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Topic: Gibson auto tune! |
Niels Andrews
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Salinas, California, USA
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Posted 14 Jul 2015 10:26 am |
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I don't know what to think of this?
https://youtu.be/Z6BY-JpAwgo
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Rick Rian
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Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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Posted 14 Jul 2015 11:53 am
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| Interesting ... |
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Mark Eaton
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Sonoma County in The Great State Of Northern California
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John Booth
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Columbus Ohio, USA
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Posted 15 Jul 2015 8:51 am
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I don't need one but I know a hell of a lot of lead players that could use one 
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Niels Andrews
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Salinas, California, USA
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Posted 15 Jul 2015 8:56 am
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It looks interesting in that it tunes to an exact frequency and it appears you can make custom tunings to desired pitches. One feature that looks nice is the broken string repair. It wouldn't take a lot to fit one to a Steel.
I wonder if anyone has ever talked to them about doing a Steel?
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John Booth
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Columbus Ohio, USA
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Posted 15 Jul 2015 8:57 am
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I'd enjoy this on a steel, especially if it was programmable
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Dave Mudgett
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Central Pennsylvania and Gallatin, Tennessee
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Posted 15 Jul 2015 11:42 am
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I've tried a few Gibsons with the most recent version on. So far, meh. For me, it got it into the ballpark, but I needed to tweak by ear or with a tuner. I also wonder about longevity and the ability to repair/replace as the technology develops without having to modify the instrument. I do not like having to drill extra holes into the headstock of any guitar - especially not a vintage one, but I wouldn't want to have to mess up any well-made guitar.
Naturally, we're in the infancy of this type of technology, so it may get better with time. |
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Chris Templeton
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The Green Mountain State
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Posted 15 Jul 2015 5:12 pm
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I'm with you on those comments, Dave. I am particularly suspect of devices that use their own style battery.
My computer uses batteries for the mouse and after watching the spent AAs pile up, I went to rechargeable ones and have saved a bunch of money.
A nice innovation though.
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Jim Sliff
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Lawndale California, USA
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Posted 15 Jul 2015 11:33 pm
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As someone who has spent long periods of time evaluating it - IMO it sucks. IT tunes pretty well, but adds a bunch of weight to the headstock when we are trying to *reduce* headstone weights for improved tone/resonance.
Along with their infamous Plek machine setup (aka the "razor blade fret end machine") many would love to see them in the hall of forgotten gadgetry - with the mouth-wah, "weight relieved" guitars (purchase lighter wood, folks), Guitorgan and slanted-fret systems....
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Donny Hinson
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Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
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Posted 20 Jul 2015 5:12 pm
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If you can't tune it without some sort of dingus, you probably can't play it, either.  |
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Dave Mudgett
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Central Pennsylvania and Gallatin, Tennessee
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Posted 20 Jul 2015 11:15 pm
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| Donny Hinson wrote: |
| If you can't tune it without some sort of dingus, you probably can't play it, either. |
Well, yeah - agree with that. But I'll say that most if not almost all guitar players tune with a tuner these days. Turn the tuner on, adjust the needle straight up for each string, bam, done. Of course, guitar being a largely fixed-pitch instrument, tuning is not quite the issue it is for steel. But I think having a good ear is critical for any musician.
I also agree with Jim's comment about added weight to the headstock, and although not directly related, also about the plek machine. I've had a few guitars with plekked frets, not my cup of tea either.
For me, the only real utility of something like this automated tuning would be to be able to rapidly get in the ballpark with programmable open tunings for slide guitar. But I think this would be better done with a bridge unit, not something at the headstock. Right now, something like the trilogy bridge makes much more sense to me for this application. |
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Rich Upright
From:
Florida, USA
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Posted 23 Jul 2015 3:28 am
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I agree with Donny--Either tune it or SELL it!
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