Active Band Man Chats - Gears from the Perspective of a Cat Café

What are we doing today?

Meow!

Hmm?

Meow meow!

Uh... Last time it was ‘new’ for the product, but this time?

MEOW! MEOW!

A... cat?

Correct, meow!

Yeah... it’s been getting pretty hot lately, but stay calm!

I’m totally serious, meow!

It’s even more troublesome...

Meow?

You’re still going with this? So, what’s the topic?

Let’s go look for cats!!

A lost cat?

To Sound House!

Huh?

There are surprisingly a lot of cats there, meow!

Huh? What do you mean?

For example...
Vivie / WildCat Overdrive!

I see... so we’re looking for cat-themed gear, right?

Bingo, meow!

What’s next?

Here it is!
Right On STRAPS / BROWN CAT

Cat paw print strap!

Meow.

There’s a lot of stuff. Let’s keep going.

A clip tuner with a little figure!
SWIFF / Cartoon Tuner Cat Red

You should say ‘clip tune-meow’, right?

Not bad, meow!

Well, it’s been quite long since I’ve started to serve you, prince...

By the way, there are lots of different colors too!
SWIFF / Cartoon Tuner Cat Blue

Blue cat!

SWIFF / Cartoon Tuner Cat Yellow

Yellow cat!

SWIFF / Cartoon Tuner Cat Green

Green cat! Shall we keep going?

SWIFF / Cartoon Tuner Cat Brown

Brown cat! ...well, that one’s kind of normal.

Oh, it looks like the strap from earlier has different colors too.

I guess there are a lot of cat lovers.

Maybe so! Oh! A white cat!
Right On STRAPS / WHITE CAT

You’re right... There’s a black cat, too!
Right On STRAPS / BLACK CAT

And a gray cat!
Right On STRAPS / GREY CAT

They’ve got quite the selection...

It’s starting to feel like a cat café!

Is that so...?

Nekodamari Kobo / Homemade Clear Beeswax with the Scent of Sunlight

Oh, I think I saw this during the tarot card episode.

Yep! This one is from the brand with ‘cat (neko)’ in its name!

Got it.

Nekodamari Kobo is totally cat-focused, and they also have this:
Nekodamari Kobo / THE NEXT SOUND: MSSN-100 Cat-Style DORAive

What is this...?

It’s a cat-style DORAive!

Oh, I see, DORA is for doraneko (stray cat)!

And the switch is a paw pad!

Alright, alright. I’ve seen this pop up on Twitter sometimes.

The product description is quite something!

Let’s see...: “A pedal capable of expressing ‘cat-like qualities.’ To capture a somewhat cute yet slightly absent-minded cat nuance, we’ve selected a ‘Wow Tone Booster,’ and for the more aggressive side, we chose an ‘overdrive that distorts close to distortion levels,’ paired with the traditional wah sound using a FASEL RED inductor.”

It’s playful, yet still serious!

Hmm... I sort of get the “slightly absent-minded cat nuance”, but at the same time, I’m not sure if I fully understand...

Next up!
Nekodamari Kobo / JACKMAN: Nyastortion

Distortion? No, it’s Nyastortion?

Exactly! Their love for cats is just overflowing!

Alright, alright.

The product description is funny too. There’s even a knob inspired by ‘cat fur’!

It says, “The ‘kenami (cat fur)’ knob has an effect similar to a combination of pre-gain and tone. Lowering the kenami knob tames the sound, while turning it up makes it wild, like a cat with its fur standing on end.”

Meow!

I see. It’s kind of like that “let’s think of a different term for ‘gain’” thing we did once, huh?
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Yes, exactly. Could this be the ultimate cat-themed gear?
Nekodamari Kobo / THE NEXT SOUND: MSSN-100 Cat-Style DORAive, Cat-Shaped Pedal

A pedal shaped like a cat’s face? And it’s quite a high-end product too!

Right?

The black knobs are the eyes and nose. That’s a clever design.

You can do “upward eye! downward eye! and spin it around for kitty eyes!”

True...

But you know... when it comes to animal-themed pedals, I can’t help but feel sorry for them when I step on them...

Like “I stepped on a cat!”?

Exactly... That’s why I can’t really step on it hard.

Let’s just step on it gently. Do we have any more cat gear?

Here!
VOX / Bobcat S66 Cherry Red - Semi-Acoustic Guitar

The model name has ‘cat’ in it...

Meow!
Fender / Tim Armstrong Hellcat - Acoustic-Electric Guitar

Hellcat... An acoustic guitar model from Rancid!?

Schecter / Hellcat VI IVYP

The model names overlapped! “Hellcat” is definitely a term you see often, not just with gear. Is it a baritone guitar? As always, you really dig deep to find these!

And then, a few guitar picks!
Fernandes / P-100HK White

Oh, Hello Kitty.

The charismatic figure of the cat world! The queen of the cat realm!

Well... that’s true.

Actually, my guitar pick collection includes this!

YoshiKitty!

Any other cat-related picks?
MOONSHINE Inc. / Fukuzawa Pick Neko-chan

This one features a heartwarming illustration.

Right, and then...
Sago / Pick Kyuso Neko Kami Okazawa Kazuma 0.8mm Black

Because this one has the band name with ‘cat’ in it?

Meow!

But isn’t the one drawn on the pick a mouse...?

Whoa! Then here’s this!
PLAYWOOD / MS-KT Mascot Shaker Hello Kitty for Kids

Hello Kitty is amazing!

There’s still more!
PILOT / Suisui Oekaki Coloring Hello Kitty

I mean, the selection at Sound House is just amazing...

Meowww!

Huh? Wait a minute... if they have Hello Kitty, then... Sure enough! This can also be included in the cat category, right?
PILOT / Suisui Oekaki Color Again! Coloring Doraemon

I see. That’s a good one.

There are quite a few, huh... There’s even Othello and a Rubik’s Cube, along with pickup microphones and tuners.
SEIKO / STH200DRLV Doraemon 2021 Limited Edition

Maybe that’s all for today?

That’s plenty! With this, we could open a cat café!

Alright then. Let’s wrap it up...

So, what’s it all about?

Because of love!