Automatic Tuning for the Strat guys

[Death by Uberschall]

http://guitarless.com/2010/06/fret-king-self-tuning-guitar-a-robot-destroyer/

 

[CrackedPepper]

Don't suppose we'll ever see that as a third party add-on/replacement bridge... ;-(

 

[Cagey]

Interesting. I see in another video at the YouTube site they give a brief shot of the back of the guitar, and it's a lot less routing that what's involved with a vibrato bridge. Also, Trevor says keep an eye out, a vibrato version will likely show up.

 

[Death by Uberschall]

Don't suppose we'll ever see that as a third party add-on/replacement bridge... ;-(

But that's what it is. Supposedly it will retrofit into a Strat with a trem. The bridge replaces the trem and the electronics go into the spring cavilty.

 

[Superlizard]

Next thing you know they'll have remotes - you just push "play" and the guitar plays itself...

 

[JaySwear]

is that a piezo system in front of the intonation screws but behind the pickup?

 

[CrackedPepper]

Don't suppose we'll ever see that as a third party add-on/replacement bridge... ;-(

But that's what it is. Supposedly it will retrofit into a Strat with a trem. The bridge replaces the trem and the electronics go into the spring cavilty.

Yeah I see that now - doh!  Should have read the whole article huh?

 

[Death by Uberschall]

is that a piezo system in front of the intonation screws but behind the pickup?

That's part of the tuning system.

 

[Cagey]

is that a piezo system in front of the intonation screws but behind the pickup?

Probably not a piezo system, as there's no string contact with it and piezos need physical vibration rather than a fluctuating magnetic field to work. But, I'd bet it's a pickup. In the demos I saw, you didn't need the volume up on the main pickups for the tuner to work, so it has to have some independent way of hearing what the strings are doing.

 

[DangerousR6]

Have we all gotten lazy, why not just reach for the tuning keys and tune the guitar....Cool idea tho..... :icon_biggrin:

 

[Death by Uberschall]

Have we all gotten lazy, why not just reach for the tuning keys and tune the guitar....Cool idea tho..... :icon_biggrin:

I agree. I just posted this as an alternative to the Gibson Robot guitars for the Strat guys.

To me it's more gimmick than a real advancement in guitars.

One of the Les Paul forums I belong to has a long discussion going about the Gibson Robot technology. Some are all for it like Gibson just reinvented the electric guitar or something. I said it's more gimmick to me.

Gibson Les Paul Axess = a natural evolution of making an already stable guitar design better
Gibson Les Paul Robot = gimmick which in a few years will be obsolete through revisions and fail

 

[DangerousR6]

Fender already tried something similar, athough not robotic, but able to do alternate tuning electronically...With the VG Strat, don't think it caught on.... :dontknow:

 

[jackthehack]

If you need a robot to tune your guitar for you, you're not a guitarist...

 

[DangerousR6]

If you need a robot to tune your guitar for you, you're not a guitarist...

precisely........ :icon_thumright:

 

[BassmanAK]

Gotta wonder why we don't see self-tuning basses.....
Maybe it's cuz WE USE OUR EARS MORE!!!!!!
Just had to throw that in the pot.... Ignore me all you want, you pansies.... :laughing8:

 

[DangerousR6]

Gotta wonder why we don't see self-tuning basses.....
Maybe it's cuz WE USE OUR EARS MORE!!!!!!
Just had to throw that in the pot.... Ignore me all you want, you pansies.... :laughing8:

Do you want fries with that?...... :laughing11:

 

[BassmanAK]

And a Coke.... And grilled onions.... Lord, I apologize.... :icon_tongue:

 

[pabloman]

Gotta wonder why we don't see self-tuning basses.....
Maybe it's cuz WE USE OUR EARS MORE!!!!!!
Just had to throw that in the pot.... Ignore me all you want, you pansies.... :laughing8:

Bassists already have an automatic tuner.................It's called the guitar player :icon_jokercolor: arty07:

 

[SustainerPlayer]

If you need a robot to tune your guitar for you, you're not a guitarist...

No - then you'll be a robot-owning guitarist.

 

[Alfang]

I disagree with several previous posts, no offense.

This is a perfect system for a "New" guitar player.

We all know people who tried to learn guitar, only to give up because they either have a crap guitar, or a decent guitar that sounds like crap cuz its outta tune. I would bet more people give up on the guitar outa frustration than any other reason. and how your guitar sounds to yourself when starting out is huge.

if your axe is tuned right, that first E chord you learn that sounds good, might keep you going.