The most stomps in one song?

[GuitarBuilder]

When performing live, what is the highest number of pedal board "stomps" you make during a single song?

[shredtrash]

1...

...only if I kick on a lead boost and even that is becoming rare these days. Most of my playing involves manipulation of the guitar during the song, not my pedals.

[IGuitUpIGuitDown]

4 or more.
Probably more than that, for certain Yes, Genesis, and Rush tunes we cover. Sometimes I have to turn one box off and another on simultaneously, with the same foot.

[Heady Jam Fan]

I used 150 once ;)

[theGlitch]

we have a song where i turn on my chorus for 1 whole note, then turn it off at the start of the next phrase there are 2 verses worth of those phrases

[crxshdxmmy]

I used a reverb, 2 different delays, 2 different drives and a fuzz for one tune last weekend. And that was with a compressor on the whole time. :)

[Heady Jam Fan]

I usually have modfactor, and roctron xpressions to wet speakers along with one or two dirt pedals to the dry, so 2-4 is my range (not actually 150).

[Blues Lyne]

I'm assuming you mean stomp as in turning a pedal on or off, vs. how many pedals are on. I'm also the lead singer, so I try to keep them to a minimum. I have one original song where I turn on a chorus set to an organ like sound for the two verses, and then turn it off for the chorus, bridge, solo, etc. Then I turn an od/boost on for a pre-solo riff, add an Octavia for the solo, turn both off going into the bridge, and then turn the od/boost back on for the ending riff. If you count each stomp (to turn on and to turn off the pedal) guess that makes 9 stomps. But, most songs it's just a boost or dirt pedal for the solo, if anything. Delay is always on, and if I'm using dirt (other than a solo boost), EQ or compression, it's usually on for the whole song. If I wasn't singing, I might get more creative and use different dirt sounds for vs. and chorus, or add trem to a certain part, but it gets too distracting when I'm already trying to entertain, sing, remember words, play rhythm, switch to lead, direct the band, etc. I have my rig dialed in so with any of my dirt pedals I can vary the amount of dirty with playing dynamics. So if I need a clean or cleaner vs. and dirty chorus, I just do it by picking lighter.

[Cirrus]

I stomp all the time. If the song changes to a new section, I've probably touched my board. It's not a rule, though - there's a couple of songs that have the same pedals throughout.

[IGuitUpIGuitDown]

Wouldn't adjusting my volume pedal be considered the same as effecting an effect pedal? In that case, add about five more "stomps" (pedal sweeps) to each song!

[QuantumFlux]

Why isn't there an option for 10 or more?

[drbob1]

Do taps for tap tempo count? If they do then a few of the songs we do in church I've got phaser on/off, speed change up down at least twice, delay on/off once or twice, tap tempo (4), lead boost on/off=14?

OTOH, most of the time it's just lead boost on/off and maybe tap tempo.

[monty]

Much less since I got a Boss ls2
Great little box!

[mhuxtable]

I'm stomping all the time. I use a shit ton of effects & I like it that way...AND I'm the lead singer. I use effects for atmosphere, to change the feel from section to section, to boost, to delay, to reverb, all that. I'm a tap dancer

[Once Far Off]

Since I sing, I try to keep it low. Usually 2 or 3

[CodeMonk]

Most is 5 if you could my always on MXR 108.
OD > OD > EQ > Phase > Delay.

[Dave]

We've got a few songs that require me to have clean, crunch, lead, tremolo, and delay all at different points. I'm probably stomping more than a dozen times in some songs.

So glad I've got a programmable switcher. I couldn't live without it, really.

[buddachile]

A song with two choruses, which is basically minimum, is already 4 clicks right there if you have, say, clean verses and dirty choruses.

[GuitarBuilder]

We've got a few songs that require me to have clean, crunch, lead, tremolo, and delay all at different points. I'm probably stomping more than a dozen times in some songs.

So glad I've got a programmable switcher. I couldn't live without it, really.

This is one of the reasons I started this poll; I'm looking to buy or build a programmable switcher that is simple and easy to use. I particularly like the setllist/song name feature on the Line 6 HD500. The next level would be the sound within any given song name. Like many of you, I need more than 4 different sound settings.

[FenderBigot]

Does the tuner count before the song starts??? LOL

I'm a 3 to 5 stomp kinda guy... but we cover a bit of U2 in there which can raise that number. There's two stomps for solo boost, one on and one off. Usually a stomp or two for chorus or vibe on/off for some texture at one point. And there may be a stomp for some delay during a solo too. I'd say that can add up to 5/6 on some songs, but only 2 stomps on other songs.