me) and then there's whatever is happening there. I wouldn't mind a a bit more about how that is being done! Here's an older thread where I get into the details of this rig. Enjoy and thanks for your kind words! I am still hopelessly in love with this version of my live rig. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stokely Posted September 21, 2023 Share Posted September 21, 2023 Mine is more standard but having just one keyboard with no column in front of me definitely has a more free and open feel. With my spider pro and two keyboards, with mic adapter on top, I'm basically behind a wall (and I do sing some lead). Question on the cables, which weren't really addressed in the other thread--they look like some kind of right-angle cable(s) or snake? I'd love to have that happening on my NS3. I have two pedal cables (sustain and rotor inputs), two audio (use just one if mono) and the power cable. I might start bringing out my foot controller as well. If it's a snake, do your pedals, audio and maybe even power stay together with the cables, or do you have some kind of connection/extender where they plug in, or ? Love the wheels too, that has me thinking a bit. I think my Omega pro might have optional casters or I could put some on, or maybe do a platform as you have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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