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We covered the Gibson Robot Guitar when it was announced. Sean Carruthers from Butterscotch.com got to see it do it’s thing at CES 2009.
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February 7th, 2009 at 9:30 am
Pretty cool. Thanks
February 7th, 2009 at 9:10 pm
Always something fun on the brief ! Geeky and musical is a bonus !
February 7th, 2009 at 9:57 pm
I don’t get the point of this guitar (GB eps was fine). Real guitarists can tune a guitar. Its part of what you do. I think Gibson is embracing geek toys a bit too much. Not that I’m against geek toys, I’m a geek and watch GB all the time. But sometimes, a musical instrument should be just a musical instrument.
Line6, the Pod effects folks, did a similar guitar five or six years ago, got a lot of press, but it was not a huge success.
February 8th, 2009 at 1:00 pm
That was nice. Would be nice to try it with the Garageband lessons… Expensive too, but useful for the music guys.
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February 9th, 2009 at 9:42 am
Love the content as always. But I have to ask … what’s with these high-tech chroma key backgrounds? I miss the homier setups that distinguish GeekBrief from the typical low-budget cable access look.
Keep up the great work. But bring back the big cozy chair from December!
February 10th, 2009 at 4:43 am
Self-tuning (to various settings) guitar – “Gibson Robot Guitar” – http://tinyurl.com/agxfzp
February 11th, 2009 at 9:27 pm
@christieally robots want your job http://tinyurl.com/agxfzp
February 13th, 2009 at 8:08 am
“I don’t get the point of this guitar (GB eps was fine). Real guitarists can tune a guitar.”
Yes true. Any good guitarist can tune his or her guitar. But being able to switch between multiple tunings within a second is a HUGE benefit to any guitarist wanting to experiment or looking to save money on multiple guitars.
February 19th, 2009 at 11:40 pm
Amazing! For a gigging musician without a tech team this is pretty awesome.
April 12th, 2009 at 4:02 am
@Jeremy_Black So are you going to fork out $3500 on a Gibson Robot Guitar? http://tinyurl.com/agxfzp