Self Tuning Guitar
While watching The Science of Rock and Roll on Discovery Channel (Canada) the narrator highlighted the guitarist's self-tuning guitar. A few Google-seconds later, here's the link to the actual product. Cool. Apparently you can switch tunings in 1.4 seconds.
A small computer mounted inside the self tuning guitar controls motors that are linked to each string. The bridge and tailpiece are replaced by the self tuning system, allowing your imagination to run wild. At the touch of a button or footswitch, motors are activated to adjust the tension of each string.
Customers include Eddie Van Halen, and Paul Allen - yes, the Paul Allen who started Microsoft with Bill Gates.
Comments
I wonder how much weight it adds to the guitar. I've heard of these types of systems before. One of the knocks has been that they add a lot of weight to the guitar. Couldn't find that information about this device.
Posted by: dannyR | September 16, 2003 01:35 AM
I've got one of the Transperformance guitars, and I HIGHLY recommend it to anyone playing in multiple tunings. Weight: it adds about 8 ounces to your guitar. A small price to pay, if you ask me. I've got it installed in a Les Paul, which is quite weighty in the first place. The extra 8 ounces doesn't bother me the least.
If this sounds interesting(and it should!!!), please go to
www.transperfomance.com
Neil, the inventor, is the greatest guy ever. Send him and email, and you'll be treated with the greatest respect and he'll supply you all the info you'll need about the product.
All in all, a top notch product, and a top notch guy :-)
Posted by: KC | March 9, 2004 12:37 PM