Gearwire Video: Taurus 3 Bass Pedals at NAMM 2010

latigid on · Post by **latigid on** » Fri Jan 15, 2010 8:49 pm

http://www.gearwire.com/moog-taurus3-wn ... um=twitter

Enjoy!

(Sorry if I'm stealing someone's job

!)

latigid on · Post by **latigid on** » Fri Jan 15, 2010 8:53 pm

I love how Amos points out some of the features with his feet

superd2112 · Post by **superd2112** » Fri Jan 15, 2010 9:08 pm

3:47 - 3:58 = Hell yeah! Now thats what I've waiting to hear! Those awesome classic Taurus glide tones. Thank you for posting this!

EricK · Post by **EricK** » Fri Jan 15, 2010 11:39 pm

Ive been waiting for the time when we can really see videos.

Now I have no idea how wide Amos' feet are, but Ive been wondering how far apart the pedals were, if I would be hitting multiple pedals with my shoe or if it takes a lot of focus to just hit one pedal. Organ shoes necessary?

Amos, I don't know if you will see this, but you are becomming quite the salesman. You seem like a seasoned NAMM vet after what, just a couple of years?

Great vids and I know moreto come. I imagine analog suicide will have one soon.

Eric

superd2112 · Post by **superd2112** » Sat Jan 16, 2010 12:22 am

EricK wrote: Now I have no idea how wide Amos' feet are, but Ive been wondering how far apart the pedals were, if I would be hitting multiple pedals with my shoe or if it takes a lot of focus to just hit one pedal. Organ shoes necessary?

Eric - I've never played mine sitting (sounds like you are planning on sitting), but standing & playing Taurus while also playing bass guitar (and singing, to boot!) takes a ton of focus (and your eyes on the pedals at all times) to not hit more than one note, especially with the narrower Fatar/Roland spacing of the T-3s. The wider spacing is the one advantage that the T-1s still have, as I have been playing the narrower spacing for 10 years now. My preferred Taurus shoe is the classic Converse Chuck Taylor hi-top, in rock & roll approved black.

Klopfgeist · Post by **Klopfgeist** » Sat Jan 16, 2010 12:59 am

I may have to go back to wearing Converse now!

EricK · Post by **EricK** » Sat Jan 16, 2010 2:15 am

I do plan on playing mine sitting. Im thinking that at some point in the future, Moog will make a polysynth, it just may be in 5 years or so. With the Voyager and the T3, this will be a modern day constellation.

Im trying to find a stand that will be narrow enough to hold a voyager and wide enough at the base with room a little to the rear for the pedals to comfortably sit. Honestly I don't see myself wanting to play these with my hands, although nothing that Moog makes that is supposed to be on the floor I have ever really wanted to use with my feet

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I started out playing Bass 15 years ago, and even with me playing the bass, I still would want to sit down and play the pedals. I think that I could focus on the pedals and not have to look at the fretboard.

I think that the pedals shouldn't be any closer together than any of those elaborate organ pedal assemblies.....the ones with the benches attatched with a whole slew of 25 or more long wooden pedals and another slew of foot controllers that any good pipe organ would have. I think a pair of shoes of whatever kind, that have not been worn outside would be nice for the Taurus, though with all of that wood, and the wheel buttons, Im almost more inclined to entirely slave it with a good Midi Controller.

Id really like to be able to trigger it with a bass drum or something.

Eric

Mr Arkadin · Post by **Mr Arkadin** » Sat Jan 16, 2010 7:03 am

i think pointy shoes might be the order of the day.

GregAE · Post by **GregAE** » Sat Jan 16, 2010 9:58 am

EricK wrote:... I've been wondering how far apart the pedals were...
Eric

The center-line distance between chromatic pedals (C, D, E, F, G, A, B, C) is 2.5". Taking the width of the pedals into account, there's a one and five eighths inch gap between them. The center-line distance of the sharp pedals (C#, D#, F#, G#, A#) to their nearest neighbor is 1.25".

The sharp pedals are about 1" taller than the chromatics, and sit back from them just shy of 5".

If you're visiting the factory, you'll get the chance to play them and see if you'll be needing those organ shoes.

- Greg

R6.02 · Post by **R6.02** » Sat Jan 16, 2010 11:09 am

superd2112 wrote:
EricK wrote: I've never played mine sitting, but standing & playing Taurus while also playing bass guitar (and singing, to boot!) takes a ton of focus (and your eyes on the pedals at all times) to not hit more than one note, especially with the narrower Fatar/Roland spacing of the T-3s.

I play mine in a similar fashion (substitute 6 string for 4 string, but sometimes add 12 string!?!) and yes, it just takes a lot of woodshedding to get it all down. Over the years, going back and forth between T1 and PK-5, I haven't found one necessarily 'easier' than the other. I just have to have the songs down so my feet know where they're supposed to be going. I will be interested to see if the feel is any different with the T3.

superd2112 · Post by **superd2112** » Sat Jan 16, 2010 6:50 pm

Yet another video - easy with that resonance control there, eh?

http://namm.noisepages.com/2010/01/moog ... namm-2010/

Sir Nose · Post by **Sir Nose** » Sat Jan 16, 2010 8:59 pm

nice to see in the one video the arp is programable