Active Band Man Chats - about something that is too detailed to convey, but surely useful - PART 5

Yes, today's theme is!

It’s “niches”, right? Are you still continuing with this?

That's right! I'll keep doing this until my ideas are commercialized!

... I think you've been thinking about strange things again.

Yup! I've been thinking weird! These are different! I'm serious! Well, let's start with a really normal one

Originally that was the main idea (laughs)

For guitars and basses with active circuits, if you leave the plug in the output, the battery runs down, right? I hate that.

Yeah, that’s a little bothersome

I don't know how much battery power is left. There are times when you want to leave the shield inserted after the sound check on the day at a live performance, right? A niche item for this problem -- a switch to prevent the draining of the battery even if you leave the cable inserted!

A small detail…

Assuming you can pass through the active circuit well. I think it would be okay to use an active / passive switch?

I agree. A shield insertion / removal switch, so to speak? It would be nice if it could be installed on the unit. An On/Off switch for the active circuit. It could be connected to the volume. Like a kill switch.

Oh, let’s implement this right away…! Next is pick with a pedometer!

A pedometer?

A device that counts the number of pick strokes!

How would you count them? (Lol)

It could compete with the golden age of Swatch!

But this would be difficult… to fit in that size. It would inevitably be huge, don’t you think?

Then, it would be nice if a cable came out from the pick and there was a liquid crystal counter at the end. This should be implemented. Well, this is the last one! A fingerboard that lights up!

Huh? There are position markers that light up, right?

Not just that the position markers, but the scale position would also light up! Ad-lib solos could be easily played! A convenient system!

I see… The scales have fallen from my eyes… just a little.

Yay! Let’s implement this one as well! Of course, you would be able to call up many scales with one touch.

But it will be hard to see from an angle for the player. Maybe. I think the audience would see better. And… Isn’t that a bit beginner level? (Lol)

Well, practice and memorization! However, would it not be convenient in the arrangement stage of a song? If you have the chords, you’d know what would sound good from there! That's right. Please look forward to the next niche series installment! Yes, and everything?

Is for love!