I was fortunate enough to catch Lou Barlow and the Missing Men playing in Toronto this past Saturday, and Lou quipped about playing the bass with his feet ("some Geddy Lee $#!t right here"). I couldn't quite see well enough, but noted he was using a Roland PK-5A.
I looked it up online, and find that these things are midi controllers, but still traditionally used for bass. I'm kind of embarassed that I've never known about these until just now!
What can you guys tell me about these things (in general, not just this model)? Any neat little tips/tricks/uses? Do you know of anyone locally who uses them, live? Any models that are good or great? Or better yet, cheap?
I'm thinking they'd be great for playing synth pads to go with an acoustic performance (like for this old chestnut of mine, minus the lead lines).
I'm liking anything that facilitates "live" electronic music, and think one of these would be really fun to experiment with.