By Geneve Joyce Lungay
Layout by Glenice Marie Manalang
Would you agree with me if I say, “Great
things come in simple packages”? I do and my
sentiment goes to LOUDBASSTARD when I first saw it.
Make a guess on how it got its name and I’m sure
the moral flags are down. Make a guess on the craft
scale, and I’m sure LOUDBASSTARD’s rate is more
than your numbers.
Definitely, LOUDBASSTARD lives up to its
name. A painted and carved bamboo as an
awesome amplifier dock for all smartphones is what
LOUDBASSTARD is. It originated from the concept of
two friends, Koh Onozawa and Franz Ignacio (with
contribution from Julie Ghafari, Koh’s girlfriend). Well,
the guys were on hiking off on the mountains of Cebu
October of last year to find inspiration for a furniture
line they wanted to put up as a business. Something
that Julie demonstrated, putting her iPhone and
placed it in a cup and out came the LOUDBASSTARD.
But what is LOUDBASSTARD all about? You have
two uncommon things merging in the concept
department—innovation and the basic and the new
stuff.
It’s kinda cool that LOUDBASSTARD was
aptly called because it comes across a cross section
of the youth market. It earns youthful reputation and
that “bastard” stuff of being restless.
I personally like LOUDBASSTARD because it
does not require any battery life support system. One
just needs to plug the device with a need for an I
phone or a smartphone to allow it to set by itself. If
you put it inside the hole of the dock, the amplifier
sheds sounds on a louder, crispier and natural sound.
Cool, right? But what’s elegant with LOUDBASSTARD is
the fact that it is not only environmentally friendly, but
truly Filipino-made and owned.
Its founders, Onozowa and Ignacio, are fully
aware of how competitive the market is. But what
makes LOUDBASSTARD a mere chilly thing is the
fact that it is a product of ingenuity, passion and
commitment to quality. It upholds the very nature
of supporting Cebu in terms of craftsmanship and
innovation. It promotes Filipino products. It’s edgy by
overall character, nationalistic in form and firm to the
thinking, “Made in the Philippines”.
It’s all in the quality. Each LOUDBASSTARD
is carefully crafted with pure hard work and hard
labor. It is low maintenance. Its so easy to use and
for the mobile in you, the stuff is convenient to carry
wherever you want to go. It could be anyone’s cozy
companion, especially when you imagine yourself in
the mood for some good music, or simply bonding
with family by the seashore. It makes the music and
your trip activities a mighty simple experience.
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