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My current pedal board configuration.

March 20, 2012 at 4:33 AM

I posted this to educate and inspire violinists on the use and set-up of pedal boards. All pedals are engineered for guitars, at least, for now, so it's essential to choose the right pedals that will compliment the complex harmonic range of the bowed instruments. Above you will see my current pedal board configuration. The zip ties did wonders for securing the pedals. It's as stiff as superglue- it's not going anywhere. The velcro was ineffective.

My favorite pedal is the RMC8 wah-wah and you can see mine comes with EQ which is essential for a great violin wah-wah sound. The "box of rock" was recommended to me by a jazz violinist and the distortion is good and never blows out the system as some violin distortions will. Still, I'd like to try other distortions to see what other sounds I can get.

The two digi delays in succession are classic and wonderful. One alone can act as a nice reverb if I plan it right.

The Whammy is a must for a mysterious but nice chordal rock sound that can waver on demand for solos. The downside is you cannot switch the harmonies by foot, so I have to use one setting per song (unless I reach down during a break and switch it up-- nah, too complicated). The "2 octave higher" or "2 octave lower" settings make for goofingly interesting textures.

The LR Baggs pre-amp, paired with my Schertler Stat-V pick-up, is unbeatable. I haven't been able to find a stronger, more acoustic sound than this.

There's a Samson wireless on there too (upper left) that has come in handy. I must remember batteries, but it's fun and freeing (clothing must have a belt or pants to secure wireless). It gets a lot of "wows."

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I am an Iranian violinist i become very exited with this pedal board. I have never use this kind of instruments with violin . would you please send some play with it and explain how to make this kind of device . Also i like to start the jazz and rock violin have you any advice or comment that how to start .are there any books on this subject
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Anna, what kind of violin do you play this with? Acoustic with pick-up? Or electric? That's really wild. My son plays electric guitar and has some pedals. Maybe I can get him to experiment with a violin. (He's young and has more free time than I have for such things.)
Hi Francesca,

You can play either an acoustic or electric with this, although with an electric you can forgo the Schertler pick-up. I would still keep the LR Baggs pre-amp just to put some additional EQ in the mix.

I currently use my 1813 Perry & Wilkinson violin with this set-up.