Wired's Chris Hardwick checks out the Gibson Robot Guitar. If you've ever had trouble tuning up your electric, look no further. This one of a kind instrument uses robotics to tune itself!
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Add on: While I love Planet Waves locking tuners (they cut the strings for you too), but they could use some improvement aesthetically before putting them on a Gibson Les Paul. Maybe a "Classic Version."
I really don't get it. Tuning is the easiest thing in the world, do you really need help? And why ruin a classic, time-honored instrument with goofy gimmicks like this?
I understand making changes and improvements, but why not just equip the guitar with improved tuners and so on to keep it in tune longer? A $70 set of planet waves tuners, and a decent quality nut + setup will do the trick. I set up an Epi LP like that (w/ an Earvana nut) and it stays in tune.
yeah, its pretty easy to pick up with tuning, spechially using harmonics
why create a robot guitar ?
becuz we can....
(cont. @ vibrax7795)
C) I'm pretty sure this is also a perfect example of how innovative some Americans can be. And you realize this isn't being marketed towards just Americans.
vibrax7795:
A) All Gibsons are pretty expensive. In fact, the Robot Guitar is most definitely not the most expensive guitar in Gibson's line-up. There are guitars that go for $10k. The difference is, the guitar players know they're paying for a good guitar. You clearly don't see anything but figures.
B) Who would want to pay over $2k for something that does things for you? Why would you pay $30k for a car when you could walk?
A good set of locking tuners should be able to sort that out. Gibson and Epiphone stock tuners aren't horrible, but they suck a huge one in comparison to Sperzels (for example).
i really want that!!!!!!!!!
Tuning is a pain and this seems like a respectable approach to eliminating that pain. AND it's on a Gibson Les Paul!
they will, its far too expensive for beginers anyways
this should only be for guitarists who can tune a guitar as easy as 123 but are just tired of tuning it EVERY time they play...This helps mostly for the SG
I agree that it would be nice. But beginners MUST learn how to tune a guitar themselves. Won't be long 'till every guitar plays itself for you. And yes SGs do go out out of tune a lot. It does me head in.
I guess I didn't realize success is a bad thing which can only be obtained by assholes...
We're lazy because we create innovate technology that enhances science and our understanding of how the universe works?
How's about you're lazy because you won't spell out the word "why".
yeah good point lol
My Epiphone SG Special also comes out of tune alot.
I don't agree that this is just for lazy players or people who can't tune. I own an Epiphone SG std, which goes out of tune like a bastard. I have to tune it almost every minute. It would be nice to not have to take that much time out of my playing. Plus getting set up for shows is a lot easier, especially since you wouldn't have to switch guitars to save time when swtiching tuning. In my opinion this is quite innovative even for the most experienced players
..lets just say that this is a blessing to people that tune horribly.
ehm..... you perfectly know that i'm not
are you saying that all people who work alot and finally makes much money are assholes..?
Doesn't the space used for the hardware affect the sound?.. I mean there's no wood there, and almost every variable affects the tone in some way..
the whole package, hell yeah.. FOR THOSE RICH ASSHOLES!
It's not about the guitar tuning itself but the need of playing in alternative tunings at a touch of at button that's attracts me.... and yes, you can manually tune the Guitar.... And I been doing that for 20 years...Think of it as a piano player that's never need's to tune his piano... That's the keyboard player we hear on the radio every day... It just hit the guitar decades later and that is today...
i so dont want one cuz A) its expensive B) hoo would wanna pay over 2Gs over sumthing that that does things for ya (y dont they make sumthing that plays for ya too?!!) and C) this is a PERFECT example as to y America is so lazy!!!
