Have you ever noticed that Stefan Lessard of The Dave Matthews Band stands on a cute little foot wedge?  Through the jump you can read what it is used for and why it’s unique.

“When they were recording the album, he enjoyed sitting on the drum throne and having just the kick drum sent to him through it for monitoring purposes,” says the band’s longtime monitor engineer, Ian Kuhn.

“Last year, when we started the tour, he said, ‘Man, it would be cool to have a box with one of these that I could put my foot on during the show.’ My partner Greg [Botimer, the band’s monitor tech] and I built this ultra low-profile wedge with a bass shaker and a little power amplifier in it. I feed it power, kick drum and bass guitar, and it’s its own mix. We roll it off about 400 Hz, but it’s got a really fast response, so when the kick drum happens, you feel it instantly and then it goes away. It provides energy through the stage for the area around it, too, so it helps keep things quieter up there by exciting your ears through bone conduction instead of sound.”

Source:  http://www.prosoundnews.com/blog/30248