Editing Pedal keyboard (section)

===Rock and fusion===
{{Main|Bass pedals}}
In the 1970s, some [[progressive rock]] groups such as [[Yes (band)|Yes]], [[Pink Floyd]], [[Genesis (band)|Genesis]], [[Atomic Rooster]] and [[Rush (band)|Rush]] used standalone [[Moog Taurus]] bass pedalboard synths, which were nicknamed "bass pedals" (despite the fact that the Taurus could play in a wide range, from bass to treble range). The Taurus generated an analog synth bass tone for amplification by a [[bass amp]]. Other groups, such as [[Led Zeppelin]] and [[Van Der Graaf Generator]] used the bass pedals of the [[Hammond organ]] in place of a [[bass guitar]] for several of their recordings and for live performances.

Other users included metal and hard rock bands such as [[Yngwie Malmsteen]], [[Styx (band)|Styx]], and [[Francis Buchholz]] of the [[Scorpions (band)|Scorpions]], and Justin Harris of [[Menomena]]. Ex-Genesis guitarist [[Steve Hackett]] had a set mounted waist high, which his brother, [[John Hackett (musician)|John Hackett]], played with his hands for the intro of ''Clocks – The Angel Of Mons'' from the album [[Spectral Mornings]]. [[Adam Jones (musician)|Adam Jones]] of [[Tool (band)|Tool]] uses the Moog Taurus along with an [[Access Virus]] B synth to trigger live effects. The keyboardist for the rock group [[Emerson, Lake & Palmer]] took this idea to its logical conclusion by performing all of the first movement, and part of the second of ''The Three Fates'' on the organ of [[Royal Festival Hall]] in [[London]].
[[File:Moog Taurus (small).jpg|thumb|right|200px|A 1970s-era Moog Taurus synth]]
As well, some pop groups (e.g., [[The Police]], [[Muse (band)|Muse]], [[U2]]) and [[fusion jazz|fusion]] bands have used bass pedalboards to produce sounds in the bass range. They are most commonly used by keyboard players as an adjunct to keyboards, but can be played in combination with other instruments (e.g., by the bass guitar or electric guitar player), or by themselves.

Standalone pedalboards usually have a 13-note range and short pedals, which limits the types of basslines to fairly simple passages. A group's [[bass guitarist]] or electric guitarist playing the pedalboard from a standing position can only use one foot at a time, which further limits what they can play. The BASYN analog bass synthesizer is a two-[[Voltage-controlled oscillator|VCO]] [[analog synthesizer]] with a 13-note "button board"—with momentary push-button switches in place of pedals. Another variant used in rock bands is a bass pedalboard laid out as a [[tablature]] representation of part of the four strings of an electric [[bass guitar]].{{cn|date=February 2018}}