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Engineering student's genius machine makes Muse's 'Hysteria' look easy

11/25/2012

For the less tech inclined geeks, MechBass is effectively what you'd get if you handed Lt. Cmdr. Data from "Star Trek" a bass and four picks. For the tech-obsessed, check out the video above to see some of MechBass' specs provided by an engineering student identified only as "James" from Victoria University of Wellington in New Zealand. This video demonstrates MechBass' dizzying skill at playing Muse's "Hysteria," and though the actual song is played as accompaniment, it's still possible to savor MechBass' nuanced performance if you listen closely.

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