"If you were at MakerFaire this year you may have seen me rolling around with my bass guitar made out of a Commodore 64 on roller skates" what a time to be alive

@v1m30

4 жыл бұрын

What a great place to live at to even have such faires.

@TaiViinikka

4 жыл бұрын

How the elephant got into the pajamas we'll never know. Great instrument Jeri. I feel like you undersold the FPGA part to keep it short. There's a lot inside there! Thanks for sharing.

@georgekurgansky5986

4 жыл бұрын

Awesome!!! Ah you are a treasure 😎

@wizdude

2 жыл бұрын

are there any videos online of the MakerFaire from this year? would love to have seen this all in live action 🙂

Every once in awhile I have to come back and make sure this video wasn't some beautiful dream I had.

@dalecooper4769

5 жыл бұрын

Just did the same thing now!

@FroggyMosh

4 жыл бұрын

Same here. Be back in a couple months. :)

@christopherdiedrich40

3 жыл бұрын

Indeed!

@RUNkeeprunning-cw6kx

3 жыл бұрын

Back again lol

@thegoodkidboy7726

3 жыл бұрын

squirrels in my pants

I'm glad people like her exist and have free time.

@johnconnor7501

3 жыл бұрын

I still can’t believe it 🦄

@PerspectiveEngineer

11 ай бұрын

Nobody's time is free.

@theleviathan3902

11 ай бұрын

I want her to be my electronics mommy 🥺🥺🥺🥺

"I'll take 'videos that ended far too soon' for $800, Alex."

@AstrosElectronicsLab

3 жыл бұрын

Why does no one pick "Potent potables"?

As a bass player, a retro tech and retro gaming junkie, this hits the approval scale beyond eleven. Also, that Cream riff sounded so hot...

@warp9988

3 жыл бұрын

I know right?

@gyozanomics

3 жыл бұрын

idk the finite number of commodore 64s kinda makes me sad lol

@wisteela

3 жыл бұрын

@@gyozanomics Lots of them though

@berksteraydo9517

3 жыл бұрын

@@gyozanomics a keyboard and a sid chip would also work but c64 case has some style points.

@jengelenm

3 жыл бұрын

Like 99% sure i thought it was Black Sabbath

I’m 8 years late but I gotta say: this was brilliant👏👏

@lorenzocabrini

3 жыл бұрын

I guess you also got recommended this video? ;)

@jeezo1841

3 жыл бұрын

I'm 8 years old but i gotta say: who stole my commodore 64?

@amundaza

3 жыл бұрын

64-bit brilliant!

@benjaminbouchard9245

3 жыл бұрын

I have no idea what I'm doing on this part of the internet, but hey, cool stuff. I guess.

@revnook

3 жыл бұрын

Same

This video is perfect, organized in a structure of "intro-pieces- how it works-assembly-demostration" under 3 minutes. At the begining I thought "maybe she just combined the c64 and a bass and thats it, no electronics" but it surprised me as she actually uses the sound chip of the c64 and the buttons! This was a joy to watch and I don't know how I didn't watched it sooner.

"I hope you enjoyed my little hack..." Way to make the rest of us mortals feel inadequate...

WHY HAVE I ONLY JUST FOUND OUT ABOUT THIS NOW. I AM DELIGHTED AND ENRAGED.

@Keving3

3 жыл бұрын

I know, just try and find a C-64 in 2020!!

You are so fucking cool.

@foureyedchick

6 жыл бұрын

If she loves Eric Clapton I am definitely her fan !

You could make some wicked surrealist movie scores with that.

@amphitheatre

3 жыл бұрын

tell me about any surrealist movies u know that use the sid chip for a soundtrack plz

@jakebaker4066

3 жыл бұрын

amphitheatre probably 2001 a space odyssey. But it would work for Beyond the Black Rainbow, Colour our of Space, Mandy, a Clockwork Orange.

@whynottalklikeapirat

3 жыл бұрын

You could make some wicked surrealist rudimentary computer games with that ...

It is 2020 now and this bass is still the awesomeness

"little hack" -- that thing is *awesome*!

This just popped up in my feed... And even thought it's old, I learnt something... WTF! You can trim piezos like that?!!!

@Gekneveld

3 жыл бұрын

I had the same! 😁 This would have saved me from some serious headaches in the past 😶.

@ijahtom4129

3 жыл бұрын

Good point n I heard her saying it doesn't track well. Lol may that be the source reason?

@Z-Ack

3 жыл бұрын

My issue was never with how or if you could cut em, mine was if the wire comes off how the fuk are you supposed to get it reattached? Is not solder ill tell ya that...

Sometimes, doing something just because you can is the only reason you need. BRAVO and then some! 🏆🇬🇧

Playing bass, on a hacked Commodore 64, while skating on roller skates. That must have been the most 80s thing anyone has seen in decades.

I know she did this way long ago, but how many people would kill to hear her actually play full rock songs with this. Maybe make an EP and release it. I'd buy it!

When I saw the clip of you showing this thing off I was like, "How did she make that thing?!" So glad I found this video.

@gus473

3 жыл бұрын

👍🏽 Same! And bless her for sketching out the basics! Truly sorry I missed that Maker event! 😎

"Press play on tape"...I was a little kid during the 80's...still have the Commodore 64 (not working, sadly) somewhere at my parents house. I didn't have the heart to threw it away...such cool memories...seems like 300 years ago.

@Mnnvint

3 жыл бұрын

It can probably be rescued! I mean, if a C64 left outside for more than a decade can be rescued, likely yours can too! :)

@MLCrow

3 жыл бұрын

@@Mnnvint Yeah, probably. The point was in the heavy blinking of colors on the TV screen but the problem was the computer not the TV ofc. You could actually load a game but it was impossible to play it. The colors were all mixed and blinking.

@MLCrow

3 жыл бұрын

...and just for the record my favorite C64 game was Turrican 2. Incredible graphics/game play if you consider the very first and basic games for a C64.

This is really cool project, thanks for sharing!

You may think you are cool, but you will never be "bulding a bass guitar out of a Comodore 64 with its original sound chips" cool

I didn't understand one bit of what she said...I just think the whole thing is cool as shit.

@leonardopina2702

3 жыл бұрын

I only got 8-bit of what she was saying :D

@posford

3 жыл бұрын

shit is not cool .

@endorphinsmusic

3 жыл бұрын

@@posford well is posford is saying it, it must be true :D :D :D :D

@posford

3 жыл бұрын

@@endorphinsmusic you see.. That you got correct. (and fix the first "it" to "if").

@jimmumford4733

3 жыл бұрын

@@posford - wouldn't the correct thing to say have been, '(and fix the first "is" to "if")' ?

This is the coolest thing I've ever seen in a while, kudos to you.

This is unspeakably awesome. Great job!

oh my god, this is amazing. great work!

How awesome is that!!!!! love it

YOU are so friggin awesome, SUCH nice work, thank you!

Outstanding, very nice work!

awesome work!!

insanely awesome

@yukselwings

10 жыл бұрын

nice1

That was 8-years ago! What a freakin’ genius that’s easy on the eyes. Her wielding FPGA like it was an Arduino UNO is mind bending. And she taught herself! 🤦‍♂️

Hats off. This is beautiful and I need one.

I'm sold

It's HIP to be square wave!

@mrkiky

7 жыл бұрын

Hey Allen!

@BoomRoomFive

7 жыл бұрын

Especially with pulsewidth modulation!

@cochonoob

5 жыл бұрын

@@mrkiky Is that a raincoat?

SOOOOOOO COOOL! Awesome idea, great design, and so well implemented. You rock!

Wow, genius build, well done!!

As someone who had a Commodore64 when they were new, played many analog synthesizers (and still do) and plays many instruments, including electric bass guitar. This is 100% BRILLIANT ! I hope you can find a way to sells these somehow.. even without the Commodore64 and have the SID I.C.'s inside a generic keyboard, with the bass parts.

@Shred_The_Weapon

5 жыл бұрын

I am so with you, Mr Tom.

Wow, this is the coolest thing I've seen since...her previous video.

Watching this piece of art again thank you queen

I'm sorry I got here so late, this is brilliant, wonderful and hilarious all at the same time. Excellent use of the C64 carcass and SID chip. Just brilliant in your execution. Kudos.

2 Questions: Will you build one for me? Will you marry me? This is the coolest video I've seen in YEARS! C64 was my 1st programmable electronic instrument! And this design is GENIUS!

@macelius

3 жыл бұрын

LOL right? And she builds cars too...I think i'm in love..XD

impressive and awesome hack. nice.

It's absolutely amazing.

Man you are such a genius woman hope there are more youtubers like you. Or even better just post more PLEASE because that is unique.

So weird how KZread picks an OLD video to favor, then puts it in everyone's recommendations. Sort these comments by "newest first" and look at the time stamps. One after another very recent. A blessing if you're the one favored, but given how many KZreadrs get the opposite treatment (vids intentionally removed in recommendations, vids demonitzed for no reason, etc), it's just another annoying thing YT does

@itwontcomeout5678

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah I’m so glad I found this, and props to her for more people discovering it !

@dickcastle

3 жыл бұрын

KZread needs replacement

@n34z3r

3 жыл бұрын

Just checked the date after I read your comment. Damn 8 years ago.

Imagine Buckethead playing this...😍🎸😎 Jeri, you are a GENIUS!!!

@hotpeppersrcool

3 жыл бұрын

Buckethead NEEDS one of these! LOL

I'm at a loss for words, so 11/10. Well done. Absolutely crushed it. Would recommend.

That's freaking awesome! Good job!

Amazing work ......you are one smart lady !

8 years late and admiring the hell out of this.

Why is this now in my feed and why do I love this so much? This is wonderfull!

That is really awesome! Good job!!

She's gonna make the Ironman Suit

@Wavemaninawe

3 жыл бұрын

... out of a MSX Spectravideo and a manual push lawnmower.

Absolutely brilliant !!!

That...is by FAR the coolest thing I've ever seen!! Circuit bent stuff has always caught my attention and you took it way beyond what I thought was even remotely possible!

Jeri, you are super cool!

Genius

Simply amazing!

Amazing Jeri ! and her wonderful toys !

AWESOME!!!! You really should make this a KickStarter campaign. With rechargeable a Lithium Ion Battery

This instrument would go well for Chiptune, Avant-garde metal, or Alternative rock.

Nice demo Jeri !!!! And great job!!

This is freakin' awesome, great job!

Do you do weddings and funerals?

@jaylittleton1

5 жыл бұрын

Wait, do you mean two different functions or a combination event? I envision a new career path.

@GruntUltra

5 жыл бұрын

She does them on roller skates, bro

@FroggyMosh

4 жыл бұрын

@@jaylittleton1 I'd have Jeri roll around with her C64 bass guitar at my wedding-funeral. She seems like an awesome inspiring person to be around.

@BrianSantero

4 жыл бұрын

@@jaylittleton1 Sadly, these days...

@alexbozas887

3 жыл бұрын

Very cool, made my day.

Is there a longer demo of this working? This is too cool to be ignored. I would love to build my own.

@AureliusR

3 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately, someone stole this guitar while she was at another event.

@MrMG43

3 жыл бұрын

@@AureliusR What?? That's literally tragic

@SeemsLikeSomething

3 жыл бұрын

Are you serious? What a harsh reminder that the world sucks, geez.

@SirCaco

3 жыл бұрын

@@AureliusR Dude you gotta be kidding!

@sr212787

3 жыл бұрын

She plays it at the end of the video...

Subscribed! Great build. The nostalgia of the C64 helps too :D

Amazing. Love it. Thanks for sharing.

“I only did this”, “I simply did that”... You’re a technical ‘genie-ass’! ...Genius! ...”little hack”?! Ingenious engineering! 🙃

@wisteela

3 жыл бұрын

I know, so modest.

Lady... You're bad ass.

Incredible! I love you and your genius!

this is beautiful

Jeri, I saw you on ham nation. I feel like a worker ant crawling around beneath you. How can any one person be so brilliant.

Please someone grab her DNA so we can clone this woman a thousand times! Jeri you are amazing!

@beforth

5 жыл бұрын

I need a copy.

@latjjtal

5 жыл бұрын

@@beforth This thread is exhilarating and frightening at the same time.

@stefendreher2233

5 жыл бұрын

cringe

@fiskfisk33

5 жыл бұрын

the fuck

@sensibleb

5 жыл бұрын

What a totally normal, non-creepy thing to say to a random stranger.

Wow. I got tears in my eyes. You are a genius

This is freaking amazing!

Awesome!!! Can you explain how you are converting the sound of the strings and sending it to the audio chip? Are you detecting the frequency with the help of the FPGA? Is it polyphonic? Thanks a lot!

How much cooler could you possibly get!

@SianaGearz

Жыл бұрын

@@alfa-psi NO U

This was really awesome!

I'm having to watch this again, years later. This is the coolest stuff!

Oh my god I want one.

@U014B

9 жыл бұрын

One of the keytars or one of Jeri?

@The_Redback

9 жыл бұрын

Keytar.

@gregphillips9600

6 жыл бұрын

BOTH !!!!

Make more and sell them! I know I'd buy one.

Back to a better time, extraordinary , well done

This is almost at 1 million views! Congrats Jeri, you're brilliant!

“...and then compared it and send it to the FPGA. The FPGA scans the Commodore keyboard...” -Uh oh “...board has some linear power supplies, so the audio is nice&clean” -Ah good, that put my mind to rest: we wouldn't want any distortion or interference in the signal, would we?

@MrCuddlyable3

3 жыл бұрын

Interference no, distortion yes lots please.

Nicely done. I hope you'll be showing more videos where you use this to play some famous pieces of music.

@DanielJo

10 жыл бұрын

As a kid I used to listen to more C64 music than mainstream stuff.

@RonFlannery

10 жыл бұрын

This is brilliant. I believe there's a market for a variation of this instrument as both a bass and a regular guitar.

@TheOldBlackCrow

10 жыл бұрын

Where were you 26 years ago when I was pretending to know how to play bass? :-)

@sebastiankapitz8314

10 жыл бұрын

***** a dang cant compete with aesthetic stoicism

@BoomRoomFive

7 жыл бұрын

Fur Elise in square with pulse modulation!

that is absolutely sick. love itttttt

Girllllllllll Amazing. Loved what you did!!! Realllly cool

This reminds me of the thing Harold wears on The Red Green Show

@disassemble_everything

3 жыл бұрын

YES

my inner geek is humbled.

Damn! The most awesome thing I saw this year.

wow INSANE! You're a total genius! That thing is amazing!

Want. To. Buy. Now!

you have got to sell this I would hands down want this for my birthday, could you make more, and maybe,only if you want, sell them please!

@alfranca5961

4 жыл бұрын

Jeri next quartz fest play ray a nice good nite riff

Thats awesome, great job! Leaves my LP build in the dark ages.

Wow! This is amazing!!

I want one. And I’m not even Tony Stark.

Did you do the FPGA programming too? Interfacing with the sound chip in the C64 sounds non-trivial.

@edgeeffect

7 жыл бұрын

If you consider that she's done a complete implementation of the C64 in FPGA... it probably wasn't that hard.

How did I only learn about this now? This is truly awesome.

This is so awesome!

I just fell I love