Members bt2513 Posted July 24, 2008 Members Share Posted July 24, 2008 Just curious... I've only seen a handful of pedals that aren't this way... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members FDZ Posted July 24, 2008 Members Share Posted July 24, 2008 a) They all need to go the same way. b) On guitars played by correctly-evolved folk, the lead tails out the right side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members bt2513 Posted July 24, 2008 Author Members Share Posted July 24, 2008 a) They all need to go the same way.b) On guitars played by correctly-evolved folk, the lead tails out the right side. a) Fair enough, but why this way? b) This doesn't sound compelling enough... Either way, just curious. Going back to work before I open up a can of worms.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members melx Posted July 24, 2008 Members Share Posted July 24, 2008 it's just happened....when a big popular manufactuer is doing it one way, you'd be pretty stupid to do it the other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members FDZ Posted July 24, 2008 Members Share Posted July 24, 2008 Try plugging a shorter lead into the left side of your board, it's just awkward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tubezipper Posted July 24, 2008 Members Share Posted July 24, 2008 b) On guitars played by correctly-evolved folk, the lead tails out the right side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Neon Soul Posted July 24, 2008 Members Share Posted July 24, 2008 Plug in your wah the other way though. Lots of fun to be had. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members paganifuzz Posted July 24, 2008 Members Share Posted July 24, 2008 AFAIK it was not always like this...."real" vintage pedals had it the other way around, usually located at the top of pedal but instrument left and ampli right!!!there are also pedals like roland double beat where both jacks were on the left side of pedals! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DanJep Posted July 24, 2008 Members Share Posted July 24, 2008 b) On guitars played by correctly-evolved folk, the lead tails out the right side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kismet78 Posted July 24, 2008 Members Share Posted July 24, 2008 It's just so your cable from guitar to first effect doesn't cross in front of you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members melx Posted July 24, 2008 Members Share Posted July 24, 2008 AFAIK it was not always like this.... "real" vintage pedals had it the other way around, usually located at the top of pedal but instrument left and ampli right!!! there are also pedals like roland double beat where both jacks were on the left side of pedals! your right, but when the 'big compact revolution' took off......there was no going back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members paganifuzz Posted July 24, 2008 Members Share Posted July 24, 2008 I think the UK should have the other way around.... just to go along with the bloody traffic system here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members loomer415 Posted July 24, 2008 Members Share Posted July 24, 2008 On guitars played by correctly-evolved folk, the lead tails out the right side. It's a good thing mutants like Kurt Cobain and Jimi Hendrix were taken out by the government before they could spread anymore of their filthy southpaw genes. What good has any left handed person ever done for music? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members FDZ Posted July 24, 2008 Members Share Posted July 24, 2008 Good question! I'm glad you asked. The short answer is nothing! The long answer is much like the short answer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cow4prez Posted July 24, 2008 Members Share Posted July 24, 2008 Any particular reason input and output jacks always go right to left? i think it should have been left to right, like reading a book and writing (left to right), unless you are chinese or japanese... Also left to right in/out will allow the cable from guitar to effects will not get tangled....most guitarists are right handed anyway, unless you're jimi. Problem is guitarists are old fashion, mojo believing people are "making sense" is not always a priority. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wingfijm Posted July 24, 2008 Members Share Posted July 24, 2008 It's because the first pedal builders were Arabic ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 3red Posted July 24, 2008 Members Share Posted July 24, 2008 its to match the earths rotation. the sun rises in the east and sets in the west. otherwise you couldn't play for longer than a few minutes without getting 60 cycle hum from off-axis sunspots Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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