Lessons learned...

[Silenced Fred]

When you have a pedal with the single button, do NOT wear New Balance running shoes!

 

I learned this the hard way, trying to switch, but my New Balance shoes have an open part at the bottom. If you look at the picture, in the middle of the ball of the foot, it is open, and it won't allow me to hit the button!

 

 

Thankfully, I was just in my basement, but I won't be wearing those to any shows, it kind of sucks.

 

Any weird lessons you have learned that you wouldn't think of otherwise?

[charlie brown]

Well, one thing I learned, at my very first "gig" at 13, was...Correct Polarity, in the circuit!

Saves a lot of "shockingly painful" (especially lip) contacts, at the mic! ;>)

 

CB

[S t e v e]

i'm more of a nike man myself :-

[Silenced Fred]

i'm more of a nike man myself :-

 

I have wide feet. You know what they say about guys with wide feet?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

THEY DON'T FIT NIKES!!!!!

[S t e v e]

I have wide feet. You know what they say about guys with wide feet?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

THEY DON'T FIT NIKES!!!!!

 

:-

[tazzboy]

I wear Nike myself as New Balance hurt my feet.

[Silenced Fred]

:-

 

Too narrow for me, I don't like Nikes. New Balance and Skateboard shoes for me when I feel like bumming it. So comfortable.

[SweetMarie]

Any weird lessons you have learned that you wouldn't think of otherwise?

 

 

Never attempt to adjust a guitar pedal onstage while wearing a miniskirt and tank top...ever. :-

[milod]

Sheesh....

 

I wear Tony's or Niconas mostly. Occasionally Justins.

 

<chuckle>

 

Rubber-soled moccasins around the house or working out.

 

marie... Don't worry. I never wore either a tank top or a miniskirt and I doubt I'm about to start at my age. <chortle>

 

m

[deepblue]

Herman Munster just called.....he wants his trainers back. hehe!

[FirstMeasure]

I used to wear Cowboy Boots, Justins if I remember correctly. Once they wore out I had to relearn how to use my Wah Wah pedal with regular shoes.

[Riffster]

I know a couple of guys here in Nashville that will only buy pedals with broad/wide switches like those on Boss pedals because they play their gigs barefoot... when they were talikng about it I thought they were kidding...they weren't.

[milod]

I've worn boots so long I feel strange wearing shoes. In another life I hadda wear shoes for about a dozen years. Felt odd the whole time. The only except is that I have used tennis shoes - as in, really for playing tennis and other sport specialty soles, including boating mocs. But regular shoes... feel odd.

 

m

[dem00n]

herp derp!

[Dub-T-123]

Those shoes are hideous.

 

I'm not anal about shoes but I would never wear those.

[AXE®]

Chucks' on stage.

[Andre S]

Those shoes are hideous.

 

I'm not anal about shoes but I would never wear those.

 

me neither....

 

I prefer my Converse.

[Mr. Natural]

Bruno Magli

 

[Riffster]

I prefer boots, I have about 5 pairs between cowboy and biker styles.

 

For me nothing more comfortable than a good pair of cowboy boots.

 

[DAS44]

My feet are effing wide too man, my current shoes fit so comfortably, if lacking support. They've stretched way too far though I should be getting some new ones... I've grown a size and a half from when I got them.... They were not wide ones either.. Had to work em that way.

[milod]

No problem getting boots to fit.

 

Noconas tend to use a wider last in the first place compared to Tony Lama or Justins. You may also prefer ropers.

 

m

[Silenced Fred]

Those shoes aren't the exact model I have, but it shows the thing on the bottom. They are comfortable as hell man, don't knock it