Bass pedals

The bass pedal is a low-tone, electronic musical instrument that is operated from a sitting or standing with your feet. It consists of an oversized, full octave keyboard ( " stub pedal " ) and a sound generator.

History

Originally found only as a component of electronic and pipe organs (see pedal ), the bass pedal was from the late 1960s in the pop and rock music, used as a standalone instrument, usually to replace an electric bass.

Models

The most famous Moog Taurus Bass Pedal is the. The Taurus was an analog synthesizer, the was heading a pedal, and was distributed by Moog Music 1976-1981 as "Pedal Synthesizer". Other companies established in the 70 years of bass pedals with his own sound generation ago, including JEN and EKO. In addition, some musicians built from the pedal units from Hammond, and other electronic organs, to use independently as a bass pedals.

Today, almost only MIDIfied bass pedals that do not have their own sound production, but an external sound module will trigger used.

Use

Due to its design as a stub - oktaviges pedal is not a virtuoso on the bass pedal possible - it can only be used for basic tones, or simple tone sequences. It is technically many models possible to generate high notes, but almost always deep bass lines are played on the bass pedal.

Usually a bass pedal is used in rock music when the bassist also plays guitar on some pieces and can therefore serve no bass guitar in his hands. This is known primarily for Mike Rutherford of the British rock group Genesis. But keyboardist put bass pedals complement their hand-operated keyboard instruments.

Other examples of the use of the pedalboard, the groups Spirit and The Doors. In addition, Sportfreunde Stiller used in their song "Compliments " and the doctors in their song " Mystery Land " a bass pedal.