We all know bass pedals play "base lines." But when I was younger, filled with enthusiasm, and filled even further with ideas, one of those thoughts was to use the pedals as a "third" instrument while the arranger played the bass line. My forte, in those days, was playing three keyboards and two sound modules at once. When I thought about it, I realized that can be done with the many simple chorded songs such as Green Eyes, Spanish Eyes, etc....all songs with very few chord changes. Mostly I would play (on the pedals) a tuba, trombone, brass stabs, bells....all sounds that don't need fast movements.

I regret never following through on that. And, nowadays, it's not worth the trouble. People wouldn't even notice. They're only interested in clever Youtube acts.......something like playing bongo drums while you're riding backwards on a Harley-Davidson motorcycle at 80 miles an hour down Sunset Strip in Hollywood!

Mark