Gibson Robotic Guitar
Writing by Evan Ackerman on Tuesday, 13 of November , 2007 at 2:31 am
Gibson isn’t the first company to develop a robotic guitar tuning system, but their “Robot Guitar” with its sexy blue sunburst finish is undoubtedly the slickest implementation so far. Not only will the guitar tune itself, it’s also able to switch between a variety of different tuning presets depending on what you want to play. Check it out:
Now, it’s certainly a very cool piece of work, but as a musician, I feel like part of the appeal of playing an instrument is the tuning process itself. I find it rewarding to start out with a discordant sound, and then be able to adjust it into harmoniousness. It’s almost like zen or something. ‘Course, I play the bagpipes, so it’s a bit extreme when they’re out of tune, but I still think my point is, uh, sound. Plus, isn’t it kinda cheating to have any instrument tune itself? It’s one of the fundamentals, right? And odds are if you’re serious enough to manage to get your hands on one of these limited edition guitars, you can probably tune the thing in your sleep.
No price has been mentioned officially that I can find, but rumor has it that the limited edition will be about $2200, and the regular production run will be around $1600.
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Comment by Zola
Made Tuesday, 20 of November , 2007 at 4:06 am
Seems Interesting Guitar. But i want to have its first-hand experience. My wait is on.