12.05.07
Self-tuning Guitar
Okay, at first I thought “no real musician needs this!”
Musicians of the world are getting a new kind of artistic freedom with technology that eliminates the challenging chore of tuning.
But what’s really cool is that you can lock in preset alternate tunings! Okay, this would actually be a nice feature. The bummer is that the technology adds $900 to the price of your new axe! They say the technology would be great for beginners, but I don’t know many beginners who would buy a $2,500 Les Paul in the first place, much less when you add $900 to the sticker.
Maybe the tech will get cheaper with time. In the mediate period, I’ll just stick to using my Kyser short-cut capo for quick alt-tuning options.
Gibson shows new self-tuning guitar
Update: of course I just realized that I posted about a self-tuning guitar almost four years ago!
