The Gibson Robot Guitar
The Gibson Robot guitar takes the hassle out of tuning your guitar. This new revolutionary technology seems like something right out a science fiction novel.
Imagine the freedom to have the ability to tune your guitar while playing live.This allows you to talk to the crowd without pauses. Now this is something that I just had to investigate further! This is what Gibson says!
The company that the license for this aspect of the Les Paul is called Tronical, a German company. This seems to be some very cool and yet, useful technology that can be used as a remedial tuning system that even my mom could use.
All you have to have are good eyes and know which tuning that you would need to be in to work. You simply have to turn the dial(TuneControl-MultiKnob) to the appropriate letter, indicating which tuning you need, and the the Powertune technology does the rest. It’s that easy. I’ve only heard of this lately and I’ve never seen or have used this, but to me it looks like a no-brainer!
The only drawback could be the price … about $2500.00 (Can).
If anyone out there has one of these beauty’s, can you please give us an insight into this new world of guitar innovation? We’re waiting to hear from you and your experiences very soon.
Keep on Jammin’
August 11th, 2008 at 3:25 pm
Well, there is a European version of the NAMM in Frankfurt March next year, so I’ll check it out.
August 24th, 2008 at 4:31 am
This robot guitar is so cool! Perfect tuning, effortlessly! They are pretty expensive though, and I don’t know if I’d trust first generation technology. Probably better to wait for them to perfect it next time around.
August 24th, 2008 at 10:31 am
Ok the robot guitar seems like a nice little novelty but seriously tuning is not that big a deal, and hey what happens if you want to use drop D tuning
August 25th, 2008 at 4:20 pm
I do get it Dave, drop D tuning is quite a simple tuning to achieve, your absolutely correct on that one. I realize that some players are better at quick tuning, but I’m one of those who are anal about it.
If I tune the guitar, and then while playing a song I realize that a single string is out even a little bit, my attention is drawn to that string during the whole tune! I know, I know it’s seems trivial to some, but to me it’s the difference between a perfect song and a bad one.
It’s like for some musicians when people are talking when you are playing, it drives us NUTZ! To this day I have this problem when playing. I guess I just take playing too seriously. I am just pouring my heart and soul out to the audience and all I want is a little respect I guess. It is a question that I ask most professional players when I meet them. Where do you stand on this one?
When I play live, I’m normally doing it solo. I find that every little mistake makes the educated listener take notice. These are the ones in the audience who I am interested in the most, truth be told. I love to challenge the audience to pick me apart and tell me what’s wrong with my interpretation of a song. Some people who play that are in attendance, will offer me suggestions on how to approach a song in a different way. This I find is fascinating because I will learn how other musicians
are thinking, and this to me is the greatest thing about playing in front of people, musicians or non-musicians!
Hey Dave, do you play alone/solo on stage? If you do, then you may understand what I mean here. I also use multiple tunings in my sets and I’d love to have something like this in my arsenal. The only real draw back with using this technology is … that I use an acoustic mostly!
I’d never ever have one of these things installed on one of my acoustics(unless I had more dollars the sence).
It’s in my understanding that most of the sound that is generated, on an acoustic comes from the top plate of the guitar. That’s why you’ll see manufactures place the controls on the side of your acoustic guitar. Anything that is attached to the top plate, stops the natural vibrations/sound of it. Basically it’s like the sound board of a piano. If you have a crack or something touching it, it stops the vibrations/resonance of the guitar. So in this instance, you and your audience won’t get natural sound that the guitar was made for.
I LOVE your comment and I hope that you keep coming back to generate stimulating conversation!
Keep on Jammin’ there Dave!