New toy on its way - the Misa Tri Bass!

Wow James, that's quite the price for that, but looks really neat.......I'm also in the same boat as you and looking for a good midi controller. I only have used Midi Guitar and have thought about getting the YR2..........now this!!!
 
Did you get to test it out at all before buying? I'd like to know your review of this once you get it.
 

Hi,
 
I still think that these old fashioned guitars and basses are preventing music from going much further, but then I saw what happened to synthesizers that took over an orchestra within 20 years!
 
Synths went so far and away with the sound and abilities, that they are now almost totally out of reach of most people playing them! And no one knows how to set them up! And then someone posted Vangelis in here playing with 30 pedals, and he is an orchestra!
 
We don't need no midi crap! Just get as many pedals as you want to do what you want!

I've never seen that. I look forward to hearing what you think of it? With Melodyne ARA why not just use any instrument you play, or voice, convert to midi, then to the bass of your choice?
This Misa may be more fun though...
 
J

I think the word Bass is misleading. This is really a new type of midi controller that can trigger any sythn, and even multiples at once. Here's a bit of an example of what you can do with it:
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKJeT5wYoME
 
As a guitarist - this is REALLY cool to me - I could play those riffs! :)
 
PS: jbow, that's a killer idea that I'm going to play with. Not the same as this real-time controller, but still a really neat idea, thanks!

That's too bad James......it looks promising though. Until then, midi guitar it is for me........although it doesn't respond as well to faster playing, it's still very useful.

It feels OK. The neck is wood, but the top of it with the buttons is plastic as is the body. It feels solid however, and no real build issues jump out at me. I wouldn't describe it as feeling like a child's toy, but then again it doesn't feel like a solid professional instrument either. If the body was made of wood that would probably do it...

well, i just had to click in here.
I've got my tri-bass for few days now and I want to share what I think.
 
At first, I gotta correct smallstonefan. The body is made of wood. Your comment on this irritated me, because Michael (Inventor) sais it on his page that it was wooden neck and body.
So I just unscrewed the neck of mine to see it for sure. And I can tell you: it is wood ideed.
 
Regarding the playing. Yeah, it's not like you are gonna adept in 5 minutes. But the thing you describe, I couldn't see.
It's just always doing a "pull-off", but playing all notes touched on one "string" simultaneously, that never happened to me. In my case it's always playing the highest note of a "string" while you just always have "pull-offs" if you let your fingers below rest and change the top ones.
 
But yeah, it's not like you can play it immediately. Plus, it's more for creative people, rather a new instrument to go new ways instead of just another guitar. 
It's a MIDI controller with a cool shape and great style, I would say.
 
cheers
 
 

the ambulance!

Too bad that didn't work out for you, James.
It is a very intriguing instrument. Yes, it's a controller, but I think of my controllers as instruments because because they are your point of interaction between you and your soft synths. How this interaction happens can have a significant impact on the sound you get from the synths.
Clearly, this will not play like a guitar, even though it is a guitar-like format. I like the concept, but I imagine there would be somewhat of a learning curve to get comfortable with it.
My hat goes off to Michael. I hope he is not under valuing his time too much and this proves to be a successful venture for him.
 
ps. Mosh, MIDI is just a language. It is up to us to determine the words.