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IK Multimedia launches AmpliTube Orange software for Mac and PC

, Feb 27th 2013 Discuss [0]

IK Multimedia, a company that specializes in guitar and music software, has just launched a new piece of software for both OS X and Windows computers that emulates the style and sound of 17 different Orange amplifiers and cabinets. It's called AmpliTube Orange, and it's available now for the price of $99. Read The Full Story

Apple now selling iOS-enabled Fender Squier Stratocaster guitar

, Nov 12th 2012 Discuss [0]

Apple has never actually sold all-out musical instruments directly before, but the company has partnered up with Fender to bring a full-size iOS-enabled Squier Stratocaster guitar to Apple's online store. The guitar is fully playable and includes the traditional 1/4-inch jack so you can still plug into an amplifier to jam, but it also includes the capability to plug directly into an iOS device. Read The Full Story

Moog unveils LEV-96 sensoriactuator concept for acoustic guitars

, Oct 19th 2012 Discuss [0]

Moog, the company that pioneered commercial manufacturing of analog synthesizers, has shown off a cool new piece of tech. They call it the LEV-96, and it's a new "sensoriactuator" prototype that "activates and controls naturally occurring harmonics and resonant frequencies on any medium." Images posted by Moog show the concept device being used on an acoustic guitar. Read The Full Story

gTar iPhone guitar lets anyone bust out a sweet riff

, May 22nd 2012 Discuss [0]

You’ve probably all picked up a guitar at least once and tried to play it, strumming away while trying to position your fingers and giving up rather quickly. A new Kickstarter project is hoping to create a guitar to help users learn how to play by leveraging the iPhone. The gTar features an iPhone dock at the base, and once the phone is plugged in, the app will will control the array of LEDs along the fretboard showing you where to place your fingers. Read The Full Story

Marshall Fridge amps up your liquid to 11

, Mar 23rd 2012 Discuss [0]

There's a brand new miniature refrigerator in town, and it's not made by any of the common cooler names you'd expect: it's an amp. This fridge is able to cool masses of cans, bottles, or whatever else you may want to include in your musically-inclined drinking space, and appears by all outward appearances to be a hefty Marshall amplifier for your guitar. And the control knobs, of course, go to 11. Read The Full Story

Ion Audio Guitar Apprentice: Teach you guitar skills with your iPad

, Jan 9th 2012 Discuss [3]

Ion Audio, the makers of the iCade iPad arcade machine and Piano Apprentice devices you've probably seen at Best Buy are back with their latest and greatest. They've developed a full-sized guitar nicely rounded out with a built-in iPad (sold separately of course) that will teach you to strum those chords like Jimmy Hendrix and Van Halen. Read The Full Story

Rocksmith and Just Dance 3, two new Games from Ubisoft at E3 2011

, Jun 6th 2011 Discuss [0]

Two new games Ubisoft announced today at E3 bring their own unique spin to the genre of party/body games. Rocksmith changes the guitar-sim world by introducing a game where you actually play a real life guitar, not a controller. Just Dance 3 expands one of the most popular dance-sim games across all platforms, regardless if you want to Wii or Kinect. Read The Full Story

Hyper Touch Guitar has no strings attached

, Mar 28th 2011 Discuss [1]

The guitar is one of the coolest musical instruments around. You can get all sorts of guitars from toys to game controllers up to the real thing for musicians to use. This new concept product is called the Hyper Touch Guitar and it looks like a mash up between a video game controller and a real guitar. Read The Full Story

OnBoard Research Intellitouch Capo tuner for guitars unveiled

, Jan 12th 2011 Discuss [0]

I used to take guitar lessons as a kid and my instructor would tune the guitar every time I went in using a tuning fork and his ear. Things are a lot simpler now with high tech tuners like the new Intellitouch CT1 Capo tuner from OnBoard Research. The turner clips to the guitar and will work with 6-string and 12-string guitars. Read The Full Story

Misa Kitara Guitar with Touch Screen Strings up for Pre-Order

, Dec 15th 2010 Discuss [1]

This is what's called the Misa Digital Kitara multi-touch guitar and it's the weirdest thing I've seen since air guitars turned into pieces of cardboard that people purchased at a store. This is no joke though, this is wild, crazy, and a completely real instrument. Not for kids! Three main components make up its mysterious whole: a full fretboard, a multi-touch touchscreen, and an onboard polyphonic synthesizer with pre-loaded effects and sounds. Read The Full Story

Peavey Guitars and Wicked Audio announce Rockmaster

, Oct 28th 2010 Discuss [0]

Anyone familiar with guitars and the music industry will recognize the Peavey name. The company has been in the sound market for years with speakers, amps, guitars, and more. Peavey and Wicked Audio have teamed up to bring a new music entertainment set to market called Rockmaster. Read The Full Story

Power Gig handmade six string guitar controller rocks

, Oct 22nd 2010 Discuss [0]

I have played my share of Guitar Hero and Rock Band and playing the guitar is a lot of fun. I would bet there are a lot of people out there who wish they could play a real guitar as well as they can play Rock Band. A music game called Power Gig for the PS3 and Xbox have been out for a while now, and the game is notable for the real six string guitar controllers it uses. Read The Full Story
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