The Rise of the Robot Guitar
If there’s a year in human history that people will look back on and say that was the year that robots really started to take over, they could be talking about this year.
Something like ten years in the making, Gibson has released - in limited supply - the Robot Guitar. Basically, it’s a guitar that uses digital technology to tune itself. It can also do some altered tunings so it’s not just a one-note pony. This $2500 guitar can also assist the owner with fixing intonation problems.
Who really needs a robot guitar? If you can design a guitar that tunes itself, why not one that plays itself too? It’s kind of like a car that doesn’t need a driver. It takes all the fun out of going down to the music store to buy strings.
January 23rd, 2008 at 5:58 am
I agree with you concerning the tuning aspect because that’s so basic to playing guitar. As far as fixing the intonation…that could be handy.