BaCkBeat

“Play Bass, Feel Bass” runs the slogan for Backbeat, a device which allows bass guitarists who don’t think they’re loud enough to strap a subwoofer to their back and allow the thud, slap and boom to vibrate through their body, a bit like lying on top of a malfunctioning washing machine. I shouldn’t scoff; it’s been funded on Kickstarter several times over, and is due to ship to eager customers later this year. I’ve seen no information about the physiological effects of the Backbeat, but it promises to open up the human spine to a whole new world of sound.