Attn: Lazy guitarists

DirtySanchez · Post by **DirtySanchez** » Tue Nov 13, 2007 5:08 pm

Check this out, Self tuning guitar: http://cgi.fark.com/cgi/fark/youtube.pl?IDLink=3199193

Baceman Spiff · Post by **Baceman Spiff** » Tue Nov 13, 2007 5:23 pm

Thats pretty cool. Lesters are expensive as it is. I wonder how much more they're going to charge for the robot version.

Post by **Ron** » Tue Nov 13, 2007 6:14 pm

Gibson is also releasing a retrofit for Les Pauls, SG's, and Flying V's.
No modifications to the guitar. $899 at Musician's Friend.

Banned · Post by **Banned** » Tue Nov 13, 2007 10:45 pm

Wow, is that cool. Anyone wondering what to get me for Christmas, look at this vid, hint, hint.

Charltor · Post by **Charltor** » Wed Nov 14, 2007 5:47 am

wonder if they will ever do a 7 string?

bassist4life2004 · Post by **bassist4life2004** » Wed Nov 14, 2007 7:47 am

wow, i want 5...hopefully PRS comes out with a model and a retrofit for it so i can get one for my tremonti se

MeYatch · Post by **MeYatch** » Wed Nov 14, 2007 12:25 pm

you can retrofit them to any guitar. PRS won't be coming out with shit though; Gibson has exclusive U.S. distribution.

Post by **Ron** » Wed Nov 14, 2007 6:49 pm

It's pretty cool that there are no wires that need run to the headstock. It uses the strings themselves to transmit the tuning data.

Custom tunings can also be done, or it can self tune to a reference string for tuning to other instruments.

There is also an intonation helper that tells you how many turns and which direction to move the saddles.

I might buy an SG just to put this system on. I don't want to use my Les Paul as a test subject.

orangekick · Post by **orangekick** » Wed Nov 14, 2007 7:05 pm

I'd like to switch tunings in the middle of a song.

mjb · Post by **mjb** » Wed Nov 14, 2007 7:17 pm

that really is the shit, wonder what the weight of the set-up is. man, thats cool. i really wouldn't have a need for it though. really

DirtySanchez · Post by **DirtySanchez** » Wed Nov 14, 2007 9:35 pm

mjb wrote: i really wouldn't have a need for it though. really

Since when does that ever matter?

mjb · Post by **mjb** » Wed Nov 14, 2007 11:05 pm

usually, when i don't have any money for neat stuff i just say that instead.

Killjingle · Post by **Killjingle** » Wed Nov 14, 2007 11:08 pm

really? when I dont have the money I put new technology down and say how something like that is stupid or a complete waste of cash... and Im biting my lip the entire time.

mjb · Post by **mjb** » Wed Nov 14, 2007 11:31 pm

bassist_25 · Post by **bassist_25** » Wed Nov 14, 2007 11:57 pm

orangekick wrote:I'd like to switch tunings in the middle of a song.

Zon puts out a bass made just for that. Michael Manring uses them.

orangekick · Post by **orangekick** » Thu Nov 15, 2007 1:30 pm

bassist_25 wrote:
orangekick wrote:I'd like to switch tunings in the middle of a song.
Zon puts out a bass made just for that. Michael Manring uses them.

Just imagine writing a song where the bass slips to a different tuning at the same time as the guitar. It would be potentially gut-wrenching. You could really mess with people's heads.

DirtySanchez · Post by **DirtySanchez** » Thu Nov 15, 2007 2:25 pm

orangekick wrote:
bassist_25 wrote:
orangekick wrote:I'd like to switch tunings in the middle of a song.
Zon puts out a bass made just for that. Michael Manring uses them.
Just imagine writing a song where the bass slips to a different tuning at the same time as the guitar. It would be potentially gut-wrenching. You could really mess with people's heads.

Would be awesome!