Tone Report Weekly Issue 135 | Page 45

Us pedal peeps are a typically open-minded lot and we certainly welcome frequent change . This feature is actually all about diversification through random stipulation . Over here in Britain , school kids all wear uniforms , which may seem oppressive to some , and in some ways it may be . However , one positive that comes from these uniforms is that it keeps kids from automatically gravitating toward cliques based on fashion trends and it forces friendships to blossom from personalities rather than a hot new pair of sneakers or boy-band T-shirt . I thought it would be a fun and fruitful tonal pursuit to assign a uniform color to the pedalboard using a similar sonic social theory . What I discovered — besides really cool and quirky looking boards — was that introducing a non-musical stipulation to the board-build process actually forced me to put together a plethora of unlikely pedal pairings . This is also a cool impulsive cure for those of us with “ too many ” pedals . We find ourselves crippled by choice from time to time , so let ’ s get fitted and kitted with some color coordinated pedalboards . Everybody : Get in line .

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Us pedal peeps are a typically open-minded lot and we certainly welcome frequent change . This feature is actually all about diversification through random stipulation . Over here in Britain , school kids all wear uniforms , which may seem oppressive to some , and in some ways it may be . However , one positive that comes from these uniforms is that it keeps kids from automatically gravitating toward cliques based on fashion trends and it forces friendships to blossom from personalities rather than a hot new pair of sneakers or boy-band T-shirt . I thought it would be a fun and fruitful tonal pursuit to assign a uniform color to the pedalboard using a similar sonic social theory . What I discovered — besides really cool and quirky looking boards — was that introducing a non-musical stipulation to the board-build process actually forced me to put together a plethora of unlikely pedal pairings . This is also a cool impulsive cure for those of us with “ too many ” pedals . We find ourselves crippled by choice from time to time , so let ’ s get fitted and kitted with some color coordinated pedalboards . Everybody : Get in line .

WORDS BY FLETCHER STEWART

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