We're all out of a job...

[RandomProddy]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=5UYMnzXQEtw

[LukeFRC]

can i get one with a swamp ash body for the slightly scooped mid tones?

[KiOgon]

That's what I call cheating

[thisnameistaken]

On a more positive note, with two extra strings we could rid the world of guitarists.

[KevB]

Would be an interesting experiement to do a range of 'blind' listening tests to see how easy we could spot the robot from a human player as an insight to the 'it's all in the fingers' school of thought. Obviously some styles would be more obvious than others - how's that thing going to slap or tackle fretless for instance?

Edited November 23, 2012 by KevB

[shizznit]

I'm sure I heard a bum note in there somewhere! (ignorance is bliss!)

[stingrayPete1977]

Awesome but it plays with a pick (picks) so it will never be a pro player !

[TheGreek]

Can it manage when the guitarist/singer want to change the key???

[shizznit]

I want to see it do some slap!

[RandomBass]

That is brilliant. I wish my degree project had been so interesting.

[JTUK]

thought it sounded BLOODY AWFUL...

so, no fun, me..!!

[louisthebass]

It'll never catch on.....

[Dandelion]

Does it wear a hat?

[LeftyBiskit]

Can it carry the pa tho?

[leschirons]

No good, not only has someone got to carry the bass rig in but the bassplayer too. The upside of course is sharing out it's 25% of the gig money amongst the rest of the band.

[MiltyG565]

"hey, what are you doing?"

*nasaly voice* "ohh, just getting ready for my gig at the weekend"

"how?"

"just pre-programming the bass on this software, should only take another 15 hours"

I think we are safe for now.... for now. dread the day when they are affordable and easy to use/transport though.

[paul_5]

[quote name='thisnameistaken' timestamp='1353677217' post='1877286']
On a more positive note, with two extra strings we could rid the world of guitarists.
[/quote]

Like.

[Kongo]

The drum machine was mean't to kill drummers...I still see drummers everywhere. :-P
We ain't going anywhere.

Edited November 23, 2012 by Kongo

[Bassman Sam]

[quote name='Kongo' timestamp='1353715166' post='1877880']
The drum machine was mean't to kill drummers...I still see drummers everywhere. :-P
We ain't going anywhere.
[/quote]

+1. Everyone would miss the " Jazz Notes" that only humans can reproduce.

[Kiwi]

The student was from Victoria Uni in Wellington, NZ. That was a superb piece of work. No way I could have identified the playing from the real thing...apart from better consistency, perfect timing and the sheer effortlessness of it.

[Kongo]

I do have to say though, it really puts into perspective how much effort and difficulty there is in being an organic being.
Look how high tech, large and clunky a piece of machinery has to be in order to do something we learn to do merely by our hands.
The human body still remains the most complex and amazing machine to this day.

[ezbass]

That's a brilliant piece of engineering to my eyes. Picks on a carousel attached to a stepping motor rather than just one plucking up and down on a solenoid is really clever thinking and avoids having yet more solenoids which could make it look clumsy.

Even Mrs Ez was impressed.

Edited November 24, 2012 by ezbass

[Angel]

A thing of beauty. I love it!
If I win the lottery I'm ordering one!

To make it more realistic, it should only work if you keep topping it up with alcohol.

[allighatt0r]

Fantastic! I really enjoyed that. It's impressive that those bits that move up and down dampen the notes as well as fret them. It would never replace a human though, it would never be able to adapt to subtle tempo changes in a live band setting.

Edited November 24, 2012 by allighatt0r

[BassPimp66]

Genius... in a mad sort of way...