The software consists of 17 different models of Orange amps and cabinets that work with IK’s AmpliTube 3 software. Orange is a long-time tube amplifier company that was founded in the 1960s in London, and they’re known for “their warm and luscious tube tone and characteristic crunch.” IK is the only company offering Orange certified products currently.

IK’s AmpliTube Orange software features seven amp heads, nine cabinets, and one combo unit. Each of these options offer a different kind of sound and style that will cater towards any rocker. IK says that “no matter what the genre, users will find plenty of killer amp tones in this collection to go with their music.”

All 17 Orange options are a la carte, and they can be mixed and matched in order to find that perfect sound that you’re looking for from your guitar. IK offers a “Try Before You Buy” feature, which will let you download a fully-functioning version of the software and try it out for 72 hours before purchasing it. After that, it’ll be up to whether 17 amplifiers and cabinets is worth $100.

The $199 guitar has USB and iOS connectivity built-in, and it’s designed to allow recording directly into GarageBand on an iPhone and iPad, and even a Mac. The USB output on the guitar is a Mini-B connection and a USB-mini to 30-pin adapter is included with the package, meaning users with a newer iOS devices that use Lightning will need a Lightning to 30-pin adapter.

Also included with the guitar is a 3.5mm headphone jack and “a high-quality headphone amp so that you can monitor the processed guitar signal right from the guitar itself.” It’s clear Fender is aiming this product directly at Garageband iOS and Mac users, but you’ll have no problem using it as a traditional guitar with the 1/4-inch output.

Unfortunately, you can only buy the guitar online, since Apple isn’t selling them at retail stores just yet, so if you’re nervous about buying a guitar online and don’t necessarily trust shipping companies to handle a full-size guitar, then you may want to wait to see if Apple will sell them at physical locations.

[via 9to5Mac]

The LEV-96 places two pickups under each string, which totals 12 pickups. The company says that each “pickup channel is capable of controlling any combination of 8 harmonics within each string simultaneously.” So, in this case, there are a total of 96 individual control systems handling up to 96 harmonics.

The whole system is powered by a processor and is controlled through touch-based sliders by the guitar player. This allows adjustments of intensity, harmonics, and note duration. There’s also other settings that allow you to change the arpeggio, tremolo, and other random harmonics. During playing, the system constantly evaluates “each string’s harmonic content and vibrational behavior.”

Sadly, Moog has only released photos of the device, so we don’t know what this thing sounds like, nor do we get to see it in action. However, the company’s annual Moogfest is coming up, so we’ll possibly be able to finally the see thing work its magic. However, Moog says that it’s only a rough concept so far and that there will be a lot more to come in the future.

[via Engadget]

The guitar features three difficulty settings to help you play. Easy allows you to play just the strings, letting you get a better feel for the guitar while keeping an eye on the notes that need to be played. Medium moves things up a notch, requiring you to hit the notes and strum, but a feature called Smart Play keeps the rhythm going regardless of mistakes in order to encourage you to keep playing. Hard will display the correct notes, but Smart Play will be disabled, letting you play whatever you want.

The flexibility of the iPhone means you aren’t restricted to guitar strings either. Accompanying tracks using drums and keyboards can also be applied, and you’ll be able to tweak reverb, echo, and distortion levels. The guitar itself features a USB port, 1/4” line-out jack, and is powered by a 5,000mAh internal battery.

gTar has already surpassed its $100,000 goal, sitting at around $120,000 as of the time of writing. The first 200 backers were treated to a $350 early bird special, now sold out, while the next cheapest model is $399 for 500 users. Additional Kickstarter tiers add in goodies like t-shirts and stickers, although the $999 option allows you to send in your own design or color choices for a custom gTar. The project still has a long way to go, closing on June 25th, so there’s plenty of time to get in on the ground floor.

[via Kickstarter]

This beast is fully reminiscent of a classic Jim Marshall signature series amp, has all official and authentic Marshall logos, and will cool your containers to the degrees you need all night long. This fridge has 4.4 cubic feet of space for several cases of beer, soda pop, or whatever other odd kind of can and bottle-loving liquid you do so desire. It’s a high efficiency freezer so you don’t have to worry about your electricity bill shattering the roof as your real amp does.

The Marshall Fridge is Energy Star, RoHS, and UL compliant, and is ready to roll into your garage as soon as possible for $299.00 USD. Of course “as soon as possible” is up to Marshall, and at the moment you’ll be waiting until October 1st, 2012, to get your first shipment in. The $299 is what Marshall is calling an “introductory price” so expect these monsters to go up in price as the date for shipping does so approach.

Unfortunately this amplifier does not amplify your music, just the cool nature of your fridge contents – you’ll need to add this to your speaker stack to make it look best!

With Guitar Apprentice users can then learn to play the guitar or play along with apps such as GarageBand. What’s even better though, is with the custom Ion Audio application the strings will light up as indicators when you’ve struck the correct cord — or wrong one when your fingers aren’t long enough like mine. The learning stage each individual fret will light up and direct the user to the proper location that for chord, making the learning experience easy — and fun. If you’ve been eying a good way to finally learn how to impress your friends and family on the guitar this is for you.

Live at CES, the demonstration unit was fully running although the Ion iPad app needed some work and was still very much in beta stages. It did however still put on quite the show and I might of learned how to play a few D chords. Hitting the U.S at just $99 the build quality was better than expected. I was worried about the weight on the end with an iPad being built-in but weight distribution didn’t seem to be an issue.

This is like Guitar Hero but on a whole new level. Ion Audio told SlashGear it will hit the U.S. initially but they plan to launch in other regions and the UK soon. Again the Ion Guitar Apprentice will retail for $99 (£64 approx) and should be available in many of the same retailers as other Ion Audio devices like Best Buy, Walmart and more soon.

We all remember when we first played Rock Band or Guitar Hero, and we all seem to know someone that somehow feels that their skill on a virtual guitar somehow translates into real-life skill on a real world guitar. Well, Rocksmith supposedly does just that. The game begins by plugging in a real honest to goodness guitar. As you advance in the game, the game is supposed to actually teach you how to play the guitar, or improve whatever skill you may have. Definitely a game changer. Any chance Ninja Gaiden will be doing this will a real katana?

Just Dance 3 also makes some new moves for the franchise, even if they aren’t necessarily industry shattering. The new edition features new multiplayer action, and will also allow you to transfer your favorite dance tracks from the previous version of the game. Some include this in the fitness category, but regardless of how it is classified, Just Dance 3 should be a lot of fun for a group of friends or for the whole family.

It has no strings on it and uses a multitouch screen that allows the player to change how many strings or frets the guitar would have. The number of customization options for the guitar is vast and the player can use one guitar for a bass, a 6-string, or a 12-string I guess.

That concept looks really cool too with a carbon fiber design on the body. The designer is Max Battaglia. I wonder if this will ever become a real product.

[via YankoDesign]

The tuner uses vibration-based tuning technology with a single action capo. The thing is automatic and shows the measures note on a large backlit LCD for easy tuning. The backlighting on the screen changes from red to green when the note is correctly tuned.

The tuner can be put on any fret on the guitar and can be put on the headstock when the capo function isn’t needed. The device is made from aluminum and uses a CR2032 battery. Users can also change the A-Reference from 430Hz to 450Hz if wanted and the tuner will shut off automatically after 3-minutes of inactivity. The CT1 sells for $54.95.

Finally your guitar video game skills will come to some non-lame use: instead of strumming strings on this Kitara guitar, you use one of six buttons on the frets in combination with your hand brushing the screen below. You can set the screen to show six strings and pick each string as you would on a full-fledged normal guitar, or you can map sounds and effects in a wacky amount of ways along the x and y axes on the body (again, in the screen.)

This monster beast will ship in April of 2011, pre orders being taken now. You’ll be paying $849 for the standard version (hard plastics) or the limited edition aluminum version will run you around $2,899. I’ll be going for the Gene Simmons Axe Bass… if they ever make one, that is. I can’t wait for Jonathan Coulton to get his hands on one of these – WEEEEEEIIOWWW WONK.

[Via Electronista]

Rockmaster is a complete stagepack that has all the user needs to rock out on stage or at home. The bundle includes a guitar, an internal 2-channel headphone amp, cable, integrated digital tuner, strap, picks, and a GT-5 amp with an MP3 input.

That MP3 input allows the user to play along with their favorite tunes. The set also has an instructional DVD as well. Wicked Audio is bundling a pair of black Jaw Breakers earphones with each Rockmaster system. Rockmaster kits will start shipping this fall and will hit Best Buy for $199.99 each.

A couple of handmade, limited edition guitar controllers for the game have been unveiled and are available to pre-order for the PS3 and Xbox consoles. Both versions of the controller will set you back about $250. The controllers are fully functional six string guitars that work like wireless controllers for the game.

The guitar controllers are limited editions and are handmade with a single cutaway basswood body, humbucking pickup, and a maple neck with a rosewood fretboard. The controller can register the users input all along the guitar neck.

Guitarists can purchase the new AmpliTube iRig system for the iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. The system includes a hardware adapter that lets you plug your electric guitar into the headphone port along with a port on the iRig for headphones so you can listen in private.

The app that goes along with the adapter is free and offers a guitar amp that has lots of features. The app lets you combine up to three stompbox effects at the same time and add other amps and effects as needed. There are a total of 11 stomps, five amps, five cabinets, and two mics in the app custom shop. The iRig adapter sells for $39.99.

The concept is a MIDI instrument for digital musicians that can replicate the sound of any guitar setup. The pickups and frets on the guitar are digital inputs and the neck is touch sensitive. One thing that you lose with a guitar lacking strings is the feel of the strings vibrating.

The designer says that the concept uses piezo-electric actuators to emulate vibrations corresponding to the played note. That means in a nutshell that the guitar offers faux sting vibrations so you feel like you are playing with strings.

Video demo after the cut

The wireless technology is promised to be plug-and-play with the Xbox 360, while its range is quoted at up to 30 feet.  The strum-bar and fret buttons are “virtually silent”, using the same technology as on Logitech’s keyboard range, and there’s a touch-sensitive slider on the neck.

Logitech’s Wireless Guitar Controller for Xbox 360 will launch in August in both the US and Europe, with an MRSP of $199.99.  It’s licensed for use with all the Guitar Hero titles, including the World Tour version.

Video demo after the cut

The beam itself is around 5mm wide and will respond to traditional strums but also to tapping, letting you play much faster (though that’s really cheating).  Since there’s only one beam, though, you can only have an upstrum; an interesting future mod could pair two more directional lights, such as lasers rather than IR, and work out up- or downstrum via the order in which they’re broken.

Still, it looks relatively straightforward to do, and gameplay is apparently faster and now allows you to “really ham it up” with extra-long guitar strokes.  Ironically it makes Rock Band even more like playing air guitar.

[via Joystiq]

This replica guitar controller looks just like the bass Sir Paul McCartney used to play. However, this one is meant for right-handed folks, even though Sir Paul is a leftie. The controller adds to the already wide selection of controllers lined up for the game’s release including Gretsch Duo-Jet guitars and a Rickenbacker 325.

Regardless if you get the game for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 or the Wii, you will be able to use the Höfner guitar controller. We don’t know how much the accessory will cost just yet, though it’s likely to be in the same $100 range as the others. Expect the game and controllers to launch on September 9th, though you can pre-order it now.

How can it be, you may be wondering? Well, James Haskin got inspired when seeing Wayne Coyne’s double-necked Guitar Hero creation and decided to change up his Kaossilator just a tad.

Apparently, the phase equalizer was causing him a bid of trouble, primarily due to the cramped layout of the device. The buttons were just too hard to navigate in such a small space. So, he did what any logical person would do–he connected it to his Guitar Hero controller. Watch the video below to be impressed.

Star Guitarist works with your PC or Mac, and comes with a six-string Washburn guitar.  The cool thing about this guitar is that each string has a different color, making it easier for first-time guitar players to learn the instrument.

No word yet on when Disney’s Star Guitarist will be released, but expect it to cost you around $200+.  That’s a small price to pay to start your career as a rock star.

[via T3]

If you would like you can even slow down the track without changing the key so learning a song can be made easier. If that wasn’t enough there is also a built-in condenser microphone that allows you to record vocals alongside your guitar track. Added features allow you to loop or repeat a track for continuous practicing. Of course the iDea has a USB port that allows you to transfer all of your recorded music to a PC or Mac.

The sound quality of this guitar has yet to be determined, it is made of a composite synthetic back instead of the traditional wooden acoustic body. If your old fashion like me, you prefer the traditional style acoustic guitar over the curved body of the Ovation iDea. In any case this guitar seems worth the time to at least check out. The iDea would come in handy for those on the go or who do not have much in terms of recording equipment. Six hundred dollars is not bad for an acoustic guitar, let alone one that records your music.

The fret board buttons use the same rubber dome technology as Logitech’s keyboard range, offering both reliability and minimal noise.  There’s also a touch-sensitive neck slider, which can be used in-game as well as in Guitar Hero World Tour’s new Music Studio to create an even wider away of sounds.

Two AA batteries are good for “hundreds of hours” of use, and the controller is delivered in a gig bag with room for game discs and the USB wireless receiver. The Logitech Premiere Edition Wireless Guitar Controller will be available in the US in December, priced at $249.99.

Compatible with both the PS2 and PS3, the Starpex controllers have a Speed Starpower/Overdrive button together with a tilt-sensor that can automatically trigger the mode.  Solos in Rock Band are supported with buttons high on the neck, and the whole thing is designed to be modular so new features – whether electronic or guitar body – can be added and swapped later on.

The Starpex is available now at Circuit City, J&R, MicroCenter and from Peak Products themselves with an MSRP of 179.99.

Compatible with both Guitar Hero and Rock Band, there’s a choice of connectivity – either wired or 2.4GHz wireless – and a modular design that allows for customization of different parts of the design.  Controls include a “Speed Star” power/overdrive button, a built-in tilt sensor and optimized whammy bar.  The ten fret buttons and strum bar are also enhanced, meaning both solo and traditional play is possible depending on which title you’ve chosen.

At the moment you’ll need either a PS2 or PS3 to use the Starpex, and Peak are being coy about exactly when you’ll be able to buy one.  Expect it roughly in August 2008, priced at a vaguely reasonable (for a guitar, if not a controller) $179.95.

Press Release

Peak Products Unleashes Starpex™, the First-Ever Full-Size, Wood, Playstation®2 and Playstation 3 Guitar Controller with the Authentic Look and Feel of a Real Guitar

For those about to rock…Peak salutes you!

Boston, MA– July 16th, 2008 – Peak Products, a gaming peripheral company dedicated to providing the best in instrument quality gaming controllers, announces Starpex, the first-ever full-size, wood, PS2™ / PS3™ Guitar controller with the look and feel of an actual guitar. Starpex boasts an instrument-quality, high-gloss lacquered finish with a hardwood body, neck, and headstock handcrafted by a leading guitar manufacturer giving the authentic guitar experience that Guitar Hero™ and Rock Band™ enthusiasts crave. Other unique features include…

• Full Guitar Hero and Rockband Functionality for PS2 and PS3 – Starpex is compatible with both PS2 and PS3, and allows users to experience the full list of game play features in both Guitar Hero and Rockband, including toggle effects switch and solo button functionality.
• Unique Speed Star Power / Overdrive Button provides the fastest and most accurate access to Star Power and Overdrive. Additionally, built in tilt sensor technology allows users to access Star Power and Overdrive in a more traditional way.
• Optimized Whammy Bar maximizes comfort, provides better feel, reduces fatigue and provides a higher level of durability.
• High Quality Ten Fret Button Design features optimal button travel for enhanced feel, reduced fatigue, and higher score potential. Ten fret buttons means that players have the option of using traditionally positioned fret buttons, or rock out with solo buttons high up on the neck which also provide critical soloing capabilities in Rockband.
• Enhanced Strum Bar gives the perfect balance of tactile and audible feedback to maximize enjoyment and scoring.
• Connectivity Options – Dual wired / wireless capabilities allow players to use a 15’ wired cable or a 2.4 Ghz wireless connection (both included).
• Forward – Thinking Compatibility – Starpex’s modular design allows users to easily separate the electronic components from the body of the guitar which will allow for further customization including new guitar bodies, pick guards, and more.

“With well over 11 million copies of Guitar Hero/Rock Band sold on the PlayStation consoles, we see a tremendous opportunity in bringing Starpex to market” says Jamie Leece, Vice President for Peak Products. “Never before have Guitar Hero/Rock Band enthusiasts been able to shred with a hardwood, handcrafted authentic guitar controller that’s built with the look and feel of a real guitar. This will change the way the games are played.”

The Starpex will be available in Circuit City and various retailers with an MSRP of $179.95 in late August. For more information on Peak Products, please visit www.Go-Peak.com coming on line in August

About Peak Products
Peak Products is a gaming peripheral company dedicated to providing gamers of the music genre with the very best in instrument quality gaming controllers. Evolving out of a passion for both music and gaming, Peak Products understands the level of precision and quality that both musicians and gamers demand from their equipment. By fusing together the style and craftsmanship of professional grade musical instruments with the comfort and performance of gaming controllers, Peak Products is able to provide the user with an enhanced musical gaming experience. Designed by leading engineers and tested by gamers, Peak Products delivers the look of authentic musical equipment, the feel expected out of any precision instrument, and the score demanded by any serious gamer. Peak Products: Look. Feel. Score.™

As mods go, this is a thorough one.  The guy behind it, Dave, started out by writing a user manual for the whole thing, and he has made that – together with instructions and a guide to the MIDI functionality – available for anyone to recreate the project.  All the controls work, including the whammy bar, and there’s control over the scale being played, the tonal modes, timbre and resonance, and even single-touch chords in a preset key.

What’d be a neat addition would be wireless MIDI – then, as Chris Scott Barr might say, you could truly rock out.  In the end it cost around $105 to create, including buying the guitar controller itself. 

[via MAKE]

The downside is that they may not need to make many more of them as the first thing most buyers are going to have to do is to have it re-finished in some other color than the bright, shiny, metallic purple that it comes in. The new version will be the SG version of the robotic guitar.

I got to see the original in action at CES this year and it really is as awesome as it sounds. You set it to tune, strum it a few times and let it adjust the strings, then once it’s all adjusted you push the knob back in and you are ready to rock. Next they need to work on an acoustic/electric hybrid version of this.

[via Crave]

Personally I am just wondering if you’ll have access to all 5 frets or if they are sticking with the three frets that previous mobile versions have offered up. When you first download the game you’ll get 15 tracks including “Cherub Rock”, “Miss Murder”, “Monsters”, “Suck My Kiss”, and “Trippin On A Hole”.

Then each month they will offer up 3 more tracks that you can download and play. After a year there will be over 50 tracks available for download and up to 150 unique levels spread across 3 difficulties to play through. The game should be available on all 4 major mobile carriers by sometime this month.

[via GuitarHeroMobile]

I don’t think I’d have much of a use for this as a guitar amp, unless I took up playing Hawaiian tune (they’re so calming aren’t they?). However as a set of computer speakers or something more along those lines I’d love to have a pair of these.

Well, now that I am thoroughly thirst for some coconut milk, and hungry for some coconut, I think I might try my hand at stuffing something useful into one of these things. Sadly it doesn’t appear to be a mass produced item, in fact its origins are from MAKE, so the guy only made one, but it’s nice.

[via geekologie]

I can’t remember the last time I’ve been so excited about learning something. Playing a few chords here and there gets old quick, however, this looks like it plays almost the same as Guitar Hero, only scrolling to the side. You can use any electric guitar (which is awesome), and slow down/speed up the tempo. There are varying levels of difficulty and 30 rock songs to play. I didn’t see any well-known song on the video, but either way it’ll still be fun to learn with.

There isn’t a lot of info available about Guitar Rising other than what’s in the video. We do know that it should be released on both PC and Mac in late 2008.

[via CrunchGear]

Due to the ease with which LEGOs shift and bend I can’t really see this guitar working all that well, or at least staying in tune, but maybe they’ve got something to solve that problem already figured out. It looks cool as hell, that’s for sure.

I am a little curious why he settled on a Les Paul design though. Sadly, it seems to be a one-off design, so there won’t likely be any mass production of these units, but I am sure it probably wasn’t cheap to make.

[via geekalerts]

Well, it looks like come February 12th you’ll finally be able to by the drums and the guitar each separately for $80 and $60 respectively. But what about the microphone, when will we see it sold separately?

I don’t know why one would need to buy one separately, but its still a good question. Of course you’ll still be able to buy the whole kit with the game, and you can already buy just the game. Now all they need to work on is some way to offer different guitars, oh, and putting that custom made drum and guitar bag in stores would be nice too considering how much of a pain it is to safely transfer both of them without bags.

[via gamespot]

There was even a picture of the suspected kit up on the GameStop website for a short moment, but that’s gone, however “the memory remains”. The listing is apparently still up on the site for $99.99.

Hopefully before then they can come out with some more guitar choices, or a special amp stack that will connect to your 360 and provide awesome rock show sound. There are just so many more things they could do around the game than add some cheesy stage effects, especially when they’ll only be seen in locked basements and garages around the world.

Rock band stage kit adds lights and smoke as you jam [via technabob]

Then you hit the control knob and strum the guitar once and the robotic ears allow these things to automatically tune everything. It does it one string at a time, and as it works, there are lights on the volume knob that light up.

The best part, is that all of this tech doesn’t add hardly any weight to the guitar, so, you can quickly tune your guitar and get straight to the music without adding a ton of weight. If you want one, you can pick one up now for $2500.

Alright, that was all mostly from the press release, but I just saw this thing, not only does this thing look amazing (with a touch of geek on the back with a window to view most of the tech stuff), they have different colors. I mentioned the available presets, yeah, you can also program your own tuning styles. The best part, all of this actually works, the guy got up on stage, strummed the guitar, it was horribly out of tune, he hit the knob, strummed the strings a couple time, hit the button again so it would start outputting audio again, and then he started playing, it literally took me more time to type that than it did for the guitar to tune itself.

The guitar straps that come with the games are just way too boring. You have to have something that lets people know you’re a serious gamer, by whipping out your own personalized guitar.

The guitar straps come in two styles black sprites and blue sprites, blue of course being the best. The guitar strap will sadly set you back $32.95, which is about double what I originally wanted to pay.

Behold: The 8-Bit Guitar Strap [via gaygamer]

You can now go to http://support.ea.com/rockband for any problems you are experiencing with any of the Rock Band hardware. Harmonix says they have fixed the issue in subsequent manufacturing runs of the guitar so you shouldn’t have to worry about it if you decided to wait to purchase.

They also said that they are looking into the issue with the GHIII Les Paul guitars and that they don’t have any answers for those looking for stand-alone guitars or drums for the game, but they are looking into all three. They also noted that they do read the forums on their sites and that they are constantly trying to give people the best possible answer/solution for any problems they may be having.

Harmonix Address Rock Band Guitar Issues [via gamedaily]

It’s a mere 26.5 inches long but still has 20 frets. Personally, I’d never want to see someone up on stage jamming out on a guitar like this, but it is small, and simple, so for a practice guitar it’d be nice, you could just stuff it in your locker, or your luggage, no problem.

The downside is that they want $800 for it. You’d think that smaller guitar equaled fewer materials used, and thus a cheaper guitar, but apparently that’s not the case, and I can’t see the name of the company that made it anywhere, so its clearly not made by a manufacturer known for making quality products, so even if I had a choice, I’d have to pick something else.

The ‘smallest precision guitar,’ at a big price [via Crave]

So, there are tons of knockoff guitar controllers, there is one guitar for Guitar Hero 1, 2, and 3, and another for Rock Band, and depending on what system you have, there were some random special edition official guitars along the way. That’s pretty much it though.

I still haven’t heard whether Rock Band’s guitar controller works with the various versions of Guitar Hero and visa versa, I know it was rumored that they should though. But, you can now stop searching for the new versions of Guitar Hero wireless controllers until next year.

Wireless GHIII Guitars Early Next Year [via kotaku]

Well, the makers of Rock Band have your back once again, they have, for sale, a customized bag specially made to fit all the drum kit parts inside in an organized manner. Now all you need to do is get some decent sticks, a drum pad, and then work on your technique.

They also have an official Rock Band guitar bag. Really you’d be surprised to see everything they have for sale on the Rock Band website, there is almost enough real gear to start a real band.

Official Rock Band bag is perfect for toting your plastic drums [via coolest-gadgets]

That’s where Air-Musician comes in. It takes less skill than Air Guitar Pro but also comes with less songs. You just put on the wrist unit and select one of five classic songs and you’re ready to jam. As you strum you’ll play the chords, easy stuff, right?

This device is sure to enhance all your air guitar sessions. At a price of just $20 you too could become an Air-Musician.

Virtual Guitar [via Geek Alerts]

The control scheme has been boiled down to one knob, that displays your current tuning as well as remaining battery life. Changing the tuning is as simple as setting the knob and strumming the strings – the servos then take over.

The guitar will enter into full blown production in late 2008. But if you really want to get your hands on one, special dealers will soon begin carrying limited production models.

Here’s my question: Can I use it to play Guitar Hero? … Didn’t think so.

The Gibson Les Paul Robot Guitar [coolest gadgets]