TAURUS 4001

[Javic2112]

I planned to buy the Moog Taurus Software,and then buy a Roland pk-5....Cause now I used Eko bass pedals...but it.s not really poly-usefull....It's not MIDY...so ...Do u think my idea is worthed ???

[Teutonic1250]

where you you hook the pedals up to? and amp or something? i know nothing about synths

[hieronymous7]

Yes, the Roland pedals need to be hooked up to a synth via MIDI - I used a Moog Little Phatty but you could hook them up to any MIDI synth. The new Moog Taurus 3 bass pedals have built in sound. Whatever you do, you need to put the synth through an amp or no sound! (My amp is out of the shot in the video...)

[oscillator3]

Great job guys, love the vibe. To answer BASSPOPS question, the Roland PK-5 street price is around $500.00. It's just a midi controler, makes no sound by itself. You need to midi it to a synth (Moog Little Phatty in this video). I use a FATAR set of midi pedals midi'ed to a Roland JV-1010 with a Vintage Synth expansion card. It has a dead on Moog Taurus patch and a lot of other great bass and low string sounds that work well for pedal bass.

[BASSPOPS]

How much does the PK-5 sell for? Very interested in one.

[BlueRoseRocketBand2]

what Ive been lookin for!

[Adrianrulz]

Cool! my kind of jam! Drummer needs a few more drums in my opinion but its not a knock on his style at all. Nice Ric and PK-5s btw!

[tigeraven2112]

very nice! :D

[schecter5strg]

Nice guys!!! Love the sound.

[Jacklolwtf]

Love the sound, man. If I could have your exact setup I would be beaming... except maybe the color of the Ricky... and you can keep the pick. :D

BTW, what synth do you have hooked up to the PK-5?

[warmaster2006]

Isn't that a 4001 in Montezuma Brown finish?

Looks killer with black pickguard!

[hieronymous7]

It's a '76 4001 in Autumnglo (though it might be Walnut) - Montezuma Brown is more recent, but very similar. My first ever Rickenbacker, I love this bass.

[fassman316]

I'm not sure that's a Taurus... it doesn't have the distinctive Tarurus sound.... close, though. It looks more like a midi pedalboard, like the Roland PK5, but not the Taurus... still sounds good, though!

[Thompsongs]

Good eyes. It is indeed a Roland PK-5.

[stlflyguy]

And even if it was a Taurus, it could always be the single user defined sound. He's got a classic "user defined" Taurus sound. My salute to him for putting it together with a PK5 and a Little Phatty.

[ghorton]

Your welcome. That is not the same GH on MySpace though. I am a bassist and a lover of Ricks (my '87 4003 is fantastic), but not a metal guitarist :)

[ghorton]

Great to see a Moog in use! Taurus & a Rick...who could ask for more?? Very cool.

[hieronymous7]

Thanks GH! I like your band's myspace page by the way!

[afffred]

is that really a taurus? it looks like a roland pk5

[Thompsongs]

You're right, those are Roland PK-5 pedals.

[Thompsongs]

You're hearing a Moog, yes, but that's because this guy has a Moog "Little Phatty" synthesizer. The pedals you see are actually made by Roland, and are controlling the Little Phatty off-camera.