Sunday 25 January 2015

2015 NAMM: The View From Outside

So Cal at its finest.

2015 NAMM: The Slaperoo

This is a strange (in a good way) and fun instrument. It's a bit like a cross between a washtub bass and a ruler vibrated on a desktop. It consists of a flat band of metal, stretched so it functions like a string, mounted on a pole with a pickup attached. Notes are played by fingering with the left hand (sorta kinda like guitar left-hand tapping) and percusive effects are obtained by doing the same with the right hand. They also make a walking cane version and an electrified spring doorstop.

http://www.slaperoo.com/