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Self-Tuning Electric Guitar

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the turn-it-up-to-11 dept.

avirrey writes "The Technology Review has an interesting article on a Gibson Self-Tuning Guitar. Purist argue that you shouldn't need a guitar that self-tunes. Others argue that this will allow an artist to change tuning with one 'favorite' guitar, instead of having to swap out between songs." Ok I know what I think- freakin' sweet. Only technology will guarantee my sucking on the electric will at least be reasonably in-tune suckiness. Dear Gibson, Slashdot really needs to review your guitar. We'll need several review units and we lost your return address.

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  1. determinism finally! by QuantumG · · Score: 4, Interesting

    As a software engineer, the one thing I hate about playing the guitar is that every time I pick it up I have to tune it, otherwise I won't get the same results as I did last time I sat down to strum. Is a little determinism too much to ask?

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    1. Re:determinism finally! by timeOday · · Score: 4, Interesting

      If this system is fast enough, it could re-tune between each strum so you can play an entire song on nothing but open chords!

    2. Re:determinism finally! by yurnotsoeviltwin · · Score: 4, Interesting

      The sound coming from the strings would be different, and the feel of the fretboard wouldn't be right. If my guitar is significantly out of tune, I can tell just from the feel of the string tension. If it gets bad enough, the strings rattle against the frets. A strum on a guitar is not just a set of six pure tones, it's a complex and beautiful thing.