Fw: [sdiy] Grounding check (OT)

[harrybissell]

As a guitarist who ALWAYS used to put a small carpet under me
on stage... it was for two reasons. One... to reduce the impact loading
on my feet when I tap (stomp) them.  This is vital on concrete floors
(and what does your garage or basement have???  :^)
and Two... to elevate my feet about 1/2" so that its easier to hit the
stompbox
pedals.

Now I use two pieces of 1/2" plywood... with rubber drum pads in them.
My feet hurt worse than ever :^P

(but never for insulation... I think shoes would be fine :^)

H^) harry

Jaroslaw Ziembicki wrote:

> Just a comment to this topic:
> I've got some some music (concert) videos and I see that
> some guitarists used to have a small carpet under their feet on
> the stage. Especially those who also sing.
> There is an interview with Greg Lake from Emerson Lake & Palmer
> who says that once he got an electric shock from the microphone
> and since this time he prefers to put an (insulation) carpet onto
> the stage floor...
> Maybe that's the only reliable way to avoid grounding problems...
>
> Regards
> Jarek