Active Band Man Chats - My New Gear 2020 Part 1 -

The theme this time is "My New Gear 2020"!

I see… It’s the end of the year, so you want to look back on the equipment you bought this year.

Right! During the self-isolation, the number of live performances has decreased considerably, and there are many performances that are live broadcasts only ...

Why is your equipment increasing ...

It is a great mystery!

Well, mine is equipment that I inevitably needed. What about you?

In 2020, I had a brain surgery in February, and I was planning to return to the live stage in May, but COVID-19 obliviated that.

That's right….

As the Captains have run out of live shows, I started my own live stream "Nama Kizu" using the live stream app Ichinana Live.

I also watch your live stream "Nama Kizu" quite a bit.

Thank you! I mean, thank you for your participation as a guest!

You are welcome.

So I bought a mixer to improve the quality of streaming. This is the YAMAHA classic, the AG03.

You finally got it. While various shows were canceled or postponed due to COVID-19, the number of people who started streaming has increased, so mixers for streaming have become quite scarce. It seems that Sound House was out of stock for a while, and there are also sites that have premiere pricing and are expensive ... By the way, how is it different from a normal mixer?

You can send the mixed sound to your PC or smartphone with a USB cable.

I see. How about other equipment?

There were several live shows and broadcasts by The Showers, the band we’re working in together, so I was conscious of strengthening my feet for The Showers.

Isn't it an effector board at your feet?

Yup! It is about twice as big as last year!

It is a good thing to be big… So Showa! (Laughs) Just like the band name (laughs)

It doesn't necessarily mean that it should be big, but I bought this one.

Oh, the Big Muff! As the name suggests, it's big, maybe the size of three or four BOSS effectors? It looks like a lunch box (laughs)

Oh, it looks like an alumite lunch box from the Showa period! This is what I've been admiring since I was a student ... I finally got it!

Congratulations!

Next is this comp.

That’s an unfamiliar one, K&R?

I got it from a friend, the K&R Groove Comp. It a very natural sound. The clean tone is solid.

I see. That’s important.

Next is an overdrive.

This is also something unusual…. Two knobs are for Clean.

Yup! NO NAME EFFECTS Purple Cat Drive! A gift from Tomotaka Imamichi and NO NAME EFFECTS for both a cheerful celebration and a birthday celebration! I was deeply moved!

I’m a little ... no, I'm really envious.

Ha ha ha. If you turn on the Purple Cat Drive and Big Muff at the same time, you will get a nice thickness and roughness!

But it's hard use both at the same time during a live performance ...?

Right! So I introduced the BOSS PSM-5!

There are many other options, but this selection is astringent. This, of course, has the master switch function!

Exactly! Loop the Big Muff and the Purple Cat Drive. As I said before, I don’t like metal switches… This made it much easier to step on!

I think so too.

The last is the Hold Reverb from ZCAT PEDALS.

This? What are the features?

It features a refreshing reverb sound and a hold switch!

I see. This has CAT in the brand name, and goes well with the cat in the Purple Cat Drive (laughs).

That's right. That's why it's hard to put RAT distortion on my board ...

A rat! … Hey! (Lol)

Squeak! (Laughs) All joking aside, I think we should end here. Next time, let's talk about your New Gear. Yes, and everything?

Is for love!