Idea: Overdrive world cup

monquixote

I was idly musing while in the garden that it would be quite fun to do an overdrive world cup event.

I haven't fully thought it through but something like 8 forum members bring 16 drive pedals (2 each) to a place where they can make a lot of noise and then it's a tournament format to decide which pedal gets through each round leading to a final showdown.

Anyone think that would be cool?

xSkarloey

Only if you can assign each pedal a country name as well. E.G. the Boss Super Overdrive is England cause it's been around forever, isn't really flash but gets the job done in its way, will never come first but on a good day with the right combination will make a semi-respectable showing. 

fretmeister

Skarloey said:

Only if you can assign each pedal a country name as well. E.G. the Boss Super Overdrive is England cause it's been around forever, isn't really flash but gets the job done in its way, will never come first but on a good day with the right combination will make a semi-respectable showing. 

And won't ever reach the final...

monquixote

Thinking more it might be better done on you tube so members can vote

steamabacus

Can we get pedals manufactured in 16 different 'footballing nations'?

xSkarloey

steamabacus said:

Can we get pedals manufactured in 16 different 'footballing nations'?

What a shame China aren't much good at football....

And I'm wracking my brains to think of any Uruguayan manufacturers. 

mike_l

@monquixote  ; interesting idea, if I'm not around, then I'll loan you a bunch of drive pedals.

JohnPerry

It would be a world cup in which Canada would win without conceding a goal

monquixote

Doing it by nation is a pretty cool idea. I think it would have to go by the country it was designed in and have to be an original design (I don't think doing China represented by Mooer is really worthwhile) 

Hmm so far I can think of pedals for:

England - Marshall, Blackstar, Rothwell, Mayer, Boo

US - Loads

Japan - Boss, Ibanez

Canada - Empress, Diamond, Dr Scientist

Denmark - T-Rex, TC Electronic, Karl Martin

Australia - MI Audio

New Zealand - Crowther

Finland - Mad Professor

Sweden - BJFE, EBS

France - Jacques

Germany - Hughes and Kettner, Palmer, Okko

Not quite enough, but I'm sure you chaps could help me.

imalone

fretmeister said:

Skarloey said:

Only if you can assign each pedal a country name as well. E.G. the Boss Super Overdrive is England cause it's been around forever, isn't really flash but gets the job done in its way, will never come first but on a good day with the right combination will make a semi-respectable showing. 

And won't ever reach the final...

But if it does we'll never hear the end of it.

Do they make pedals in Iran?

steamabacus

No pedals made in Scotland, Wales or Ireland?

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Just thought of ...

Russia - AMT

xSkarloey

There's an Argentine manufacturer byt I can't recall the name.

And no it's not Hand of God pedals.

monquixote

steamabacus said:

No pedals made in Scotland, Wales or Ireland?

Not that I can think of. 

steamabacus

I've been browsing DiscoFreq's site

S. Korea - Moolon

Skarloey said:

There's an Argentine manufacturer byt I can't recall the name.

And no it's not Hand of God pedals.

One of these?

xSkarloey

Holy moley. I see they've given up exporting beef and being gauchos. Now they're all making pedals. 

dano

Great idea, i thought of a slight alternative idea, say 16 pedals and 16 forumites each randomly assigned a pedal out of a hat. Then they play eaxh other in a world cup style final.

forumite 1 vs 2 select a youtube vid that shows their assigned pedal at its best, people vote on favourite video of the two, winner goes to round 2, winner chooses a new vid each round. same for 3 vs 4, 5 vs 6 etc.

johnnyurq

monquixote said:

steamabacus said:

No pedals made in Scotland, Wales or Ireland?

Not that I can think of. 

Jim Dunlop was a Scottish Immigrant so under todays silly rules may qualify. 

Rather like we never even came close to, qualifying for the World Cup that is. So maybe only the early qualifying rounds.

Cacofonix

Tanabe has a Tuvalu domain.  Don't know if it's in Tuvalu though.

Cacofonix

Fattoria Mendoza of Italy.

jellyroll

Financial Fair Play - handicapping based on price. Joyo win.

Babones

JAM Pedals - Greece