As technology evolves, more and more artists and venues are turning to in-ear monitors and an ampless stage. While there are many benefits to wearing IEMs for artists, one of the biggest consequences is that they no longer FEEL the bass guitar on stage, because there is no longer a giant cabinet moving the air as it's creating sound. FEEL is critical.

It's the foundation of that telekinetic bond between drummers and bass players that creates the pocket and defines what it means to be the rhythm section. Without it, we FEEL lost. BackBeat solves this problem. It's the world's first wearable tactile transducer built for bass, sometimes called a bass shaker or a rumble pack, and it turns every low note you play into a vibration you can FEEL while using IEMs.

BackBeat began with founder Yerko Sepulveda playing bass in his church, shortly after the congregation converted to an ampless stage and in-ear monitors. He was struck by how strange it felt to play without the familiar sensation of his cabinet pounding the low end behind him. The notes were in his ears, but his body had nothing. Rather than accept that trade, he began developing a wearable tactile transducer that would give the feel back.

Yerko brought his first functional prototype to Summer NAMM in 2017, where it caught the eye of veteran artist and five-time Grammy Award winner Victor Wooten. With his encouragement, Yerko kept refining the design.

BackBeat made its public debut at Winter NAMM in 2018 and launched on Kickstarter that spring. Wooten appeared in the campaign video, and his enthusiasm helped introduce the idea to players who had never seen anything like it. The campaign funded, and the original BackBeat, now known as the G1, shipped to players around the world. You can still see the original Kickstarter campaign.

Those backers became the reason for the next generation. Over the following years they sent back hundreds of notes on what worked and what didn't, and that feedback shaped a complete redesign. BackBeat discontinued the G1 and rebuilt the product from the ground up. The BackBeat G2 arrived in 2022 with a new motor, expanded inputs and outputs, Bluetooth app control, and a redesigned strap clip.

BackBeat Technologies LLC designs and assembles the G2 in Metro Detroit. It is played by touring and working bassists on silent stages and IEM rigs, in churches and theaters, and at home for practice. Units ship worldwide from the USA, with stockists in the UK, Australia, and Southeast Asia.

BackBeat continues to gain attention and support from some of the best artists ever to play on 4 (and sometimes 5 and 6) strings.