Number6 Posted October 17, 2015 Posted October 17, 2015 Clearly any bass that doesn't have skulls on it was never made for metal..... Here is my modded Squier Jazz which fits the bill nicely 😉 6 Quote
elephantgrey Posted October 17, 2015 Posted October 17, 2015 Id prefer to have a chaoss pad above the Pups than below, so when im playing with my fingers my thumb is free to use it. Quote
4-string-thing Posted October 17, 2015 Posted October 17, 2015 Didn't Shergold build a bass (or guitar) with interchangable effects units built in? Quote
ras52 Posted October 19, 2015 Posted October 19, 2015 [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1445014954' post='2888225'] Obviously not as concerned about recycling back then, I suppose. How things change. [/quote] Au contraire, the turgid teens made sure they were used again... Quote
Cameronj279 Posted October 20, 2015 Posted October 20, 2015 Looks like the kind of thing that'd be pretty great in the right hands... ...the right hands being few and far between. Quote
hairychris Posted October 22, 2015 Posted October 22, 2015 (edited) [quote name='Jonnyboy Rotten' timestamp='1444991923' post='2887905'] It says it is "...loaded with 100 dynamic Kaoss effects..." What is the difference between digital modulation and an fx unit? I don't get it. [/quote] I phrased things badly! Yes, they are an fx unit, but they are very performance-oriented because of the touchpad control surface (unlike your normal stomp/rack unit) allowing for real-time control of sampling, pitch shifting, modulation, etc. Used well they're very interesting tools. A friend of mine plays electronica and the full-fat version of the device is a huge part of his live performances. Not entirely sure why I'd want to stick one on the bass, though. It's still pretty much completely unsuitable for most genres of metal! Edited October 22, 2015 by hairychris Quote
operative451 Posted October 26, 2015 Posted October 26, 2015 I sort of want one. Saw Hot Chip at the Brixton academy on friday night and found myself wondering how much of that sort of sound i could make in a 'royal blood goes acid house' sort of a way! Quote
Jonnyboy Rotten Posted October 27, 2015 Author Posted October 27, 2015 I was speaking to a guitar playing friend of mine about it and he said that Matt Belamy of Muse fame uses/used one on his electric guitar and he actually had the unit integral to the guitar to use for live performances. Looks like it might be quite interesting if you have money to experiment with! Quote
elephantgrey Posted November 1, 2015 Posted November 1, 2015 [url="https://amptonelab.com/shop/xy-midipad-mini/"]These[/url] look infinitely more useful, as theyre a control midi instead of just a multiFX. Quote
ambient Posted November 1, 2015 Posted November 1, 2015 [quote name='Cato' timestamp='1444995507' post='2887962'] I've seen a few Kaos Pad guitar demos along with some Matt Bellamy stuff and it seems a bit of a one trick pony. I can't really imagine how you'd use that trick on a bass unless you're in Royal Blood or some other band which required the bass to make brief bursts of unusual noises. [/quote] Check out some of my later Soundcloud stuff. I've used one quite a lot. Steve Lawson uses one quite a bit too. Certainly not a one trick pony. I guess it's down to what you play ? Quote
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