Kaoss Pad Guitar Mod

eddyc

Not brave enough to try this myself, but its a bloody cool mod for a guitar

http://unmaintained.blogspot.com/2006/09/phils-kaoss-pad-guitar-mod.html

Has written instructions and a video

John

That's pretty cool. I know someone who uses a Kaoss pad on his guitar. He lies the guitar down, puts an ebow resting on the string and plays with the pad. It sounds cool!

fish-head

Nice one. Bellamy-o-riffic.

Karl Hungus

Sorry if I'm a little out of the loop on this, but what exactly does a Kaoss pad do?

fish-head

Makes your guitar go 'weeeee-awwww-frrrrrrfff-kuhchhhhk-woooo', basically.

Johnny Storm

Karl, check out the youtube link at the bottom of the above link.

Karl Hungus

Johnny Storm wrote:

Karl, check out the youtube link at the bottom of the above link.

Ah missed that. So it basically makes a lot of crazy noise?

Johnny Storm

Karl Hungus wrote:

Ah missed that. So it basically makes a lot of crazy noise?

Yeah - but in a good way

Karl Hungus

Johnny Storm wrote:

Yeah - but in a good way

Good? I thought it sounded awful. :eek:

Giblet

Well you can sample live and replay the samples how ever you like at different velocities/pitches etc etc by rubbing the pad in different ways. Sexual.

Karl Hungus

Never mind me, I'm just being my usual opinionated self.

leninbenjamin

Karl Hungus wrote:

Never mind me, I'm just being my usual opinionated self.

you're not alone there... why would someone spend so much time, effort and money on something that sounds so cac?

eddyc

Yeah I dont think your man really showed it off well, its probably the kind of thing you'd have to practice a lot with before ya get any good, still though lots of potential there for psychedelic goodness

david

Pity he can't play

Johnny Storm

eddyc wrote:

Yeah I dont think your man really showed it off well, its probably the kind of thing you'd have to practice a lot with before ya get any good, still though lots of potential there for psychedelic goodness

Yep -I think you are right. If used sparingly / tastefully it could be really cool.

Bet Dave Gilmour will have one soon.

John

Karl Hungus wrote:

Good? I thought it sounded awful. :eek:

That's because he was awful. It can be used far better than that. I'd love to link you to an example but I've only seen it used live.

The_g-man

Follow that youtube link near the bottom of the page to the Expore More Videos window on the right [Muse - Intro with Korg Pad on Manson Guitar + Hysteria live], sounds interesting when the user knows what they're doing.

rcaz

That is very cool. I think I'm kind of like him, I've seen it before, now I want one. Yeah, his showcasing was pretty dodgy (The delay was very cool, though), but I'd really love to get good at using one of them.

...How come some guitar players go to astounding lengths to get their guitars to not sound like guitars?

Karl Hungus

El Pr0n wrote:

...How come some guitar players go to astounding lengths to get their guitars to not sound like guitars?

That's a question I've been wondering myself.

John

Why not? It's cheaper than buying a good synthesiser plus it makes a change from normal playing. No limits man, no limits.

fish-head

Look what you've done, Karl, you've offended John's pre-experimental-alt-post-office-rock sensibilities!

Karl Hungus

fish-head wrote:

Look what you've done, Karl, you've offended John's pre-experimental-alt-post-office-rock sensibilities!

He shouldn't leave his sensibilities out where they can get offended so!

John

lol, **** off the pair of you. I'm off to jam out on my bass by playing with my feet and running the signal through my freezer and oven and record it using headphones plugged into a mobile phone only to later edit it on my computer into a glitch masterpiece. You've been warned.

Karl Hungus

John wrote:

lol, **** off the pair of you. I'm off to jam out on my bass by playing with my feet and running the signal through my freezer and oven and record it using headphones plugged into a mobile phone only to later edit it on my computer into a glitch masterpiece. You've been warned.

You can do whatever you want, just don't post it up here.

John

Of course I won't, it'll go in the Pimp My Band section.

feylya

That should be the motto for the board

fish-head

John wrote:

Of course I won't, it'll go in the Pimp My Band section.

What has the Pimp My Band section ever done to you? Poor thing..

rcaz

John wrote:

Why not? It's cheaper than buying a good synthesiser plus it makes a change from normal playing. No limits man, no limits.

I never said I didn't like it, I love experimenting. Just a funny kind of thought...