{"id":16456,"date":"2018-05-06T11:29:29","date_gmt":"2018-05-06T18:29:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/?p=16456"},"modified":"2018-05-31T12:04:23","modified_gmt":"2018-05-31T19:04:23","slug":"5-seconds-of-summer-the-evolution-continues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/2018\/05\/06\/5-seconds-of-summer-the-evolution-continues\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Seconds of Summer \u2013 The Evolution Continues"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>The Story of 5SOS, Roland,\u00a0and BOSS<\/h1>\n<div id=\"attachment_16501\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16501\" data-attachment-id=\"16501\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/2018\/05\/06\/5-seconds-of-summer-the-evolution-continues\/img_8182\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_8182.jpg?fit=5184%2C3456&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"5184,3456\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Chris Martin&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 7D&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1524348578&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;13&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;500&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.01&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"5 Seconds of Summer on the 5SOSIII tour\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;5 Seconds of Summer on stage with the Waza Amps during the 5SOS3 tour. Photo: Andy Deluca&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_8182.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_8182.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-16501 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_8182.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_8182.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_8182.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_8182.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_8182.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_8182.jpg?w=3000&amp;ssl=1 3000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-16501\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">5 Seconds of Summer on stage with the Waza Amps during the 5SOS3 tour. Photo: Andy Deluca<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I\u2019ll be the first to admit that when I first heard of 5 Seconds of Summer it was because of my niece Kayla. At the time, she was starting to get the hang of playing guitar and she said, \u201cThere\u2019s this cool band called 5 Seconds of Summer, you should check them out.\u201d I said, \u201cOkay, but didn\u2019t they open for One Direction?\u201d She proudly said, &#8220;Yes,&#8221; and played a few songs.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/X2BYmmTI04I?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>My initial reaction was this is really good radio-friendly Pop-Punk. A few months later she asked for help in learning some parts of one of their songs from their debut album<em> 5 Seconds of Summer<\/em>. We started going through the parts and I was forced to pay closer attention. While listening, I thought to myself, \u201cWow, these are well-crafted songs\u2026.those guitars sound great, the vocal arrangements are on point, and the rhythm section is seriously good.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As soon as Kayla started learning guitar I was feeding her a steady diet of Zeppelin, Hendrix, Pink Floyd, U2, Nirvana, and more, to show her the groups she &#8220;should be&#8221; drawing influence on. She humored me, listened and had some positive comments but like my first listening of 5SOS not much came out of it. Then I realized, &#8220;Why on earth would she want to emulate my \u201crock gods\u201d?&#8221; She has found her own for her generation and they deserved the recognition.<\/p>\n<h2>Rock Out With Your Socks Out<\/h2>\n<p>My first in-person encounter with 5SOS was in September 2015, and I was determined to find out who they were as musicians. Studio albums are one thing but playing live is a completely different animal. At that time, I had failed to appreciate that 5SOS was a band that was essentially born on the road opening up for One Direction in 2013 and 2014. Now 5SOS and 1D don\u2019t exactly have the same sound, and opening for one of\u00a0the biggest groups of 2013\/2014 has an upside and a downside. On the upside, you get to perform your music and expose your band to a massive audience, but the downside is the fans came to see One Direction, not 5 Seconds of Summer. Therefore, you have to work harder than the headliner to capture the audience.<\/p>\n<p>We had made arrangements to go to meet the 5SOS technical crew at the show in Hartford, Connecticut, on the final run of their first headlining tour<em> Rock Out With Your Socks Out<\/em>, which covered three continents and 69 cities. The pre-show period of any live concert is already a hive of controlled chaos hours before the band takes the stage. A team of hard-working people are loading in equipment, placing stage pieces, setting lights, rigging line arrays, conducting sound checks, dealing with the inevitable and daily \u201cuh oh\u201d moments, plus getting all the instruments set and show ready. Don\u2019t forget, this is all what you can see from the seats at the venue, there is just as much going on backstage too.<\/p>\n<p>After sound check the stage was empty and doors hadn\u2019t opened yet, so that was the perfect time to meet with the crew to understand how everything on stage is used.\u00a0 During this brief downtime, Ashton Irwin (Drums\/Vocals) had taken it upon himself to come over and introduce himself and thank us for coming. Ashton didn\u2019t have to do that, in fact he probably gave up his one break he had all day to do it, but he did, which made an impression on me.<\/p>\n<p>Ashton went on to explain how he was using a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.roland.com\/us\/products\/v-drums_portable_td-4kp\/\">V-DRUMS Portable TD-4KP<\/a> as a warm-up kit and a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.roland.com\/us\/products\/spd-sx\/\">SPD-SX Sampling Pad<\/a> on stage. One of Michael Clifford&#8217;s (Guitar\/Vocals) first pedals was a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boss.info\/us\/products\/dd-20\/\">BOSS DD-20 Giga Delay<\/a>, plus Luke Hemmings (Guitar\/Vocals), Calum Hood (Bass\/Vocals), and Michael were already using <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boss.info\/us\/products\/tu-3\/\">BOSS TU-3 Chromatic Tuners<\/a> on stage. The first single from the band\u2019s forthcoming second album <em>Sounds Good Feels Good<\/em> had just been released and the video for &#8220;She\u2019s Kinda Hot&#8221; was released a month later.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WFz1gCZSmdE?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The video for &#8220;She\u2019s Kinda Hot&#8221; features Ashton playing the SPD-SX with custom stickers. In addition, it is clear the band\u2019s sound had evolved and pushed forward from the first album.<\/p>\n<p>So there I was, standing in the audience like a good forty-something musician, arms crossed with that \u201cimpress me\u201d look on my face. The lights went down, 5 Seconds of Summer took the stage and the venue went exploded with energy. 5SOS can put on a show and they didn\u2019t rely on gimmicks or hide behind production. It was clear to me that they were not only talented musicians but performers too, I was truly impressed,\u00a0these guys could play.<\/p>\n<h2>Sounds Good Feels Good<\/h2>\n<p>Just like their debut album, John Feldmann produced their second <em>Sounds Good Feels Good<\/em>, but the songs featured a deeper musicianship and darker tone than the first album. The evolution of their sound had started and &#8220;Jet Black Heart&#8221; is a great example of the new direction the band was taking.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/K0X7u_mmREE?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Sounds Good Feels Good<\/em>, like its predecessor <em>5 Seconds of Summer<\/em>, debuted at number one on the Billboard charts, making 5SOS the first band (non-vocal) to have their first two albums debut at number one.<\/p>\n<h2>Sounds Live Feel Live<\/h2>\n<p>To accompany the success of <em>Sounds Good Feels Good <\/em>and the three singles released from the album, 5SOS announced another world tour, <em>Sounds Live Feel Live<\/em> which covered 4 continents and 101 shows.<\/p>\n<p>The relationship between Roland\/BOSS and 5 Seconds of Summer had deepened since the initial meet up the previous year. The band was in rehearsals and all the pieces for the tour were coming together. Ashton was going out with a new hybrid drum kit that was half acoustic and half Roland V-Drums. The V-Drums components were the SPD-SX, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.roland.com\/us\/products\/kt-10\/\">KT-10 Kick Trigger<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.roland.com\/us\/products\/tm-2\/\">TM-2<\/a>,\u00a0and V-Pads.<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-embed\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Closer look at the drum kit of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/5SOS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@5SOS<\/a> drummer <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Ashton5SOS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Ashton5SOS<\/a> uses on the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SLFL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SLFL<\/a> Tour. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Roland_US?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Roland_US<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gretschdrums?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@gretschdrums<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwdrums?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@dwdrums<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ZildjianCompany?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ZildjianCompany<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/spdsx?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#spdsx<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AVWn3BxI0P\">pic.twitter.com\/AVWn3BxI0P<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Roland U.S. (@Roland_US) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Roland_US\/status\/778586805633486849?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 21, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tiled-gallery type-rectangular tiled-gallery-unresized\" data-original-width=\"500\" data-carousel-extra='{&quot;blog_id&quot;:1,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.rolandus.com\\\/blog\\\/2018\\\/05\\\/06\\\/5-seconds-of-summer-the-evolution-continues\\\/&quot;,&quot;likes_blog_id&quot;:44766463}' itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\" > <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 500px; height: 138px;\" data-original-width=\"500\" data-original-height=\"138\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 242px; height: 138px;\" data-original-width=\"242\" data-original-height=\"138\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/2018\/05\/06\/5-seconds-of-summer-the-evolution-continues\/20160904_220540-2\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"238\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"134\"> <img data-attachment-id=\"16468\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/20160904_220540-2.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"5312,2988\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.9&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;SM-N920T&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1473026740&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.3&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"5SOS using the RD-800 and Waza Ampd\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/20160904_220540-2.jpg?fit=300%2C169&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/20160904_220540-2.jpg?fit=1024%2C576&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/20160904_220540-2.jpg?w=238&#038;h=134&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"238\" height=\"134\" data-original-width=\"238\" data-original-height=\"134\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"5SOS using the RD-800 and Waza Ampd\" alt=\"Luke Hemmings playing the RD-800, Michael Clifford using the Waza Amp and Cabinets.\" style=\"width: 238px; height: 134px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Luke Hemmings playing the RD-800, Michael Clifford using the Waza Amp and Cabinets. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 258px; height: 138px;\" data-original-width=\"258\" data-original-height=\"138\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/2018\/05\/06\/5-seconds-of-summer-the-evolution-continues\/screen-shot-2018-03-22-at-2-28-13-pm\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"254\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"134\"> <img data-attachment-id=\"16465\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Screen-Shot-2018-03-22-at-2.28.13-PM.png\" data-orig-size=\"3360,1766\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Ashton Irwin Hybrid Drumkit\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Screen-Shot-2018-03-22-at-2.28.13-PM.png?fit=300%2C158&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Screen-Shot-2018-03-22-at-2.28.13-PM.png?fit=1024%2C538&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Screen-Shot-2018-03-22-at-2.28.13-PM.png?w=254&#038;h=134&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"254\" height=\"134\" data-original-width=\"254\" data-original-height=\"134\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Ashton Irwin Hybrid Drumkit\" alt=\"Ashton Irwin hybrid drum kit used on the Sounds Live Feels Live Tour. (L-R) SPD-SX Sampling Pad, PDS-128 V-PAD, TM-2 Trigger Module, PD-108 V-PAD, KT-10 Kick Trigger (not shown).\" style=\"width: 254px; height: 134px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Ashton Irwin hybrid drum kit used on the Sounds Live Feels Live Tour. (L-R) SPD-SX Sampling Pad, PDS-128 V-PAD, TM-2 Trigger Module, PD-108 V-PAD, KT-10 Kick Trigger (not shown). <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 500px; height: 277px;\" data-original-width=\"500\" data-original-height=\"277\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 500px; height: 277px;\" data-original-width=\"500\" data-original-height=\"277\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/2018\/05\/06\/5-seconds-of-summer-the-evolution-continues\/screen-shot-2018-03-22-at-2-14-47-pm\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"496\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"273\"> <img data-attachment-id=\"16472\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Screen-Shot-2018-03-22-at-2.14.47-PM.png\" data-orig-size=\"3164,1742\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Calum Hood bass pedals and switcher\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Screen-Shot-2018-03-22-at-2.14.47-PM.png?fit=300%2C165&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Screen-Shot-2018-03-22-at-2.14.47-PM.png?fit=1024%2C564&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Screen-Shot-2018-03-22-at-2.14.47-PM.png?w=496&#038;h=273&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"496\" height=\"273\" data-original-width=\"496\" data-original-height=\"273\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Calum Hood bass pedals and switcher\" alt=\"Calum Hood\u2019s BOSS pedals from the Sounds Live Feels Live tour. (from top left) GEB-7 Bass EQ, ODB-3 Bass OverDrive, BB-1x Bass Driver, CEB-3 Bass Chorus, SYB-5 Bass Synthesizer ,TU-3 Chromatic Tuner and ES-8 Switcher.\" style=\"width: 496px; height: 273px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Calum Hood\u2019s BOSS pedals from the Sounds Live Feels Live tour. (from top left) GEB-7 Bass EQ, ODB-3 Bass OverDrive, BB-1x Bass Driver, CEB-3 Bass Chorus, SYB-5 Bass Synthesizer ,TU-3 Chromatic Tuner and ES-8 Switcher. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <\/div>\n<p>For the tour, Michael and Luke had both selected the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boss.info\/us\/promos\/waza_amplifier\/\">Waza Amplifiers and Cabinets<\/a>, which was very exciting for both us and them (more on that later). Calum was running a BOSS only pedal board which included a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boss.info\/us\/products\/bb-1x\/\">BB-1X Bass Driver<\/a>. In addition, all three were using the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boss.info\/us\/products\/es-8\/\">BOSS ES-8 Switchers<\/a>. Finally, Michael had led the decision to have the RD-800 on stage. &#8220;Carry On&#8221; was the opening song and the first notes heard would be the RD-800.<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-embed\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A closer look at the pedal board of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Calum5SOS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Calum5SOS<\/a> used on the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/5SOS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@5SOS<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/slfl?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#slfl<\/a> tour. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/bosspedals?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#bosspedals<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/bass?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#bass<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/5SOS?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#5SOS<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gRo8zzPZ5d\">pic.twitter.com\/gRo8zzPZ5d<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; BOSS US (@BossFX_US) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BossFX_US\/status\/774031856710725633?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 8, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<h2>The Waza Amp Story<\/h2>\n<p>As the guitarists in \u201cThe World\u2019s Hottest Band\u201d (<em>Rolling Stone<\/em>, Dec. 2015), Michael and Luke could have chosen any amp they wanted but they decided to go with the BOSS Wazas based on tone. This decision is another example of the band putting their vision and sound ahead of &#8220;playing it safe.&#8221; They loved the tone control and \u201cWaza Brown Sound\u201d that Waza system brought to the stage.<\/p>\n<p>BOSS had only just announced the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boss.info\/us\/promos\/waza_amplifier\/\">Waza Amps<\/a> a few months before so the factory was still ramping up production. The plan was for the first units from the factory in Japan were to be hand-delivered by the BOSS team to the first show of the tour in Nagoya. As you can imagine, a band embarking on a world tour with empty flight cases and trusting that your gear will be ready once you fly halfway across the world is not exactly the norm and requires some significant trust.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile in Hamamatsu, Japan, the BOSS team, including Yoshi Ikegami President of BOSS, were diligently hand assembling each amp and cabinet.<\/p>\n<p>On the day of the first show in Nagoya, Yoshi Ikegami and the BOSS team loaded up the vans with Waza Amps and Cabinets and headed out to Century Hall in Nagoya. The 5SOS team had finished assembling the stage and were getting ready to start sound check when Ikegami-san arrived with the Waza Amps and Cabinets. They unloaded the vans, rolled the Wazas on stage and fired up. The show and more importantly the tour could now go on!<\/p>\n<h2>Youngblood<\/h2>\n<p>Evolution is a key to life and this is no different when it comes to music. Given the success 5SOS had achieved, you would think that they had found \u201cthe formula\u201d to producing hit after hit. Instead of sticking to their Pop\/Punk roots that had garnered them worldwide success, the Australian quartet ripped up their \u201cplaybook\u201d and took an entire year to craft their new album. The result is another step forward in their sonic evolution.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EhSXsTSNDyo?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Want You Back&#8221; is the first single from the forthcoming third album <em>Youngblood<\/em>. The audio-only video is already over 10 million views and the music video was released at the end of March. Check out the video above and you&#8217;ll see the Waza cabs.<\/p>\n<h2>Want You Back &#8211; Acoustic<\/h2>\n<p>5 Seconds of Summer have been performing acoustic versions of &#8220;Want You Back&#8221; at radio stations across North America and Europe. The reception to the stripped down version has been incredibly positive and on April 6 they released videos for both an acoustic and remix version of &#8220;Want You Back<em>.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The acoustic performances of <em>Want You Back<\/em> also feature Roland &amp; BOSS products. Calum, Luke and Michael are using TU-3 tuners and Ashton is using an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.roland.com\/us\/products\/spd_one_kick\/\">SPD::ONE Kick<\/a>. The SPD::ONE Kick is a single-trigger pad loaded with kick drums sounds that can be mounted on a drum kit and hit with drumstick. In addition, the SPD::ONE Kick can be placed on the floor and used as a pedal to allow the percussionist to trigger the sounds with their feet. Ashton is using the yellow SPD::ONE Kick as a trigger pedal and you can see him using it in the SirriusXM performance below.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2LH64LoShKc?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<h2>5SOS III Tour<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_16479\" style=\"width: 652px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16479\" data-attachment-id=\"16479\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/2018\/05\/06\/5-seconds-of-summer-the-evolution-continues\/dsc02108\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/DSC02108.jpg?fit=2768%2C1848&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2768,1848\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-7S&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1524698086&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;5000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSC02108\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;5SOS III tour &#8211; Photo: Andy Deluca&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/DSC02108.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/DSC02108.jpg?fit=1024%2C684&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-16479\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/DSC02108.jpg?resize=642%2C428&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"642\" height=\"428\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/DSC02108.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/DSC02108.jpg?resize=768%2C513&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/DSC02108.jpg?resize=1024%2C684&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/DSC02108.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 642px) 100vw, 642px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-16479\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">5SOS III tour &#8211; Photo: Andy Deluca<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Now that the 5SOS III tour has started, additional new songs from the upcoming album have been heard by the masses. The sound and direction are more mature and another step forward in the band\u2019s continual evolution.<\/p>\n<p>Luke, Michael, Calum,\u00a0and Ashton didn\u2019t stop with changing their approach to making music, they also changed things up in regards to touring.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>5SOS III tour<\/em> is a four-month tour across Europe, North America, Asia, and Australia, focusing on intimate venues.\u00a0They could have easily kicked off another worldwide headlining arena tour but instead decided to \u201cflip the script\u201d and go small when everyone expected them to go big.\u00a0This approach ensures the best fan experience for their new songs. Performing in smaller venues impacts the amount of equipment used as everything has to be efficient and just as importantly, need to be able to fit on stages that vary in size from night to night.<\/p>\n<h3>Here\u2019s a rundown of what Roland &amp; BOSS products 5 Seconds of Summer are taking out on the 5SOS III tour.<\/h3>\n<h4><strong>Ashton Irwin \u2013 Percussion\/Vocals<\/strong><\/h4>\n<div class=\"tiled-gallery type-square tiled-gallery-unresized\" data-original-width=\"500\" data-carousel-extra='{&quot;blog_id&quot;:1,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.rolandus.com\\\/blog\\\/2018\\\/05\\\/06\\\/5-seconds-of-summer-the-evolution-continues\\\/&quot;,&quot;likes_blog_id&quot;:44766463}' itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\" > <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 500px; height: 166px;\" data-original-width=\"500\" data-original-height=\"166\" > <div class=\"gallery-group\" style=\"width: 166px; height: 166px;\" data-original-width=\"166\" data-original-height=\"166\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item \" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/2018\/05\/06\/5-seconds-of-summer-the-evolution-continues\/dsc01537\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"162\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"162\"> <img data-attachment-id=\"16481\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/DSC01537.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2768,1848\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-7S&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1524172037&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;4000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Ashton Irwin 5SOS III\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/DSC01537.jpg?fit=300%2C200&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/DSC01537.jpg?fit=1024%2C684&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/DSC01537.jpg?w=162&#038;h=162&#038;crop=1&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"162\" height=\"162\" data-original-width=\"162\" data-original-height=\"162\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Ashton Irwin 5SOS III\" alt=\"Ashton Irwin performing with the SPD-SX-SE and RT Triggers on the 5SOS III tour. Photo: Andy Deluca\" style=\"width: 162px; height: 162px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Ashton Irwin performing with the SPD-SX-SE and RT Triggers on the 5SOS III tour. Photo: Andy Deluca <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"gallery-group\" style=\"width: 166px; height: 166px;\" data-original-width=\"166\" data-original-height=\"166\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item \" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/2018\/05\/06\/5-seconds-of-summer-the-evolution-continues\/dsc09518\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"162\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"162\"> <img data-attachment-id=\"16482\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/DSC09518.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2768,1848\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-7S&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1523392958&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;28&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;3200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Ashton Irwin SPD-SX-SE\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/DSC09518.jpg?fit=300%2C200&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/DSC09518.jpg?fit=1024%2C684&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/DSC09518.jpg?w=162&#038;h=162&#038;crop=1&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"162\" height=\"162\" data-original-width=\"162\" data-original-height=\"162\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Ashton Irwin SPD-SX-SE\" alt=\"Ashton Irwin performing with the SPD-SX-SE and RT Triggers on the 5SOS III tour. Photo: Andy Deluca\" style=\"width: 162px; height: 162px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Ashton Irwin performing with the SPD-SX-SE and RT Triggers on the 5SOS III tour. Photo: Andy Deluca <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"gallery-group\" style=\"width: 166px; height: 166px;\" data-original-width=\"166\" data-original-height=\"166\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item \" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/2018\/05\/06\/5-seconds-of-summer-the-evolution-continues\/img_5370\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"162\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"162\"> <img data-attachment-id=\"16483\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_5370.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"5184,3456\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Chris Martin&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 7D&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1523396845&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.01&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Ashton Irwin 5SOS III\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_5370.jpg?fit=300%2C200&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_5370.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_5370.jpg?w=162&#038;h=162&#038;crop=1&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"162\" height=\"162\" data-original-width=\"162\" data-original-height=\"162\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Ashton Irwin 5SOS III\" alt=\"Ashton Iriwin using the SPD-SX-SE. Photo: Andy Deluca\" style=\"width: 162px; height: 162px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Ashton Iriwin using the SPD-SX-SE. Photo: Andy Deluca <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n<p>Ashton plays a Gretsch drumkit with DW hardware. The Roland <a href=\"https:\/\/www.roland.com\/global\/products\/spd-sx_special_edition\/\">SPD-SX-SE<\/a> is used to trigger samples and loops. In addition to playing the SPD-SX-SE directly, Ashton utilizes the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.roland.com\/global\/products\/rt-30k\/\">RT-30K<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.roland.com\/global\/products\/rt-30hr\/\">RT-30HR<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.roland.com\/global\/products\/rt-30h\/\">and RT-30H<\/a> drum triggers on the Kick and Snare. The drum triggers allow Ashton to either completely replace his acoustic drum sounds with samples on the SPD-SX-SE or he can augment the existing acoustic tone with sounds from the SPD-SX-SE. For example, a kick drum might require extra punch or low end for a single song, the triggers allow an additional sound to be played every time he hits the kick drum, toms or snare.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Michael Clifford \u2013 Guitar\/Vocals, Luke Hemmings \u2013 Guitar\/Vocals<\/strong><\/h4>\n<div class=\"tiled-gallery type-rectangular tiled-gallery-unresized\" data-original-width=\"500\" data-carousel-extra='{&quot;blog_id&quot;:1,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.rolandus.com\\\/blog\\\/2018\\\/05\\\/06\\\/5-seconds-of-summer-the-evolution-continues\\\/&quot;,&quot;likes_blog_id&quot;:44766463}' itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\" > <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 500px; height: 365px;\" data-original-width=\"500\" data-original-height=\"365\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-3\" style=\"width: 129px; height: 365px;\" data-original-width=\"129\" data-original-height=\"365\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/2018\/05\/06\/5-seconds-of-summer-the-evolution-continues\/img_8832\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"125\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"187\"> <img data-attachment-id=\"16486\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_8832.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"3456,5184\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Chris Martin&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 7D&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1524531366&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;11&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_8832\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_8832.jpg?fit=200%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_8832.jpg?fit=683%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_8832.jpg?w=125&#038;h=187&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"125\" height=\"187\" data-original-width=\"125\" data-original-height=\"187\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"IMG_8832\" alt=\"Luke Hemmings and the Waza Cabinets. Photo: Andy Deluca\" style=\"width: 125px; height: 187px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Luke Hemmings and the Waza Cabinets. Photo: Andy Deluca <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/2018\/05\/06\/5-seconds-of-summer-the-evolution-continues\/img_9016\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"125\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"83\"> <img data-attachment-id=\"16487\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_9016.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"5184,3456\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Chris Martin&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 7D&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1524531975&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;17&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1600&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_9016\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_9016.jpg?fit=300%2C200&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_9016.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_9016.jpg?w=125&#038;h=83&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"125\" height=\"83\" data-original-width=\"125\" data-original-height=\"83\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"IMG_9016\" alt=\"Michael Clifford &amp; Luke Hemmings with the Waza Cabinets. Photo: Andy Deluca\" style=\"width: 125px; height: 83px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Michael Clifford &amp; Luke Hemmings with the Waza Cabinets. Photo: Andy Deluca <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/2018\/05\/06\/5-seconds-of-summer-the-evolution-continues\/img_9075\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"125\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"83\"> <img data-attachment-id=\"16488\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_9075.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"5184,3456\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Chris Martin&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 7D&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1524531999&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;17&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;320&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_9075\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_9075.jpg?fit=300%2C200&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_9075.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_9075.jpg?w=125&#038;h=83&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"125\" height=\"83\" data-original-width=\"125\" data-original-height=\"83\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"IMG_9075\" alt=\"Michael Clifford and the Waza Cabinets. Photo: Andy Deluca\" style=\"width: 125px; height: 83px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Michael Clifford and the Waza Cabinets. Photo: Andy Deluca <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-2\" style=\"width: 271px; height: 365px;\" data-original-width=\"271\" data-original-height=\"365\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/2018\/05\/06\/5-seconds-of-summer-the-evolution-continues\/img_9805\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"267\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"179\"> <img data-attachment-id=\"16489\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_9805.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"5184,3456\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Chris Martin&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 7D&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1524702631&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;17&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_9805\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_9805.jpg?fit=300%2C200&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_9805.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_9805.jpg?w=267&#038;h=179&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"267\" height=\"179\" data-original-width=\"267\" data-original-height=\"179\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"IMG_9805\" alt=\"Luke Hemmings &amp; Calum Hood with the Waza Cabinets. Photo: Andy Deluca\" style=\"width: 267px; height: 179px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Luke Hemmings &amp; Calum Hood with the Waza Cabinets. Photo: Andy Deluca <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/2018\/05\/06\/5-seconds-of-summer-the-evolution-continues\/img_9871\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"267\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"178\"> <img data-attachment-id=\"16490\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_9871.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"5184,3456\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Chris Martin&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 7D&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1524703079&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;18&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;320&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.02&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_9871\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_9871.jpg?fit=300%2C200&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_9871.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_9871.jpg?w=267&#038;h=178&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"267\" height=\"178\" data-original-width=\"267\" data-original-height=\"178\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"IMG_9871\" alt=\"Michael Clifford, Luke Hemmings and Ashton Irwin with the Waza Cabinets. Photo: Andy Deluca\" style=\"width: 267px; height: 178px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Michael Clifford, Luke Hemmings and Ashton Irwin with the Waza Cabinets. Photo: Andy Deluca <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-3\" style=\"width: 100px; height: 365px;\" data-original-width=\"100\" data-original-height=\"365\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/2018\/05\/06\/5-seconds-of-summer-the-evolution-continues\/img_9917-2\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"96\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"145\"> <img data-attachment-id=\"16498\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_9917-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"3456,5184\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Chris Martin&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 7D&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1524703750&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;11&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;500&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Michael Clifford\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_9917-1.jpg?fit=200%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_9917-1.jpg?fit=683%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_9917-1.jpg?w=96&#038;h=145&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"96\" height=\"145\" data-original-width=\"96\" data-original-height=\"145\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Michael Clifford\" alt=\"Michael Clifford with the Waza Amp. Photo: Andy Deluca\" style=\"width: 96px; height: 145px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Michael Clifford with the Waza Amp. Photo: Andy Deluca <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/2018\/05\/06\/5-seconds-of-summer-the-evolution-continues\/img_9960\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"96\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"144\"> <img data-attachment-id=\"16499\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_9960.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"3456,5184\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Chris Martin&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 7D&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1524704406&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;33&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;640&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.003125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"5SOS III\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_9960.jpg?fit=200%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_9960.jpg?fit=683%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_9960.jpg?w=96&#038;h=144&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"96\" height=\"144\" data-original-width=\"96\" data-original-height=\"144\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"5SOS III\" alt=\"5 Seconds of Summer on stage with Waza Cabs during the 5SOS III tour. Photo: Andy Deluca\" style=\"width: 96px; height: 144px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> 5 Seconds of Summer on stage with Waza Cabs during the 5SOS III tour. Photo: Andy Deluca <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/2018\/05\/06\/5-seconds-of-summer-the-evolution-continues\/img_8182\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"96\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"64\"> <img data-attachment-id=\"16501\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_8182.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"5184,3456\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Chris Martin&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 7D&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1524348578&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;13&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;500&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.01&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"5 Seconds of Summer on the 5SOSIII tour\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_8182.jpg?fit=300%2C200&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_8182.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_8182.jpg?w=96&#038;h=64&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"96\" height=\"64\" data-original-width=\"96\" data-original-height=\"64\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"5 Seconds of Summer on the 5SOSIII tour\" alt=\"5 Seconds of Summer on stage with the Waza Amps during the 5SOS3 tour. Photo: Andy Deluca\" style=\"width: 96px; height: 64px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> 5 Seconds of Summer on stage with the Waza Amps during the 5SOS3 tour. Photo: Andy Deluca <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <\/div>\n<p>Michael and Luke both use the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boss.info\/us\/products\/waza_amp_cabinet412\/\">BOSS Waza Amp Cabinets<\/a> to get their tones on stage. Each of the stacks feature 2 Waza Amp 412 Cabinets which are closed back with four custom 12-inch speakers for a maximum input of 320 watts. Given that each stack can handle up to 640 watts for a total of 1280 watts coming off stage, we are not sure if they will need a PA!<\/p>\n<p>To ensure their guitars are in tune, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boss.info\/us\/products\/tu-3w\/\">BOSS TU-3w<\/a> Chromatic Tuners are used by both Luke and Michael. The TU-3w has the same tuning functions as the TU-3 but includes more refined internal circuity.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Calum Hood \u2013 Bass\/Vocals\/Synth<\/strong><\/h4>\n<div class=\"tiled-gallery type-square tiled-gallery-unresized\" data-original-width=\"500\" data-carousel-extra='{&quot;blog_id&quot;:1,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.rolandus.com\\\/blog\\\/2018\\\/05\\\/06\\\/5-seconds-of-summer-the-evolution-continues\\\/&quot;,&quot;likes_blog_id&quot;:44766463}' itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\" > <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 500px; height: 166px;\" data-original-width=\"500\" data-original-height=\"166\" > <div class=\"gallery-group\" style=\"width: 166px; height: 166px;\" data-original-width=\"166\" data-original-height=\"166\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item \" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/2018\/05\/06\/5-seconds-of-summer-the-evolution-continues\/img_5344\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"162\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"162\"> <img data-attachment-id=\"16492\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_5344.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"3456,5184\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Chris Martin&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 7D&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1523396218&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.01&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Calum Hood with the SYSTEM-8\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_5344.jpg?fit=200%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_5344.jpg?fit=683%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_5344.jpg?w=162&#038;h=162&#038;crop=1&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"162\" height=\"162\" data-original-width=\"162\" data-original-height=\"162\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Calum Hood with the SYSTEM-8\" alt=\"Calum Hood with the SYSTEM-8. Photo: Andy Deluca\" style=\"width: 162px; height: 162px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Calum Hood with the SYSTEM-8. Photo: Andy Deluca <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"gallery-group\" style=\"width: 166px; height: 166px;\" data-original-width=\"166\" data-original-height=\"166\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item \" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/2018\/05\/06\/5-seconds-of-summer-the-evolution-continues\/img_8856\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"162\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"162\"> <img data-attachment-id=\"16493\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_8856.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"3456,5184\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Chris Martin&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 7D&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1524531537&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;11&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;160&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Calum Hood &#8211; Bass pedals\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_8856.jpg?fit=200%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_8856.jpg?fit=683%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_8856.jpg?w=162&#038;h=162&#038;crop=1&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"162\" height=\"162\" data-original-width=\"162\" data-original-height=\"162\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Calum Hood - Bass pedals\" alt=\"Calum Hood uses the BOSS CEB-3 Bass Chorus, ODB-3 Bass Driver, GEB-7 EQ, BB-1x Bass Driver and TU-3w Chromatic Tuner. Photo: Andy Deluca\" style=\"width: 162px; height: 162px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Calum Hood uses the BOSS CEB-3 Bass Chorus, ODB-3 Bass Driver, GEB-7 EQ, BB-1x Bass Driver and TU-3w Chromatic Tuner. Photo: Andy Deluca <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"gallery-group\" style=\"width: 166px; height: 166px;\" data-original-width=\"166\" data-original-height=\"166\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item \" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/2018\/05\/06\/5-seconds-of-summer-the-evolution-continues\/img_5693\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"162\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"162\"> <img data-attachment-id=\"16495\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_5693.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"5177,3456\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Chris Martin&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 7D&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1523567953&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;11&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Calum Hood &amp;amp; the SYSTEM-8\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_5693.jpg?fit=300%2C200&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_5693.jpg?fit=1024%2C684&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_5693.jpg?w=162&#038;h=162&#038;crop=1&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"162\" height=\"162\" data-original-width=\"162\" data-original-height=\"162\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Calum Hood &amp; the SYSTEM-8\" alt=\"Calum Hood with the SYSTEM-8. Photo: Andy Deluca\" style=\"width: 162px; height: 162px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Calum Hood with the SYSTEM-8. Photo: Andy Deluca <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n<p>Calum is utilizing BOSS pedals to sculpt his bass tone. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boss.info\/us\/products\/ceb-3\/\">CEB-3 Bass Chorus<\/a> is used to fatten up his sound, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boss.info\/us\/products\/odb-3\/\">ODB-3 Bass Driver is used to add distortion<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boss.info\/us\/products\/geb-7\/\">BOSS GEB-7 EQ is used to shape the bass sound<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boss.info\/us\/products\/bb-1x\/\">BB-1x Bass Driver adds a rounder and warmer distortion and depth<\/a> to his bass tone.\u00a0 Finally, everything is kept in tune using the BOSS TU-3w Chromatic Tuner.<\/p>\n<p>On the previous tour, Michael and Luke also performed keys using the RD-800 however for this tour Calum has taken on the keys duties. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.roland.com\/us\/products\/system-8\/\">Roland SYSTEM-8<\/a> is used for deep bass tones and you can hear Calum play the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.roland.com\/us\/products\/integra-7\/\"> INTEGRA-7 SuperNATURAL Sound Module<\/a>\u00a0piano sound (via MIDI) on the intro to &#8220;Want You Back&#8221; when they perform live. The SYSTEM-8 is a PLUG-OUT synthesizer which means not only does it generate incredible sounds using the four onboard oscillators (including a sub oscillator), waveforms and LFOs it also can load PLUG OUT iconic ACB synths like the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rolandcloud.com\/Catalog\/Legendary\/JUNO-106\">JUNO-106<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rolandcloud.com\/catalog\/legendary\/jupiter-8\">JUPITER-8<\/a>, and more which means you can customize the SYSTEM-8 in anyway you want! You can even use any of these synths and many more in your favorite DAW by subscribing to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rolandcloud.com\/\">Roland Cloud<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>On June 22<sup>nd<\/sup> the third album <em>Youngblood<\/em> will be released and is available for pre-order now. The title track\u00a0is available now to anyone who pre-orders the album. 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