Tag Archives: guitars

iShred, an iPhone guitar app that makes playing real songs possible

Posted on February 16, 2009 by Joel Johnson

iShred from Frontier Design is yet another guitar simulator for the iPhone, this time with an eye towards electrics, complete with stomp boxes and pedal effects. Unlike a lot of the other guitar apps out there, though, iShred looks fairly … Continue reading →

B.C. Rich Double Neck Bich guitar

Posted on February 3, 2009 by Joel Johnson

Tom Whitwell may call the new B.C. Rich Double Neck Bich guitar “really ugly”, but he won’t say that when I crawl onto his roof and use it to summon the spirit of Paul Revere’s horse to jumpkick his family … Continue reading →

Ovation iDea: Guitar with a built-in MP3 recorder, player

Posted on December 16, 2008 by Joel Johnson

Okay, this is simple and perfect: The new Ovation iDea acoustic/electric guitar comes with a built-in MP3 recorder that, with a touch of a button, records the strings right off the pick-up and a separate, player-facing microphone for voice. Looks … Continue reading →

Gibson Dark Fire can sound like any guitar

Posted on November 24, 2008 by Joel Johnson

Gibson’s “Dark Fire” guitar is their latest, most tricked-out guitar, marrying on sound processor called “Chameleon Tone” to the second version of their self-tuning “Robot” technology. It even has a snazzy “Master Control Knob” with a LED display on top. … Continue reading →

Blackbird Rider Nylon, a carbon-fiber acoustic guitar

Posted on November 18, 2008 by Joel Johnson

Blackbird Guitars is now selling a nylon-stringed version of their Rider, unibody, carbon fiber guitar that is slightly larger than the steel-stringed original. The “Rider Nylon” is just as pretty as its predecessor — and someday I’ll actually play one … Continue reading →

Guitar Amp in a Toaster

Posted on October 7, 2008 by Rob Beschizza

What you see before you is a guitar amp in a toaster. That is all. Thank you and rock on. Hottie amps are solid state units powered by a 9-volt battery. Inside you’ll find a 6″ Jensen MOD speaker and … Continue reading →

Your computer needs a guitar port

Posted on September 29, 2008 by Rob Beschizza

The standard minijack aux-in is just no good. You need a manlier, guitar-ready audio input for your machine. Instructables’ shows you how, though commenter Steve Johnson points out that it won’t work well with the basic CD-in socket that some … Continue reading →

Moog Guitar: synth legend unveils an axe with auto-mute, infinite sustain

Posted on June 10, 2008 by Joel Johnson

Bob Moog, one of the original morphogenetic inventors of the synthesizer, has unveiled the “Moog Guitar,” a new instrument with pick-ups that allow for “infinite sustain” and special auto-muted plucking. It was invented by engineer Paul Vo and will sell … Continue reading →

Video: The ChroniCaster is bong in a guitar

Posted on May 27, 2008 by Joel Johnson

Or maybe it’s just a pipe? I can’t remember if bongs have to have water filtering or not. Mike Edison’s ChroniCaster: An Ax Hack That’ll Make You Hack (and Wheeze) [Listening Post]