Bass players just got put out of business

[jbednarski]

http://hackaday.com/2012/11/22/mechb...nds-fantastic/

[fraublugher]

Much better than that other robot bassist....

[BassChuck]

What a shock, a machine that plays mechanical music.

Folks, people have been working on this concept for about 200 years. No news here. The real shock is: why do musicians compose mechanical music? And why would we listen to it? And IF you have to have this kind of sound, why would you expect a human to play it?

[ffutterman]

Guess we'll all have switch to slap-only to stay in the game.

[Asylum-49]

But who's gonna stand at the back looking cool and get all the singer's and guitarists groupie cast off's! Let alone openly mock the drummer!

[lavaxtris]

I'd like it to try some YYZ. good luck with that.

btw, It plays with a pick. Is it now appropriate for that kind of thing to be frowned upon?
;P

[jandscotten]

LOL, I can hear it now, "He would have made a robotic guitar, but this was easier 'cause the bass only has four strings!"

[agreatheight]

Originally Posted by jandscotten

LOL, I can hear it now, "He would have made a robotic guitar, but this was easier 'cause the bass only has four strings!"

But I sure it was easier to build because it was bass. Less range, no chords, no bending, no whammy, etc.

I thought it was cool.

[ffutterman]

Originally Posted by jandscotten

LOL, I can hear it now, "He would have made a robotic guitar, but this was easier 'cause the bass only has four strings!"

Yeah, 4 strings is cake: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...phwtw_rw#t=54s

[Russell L]

It'll never fit in a gig bag, so no worries.

[Timmah]

Originally Posted by Russell L

It'll never fit in a gig bag, so no worries.

And it won't drive the band van.

[Rickett Customs]

There's one thing that this will never have, the "human factor". There's more to a bassline, than just having a clean automated bassline.
It's this human factor's inconsistencies, which make or break a song (IME).

[Floridabwoy]

you would understand if you had robot ears.....

j/k.... seriously though. What does this do that a synth and sequencer cant do for a lot cheaper and a lot smaller footprint? looks like a big waste of money to me.

[lowfreq33]

Originally Posted by Timmah

And it won't drive the band van.

Or have a place to practice, own a PA, have gas money, etc.

[mjac28]

I thought that was pretty cool that kid has a future in robotics.

[Russell L]

Originally Posted by Rickett Customs

There's one thing that this will never have, the "human factor". There's more to a bassline, than just having a clean automated bassline.
It's this human factor's inconsistencies, which make or break a song (IME).

Right. Can it do dynamics or extend the song on the fly when the crowd is jumping ("Hey, you, I thought I said go back to the bridge.").

[cybersnyder]

Originally Posted by ffutterman

Guess we'll all have switch to slap-only to stay in the game.

Judging by the bass department at Guitar Center on any given day, that's already happened. Heh.

[Winemule]

...and how long do we suppose it takes to get this thing set up to play one song? I think my job is safe.

[Runnerman]

unable to perform a slide it seems

[totem]

I like the rotating picks .. now I want to see the attachment to make it play finger-style!