Robot Guitar
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- JackRyan0
I like to make love with my guitar, adding a robot would make me feel even more weird.
- Mojo0
zzzzz
- _eh_0
I made a thread about this a while ago jaline. Where were you then !!!!
:(
- joqui0
Whoo... that is kinda cool, but not very rock 'n' roll though...
- studderine0
yea..
- jfletcher0
I play, and play Les Pauls. I think it's great. I hate the color, but if they get these on a Gothic, Tabacco Burst, Gold Top... something not blue and cream, then sweet!
The fact that I can go from 1 tuning to another during a song is priceless! and I can go through a whole set without stopping. They just need to make a bass and boom! done!They could also make a drum kit that tunes itself since many drummers don't tune they're drums to notes.
- blaw0
I mentioned this to my wife (the guitar player of the household), who though my initial poo-poo reaction was interesting coming from a guy that plays on an electric drum kit.
Ha! Point taken. I think it's a wonderful idea and hats off to Gibson.
- Jaline0
Yeah, I'm sure more additions will be made soon, as with any kind of technology. There will be good outcomes and other outcomes that will change the way guitars are seen, played, who they are played by, how concerts are done, etc.
- Rushmore0
witt,
i know what you mean but i feel like "music lovers" don't "suffer through shows" just because you take a short break to retune a string, its a part of the instrument and a part of the show. as one example i love how sometimes jack white chooses not to change guitars between songs in open D or G and those in standard tuning because the little imperfections make it more unique.
i can see how it would benefit musicians in the studio who need consistency while recording over long periods of time but they make it seem like everytime a string drops a half step out of tune you need to run to the store and get a new setup...
plus yeah, its just one little addition at this point but two years down the line i wouldnt be surprised to see exactly what you described....anyone remember when a phone was just a phone?
- Jaline0
Good point about it not being so bad, Witt.
And sorry, mirola.
(notes are being slow for me today).
- mirola0
I was very disappointed by this post, I was hoping to see a video of a robot playing a guitar. I thought guitarists had finally been replaced.
- Witt0
At least not as weird as a Darth Vader security officer in the violin:
http://www.publico.clix.pt/video…
- Witt0
^ well it's not that bad, Rushmore - it's not like it has stupid gadgets and spoils the whole idea of making music. It just fine-tunes up the damn thing over a few scales . Making it sound is still in the hands of the player - you cannot say the same of illustrator, for a loose but poignant comparison.
- Rushmore0
i was going to make a joke, then i was going to write a sarcastic comment but i realized that no words do justice to how much that idea annoys me.
- Witt0
I'm surprised it doesn't take photos.
- Jaline0
I was thinking the same thing. But this will appeal to lots of people, including myself. Mainly because I'm lazy.
- blaw0
That's a bit like switching from a manual transmission to an automatic: I'm sure it works fine, but it just doesn't seem right.
(* ... says the drummer.)
- Jaline0
"On December 7, 2007, Gibson will change the guitar world forever. Again.
True to the spirit of innovation that inspired Gibson to invent the legendary Tune-o-matic bridge, the powerful humbucker, and the revolutionary Digital Les Paul, Gibson proudly presents the Gibson Robot Guitar—the world's first guitar with robotic technology.
Since the dawn of the instrument, musicians have come to accept the guitar's imperfections and lack of tonal precision as necessary evils. Onstage and off, guitarists have fought to stay in tune. Every music lover and performer has had to suffer through the show—halting, mood-killing atonal droning of a loudly amped guitar being brought into tune. And in the studio, or at home, imprecise intonation throws the guitar in and out of tune, up and down the neck, as the instrument requires tweaking with each season and at times with each string change.
For as long as the guitar has existed, guitar lovers have had two choices—live with a temperamental and out-of-tune instrument or make frequent trips to the shop for setups. Not anymore.
Introducing the Gibson Robot Guitar. All you have to do is play it.
In Select Stores December 7, 2007
First Run Limited Edition, only 10 per store"