self tuning guitars

[topless_mike]

wish i had this on my 12 string, or my 10 string..

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071203/ap_on_hi_te/self_tuning_guitar

[Jughead]

$600 sounds great......The first article I read about it last week said Fender was getting the first ones...But now on cnn they say Gibson will have first on Friday....... I will go read your article now

[Gvac]

Now if they'd only invent one that could restring itself.

It's the only aspect of guitar playing that I truly despise.

[Jughead]

Now if they'd only invent one that could restring itself.

It's the only aspect of guitar playing that I truly despise.

Yea..When i was on the road I would boil my bass strings about twice a week.....I could not afford new ones every week....

[MadMatt]

The Les Paul Silverburst model is to cost about $2,780 in Japan and $2,499 in the U.S., with self-tuning offered for $900 extra.

Powertune is also listed online for 899 euros, about $600, and Tronical says it can be installed on many different models of electric guitars without leaving a mark.


There is no way I could even consider purchasing the Silverburst, but $600 isn't too bad for the Powertune add-on. Now they just need to make one for the Bass and I will be set.

[Jughead]

There is no way I could even consider purchasing the Silverburst, but $600 isn't too bad for the Powertune add-on. Now they just need to make one for the Bass and I will be set.

Matt I didn't know you were a bass player also...No wonder I've always liked u :happy:...Im so old the model I have ya probably never heard of...S.D Curlee??..and I have a Fender and a Rick..I kept them all

[topless_mike]

Yea..When i was on the road I would boil my bass strings about twice a week.....I could not afford new ones every week....

ha!
ghetto

(i've done it before as well- shhhhhhhhhhhh)

[Jughead]

ha!
ghetto

(i've done it before as well- shhhhhhhhhhhh)

SHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH..:drunk:

[JerseyRich]

Fags!

True bass players never change their strings.

Just look at James Jamerson! Never changed his strings....NEVER!

Don't think he boiled them either...you might be on to something there though.

[MadMatt]

Matt I didn't know you were a bass player also...No wonder I've always liked u :happy:...Im so old the model I have ya probably never heard of...S.D Curlee??..and I have a Fender and a Rick..I kept them all

I have a Fender, but always lusted after the Rickenbacker my buddy at school had.

Sadly, it has been a long time since I played - but I have wanted to pick it up again. I was never very good (actually a lot better at Bass Fiddle than Electric), but enjoyed playing a lot.

I always hated tuning and can't believe technology has advanced to the point that the instrument can do it by itself.

[JerseyRich]

Perhaps we need to turn this into the Bass Player thread...

Hey Guys! List all your gear!

Except for the guys that play basses with more than 6 strings...


hehe.

[MadMatt]

Fags!

True bass players never change their strings.

Just look at James Jamerson! Never changed his strings....NEVER!

Don't think he boiled them either...you might be on to something there though.

Who are you calling a fag? Which of us has the "Hey, I'm not gay - I have a big, maculine gun!" avatar?

:laugh:

[JerseyRich]

Who are you calling a fag? Which of us has the "Hey, I'm not gay - I have a big, maculine gun!" avatar?

:laugh:

Me! Fag!

:tongue:

[Jughead]

Ive never played any bass with more that e-a-d-g strings on them..Never tried a 5 string.....Played a fret less a few times but I didn't like it......But it was good when ya were a little out of tune ya could adjust a lil...

[topless_mike]

Except for the guys that play basses with more than 6 strings...


hehe.

hater

[Marc with a c]

who should i take my guitar to so they can fix my green button?

[Death Metal Moe]

http://www.badgerbus.com/place_images/Yakov%20Smirnoff.jpg

"In Soviet Russia, guitar tunes YOU!"

[JerseyRich]

hater

hehe...

5 string is the shit...

Can't ever see myself going back to 4 strings...Not enough!

[Gvac]

Actually 4 is 2 too many in my opinion.

[JerseyRich]

Actually 4 is 2 too many in my opinion.

They agree.

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000002BIN.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

[MadMatt]

Me! Fag!

:tongue:

http://img146.imageshack.us/img146/2463/smileyfinger53ao7.gif

[MadMatt]

Ive never played any bass with more that e-a-d-g strings on them..Never tried a 5 string.....Played a fret less a few times but I didn't like it......But it was good when ya were a little out of tune ya could adjust a lil...

Since I learned on the Bass Fiddle I am actually more comfortable without frets. I have a hell of a time playing without fret-buzz.

[JerseyRich]

http://img146.imageshack.us/img146/2463/smileyfinger53ao7.gif

:smoke:

[reillyluck]

They agree.

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000002BIN.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

is that the CD gvac hasnt returned back yet?

[Jughead]

Since I learned on the Bass Fiddle I am actually more comfortable without frets. I have a hell of a time playing without fret-buzz.

Maybe ya need a fret dressing....Its delicious!!!!:smoke:.....

[Lawson]

wish i had this on my 12 string, or my 10 string..

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071203/ap_on_hi_te/self_tuning_guitar

Self tuning guitar... EXCELLENT!

... now if they just invent a self playing guitar... I be all set!

[JerseyRich]

is that the CD gvac hasnt returned back yet?

No...that's this one...

Return it, fucker!
http://awayfromthepast.goldminemag.com/content/binary/sky.jpg

[Gvac]

is that the CD gvac hasnt returned back yet?

Damn it woman! You're froggy when you're 3,000 miles away.

[reillyluck]

Damn it woman! You're froggy when you're 3,000 miles away.

rich, just so you know...he borrowed one of my netflix dvd's and mailed it back on time.

[Jughead]

Damn it woman! You're froggy when you're 3,000 miles away.

She misses ya!!!

[JerseyRich]

rich, just so you know...he borrowed one of my netflix dvd's and mailed it back on time.

WTF?!

[reillyluck]

i hear he's using the cd as a break pedal for his jeep.

[JerseyRich]

or a cock ring.

[Gvac]

i hear he's using the cd as a break pedal for his jeep.

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!

[Lawson]

Self tuning guitar... EXCELLENT!

... now if they just invent a self playing guitar... I be all set!

Holy crap! I was just kidding, but...

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t291/MrLawsonsPics/selfplayingguitarpick.jpg

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t291/MrLawsonsPics/selfplayingguitarfret.jpg

[zentraed]

Powertune is also listed online for 899 euros, about $600

That's nowhere near what 900 euros comes out to. It's more like $1,300.

[KC2OSO]

ha!
ghetto

(i've done it before as well- shhhhhhhhhhhh)

Same here - makes a nice soup!

Ever busted a string and mended the busted piece off above the nut just to keep practicing? Works in a pinch late night when there are no spares and all the stores are closed.

That tuner thing is ok but I practice quite a bit by flipping across the dial and playing with whatever comes up. Most stations have a different version of A440 so station to station, song to song the tuning is usually somewhat different. Practicing this way has helped develop a good ear.

I guess in the end, the tuner thing would actually be easier but I don't have that kind of coin laying around. I'm strictly in the Ibanez set. :sad:

[TeeBone]

Now if they'd only invent one that could restring itself.

It's the only aspect of guitar playing that I truly despise.


Agreed.....Whereas I can string and tune a guitar, it never looks as clean as when the dope at the store does it.
Try the Elixir strings-----great sound and they last forever due to the small amount of coating. For a coated string, they are the best thing going.

[KC2OSO]

Same here - makes a nice soup!

Ever busted a string and mended the busted piece off above the nut just to keep practicing? Works in a pinch late night when there are no spares and all the stores are closed.

That tuner thing is ok but I practice quite a bit by flipping across the dial and playing with whatever comes up. Most stations have a different version of A440 so station to station, song to song the tuning is usually somewhat different. Practicing this way has helped develop a good ear.

I guess in the end, the tuner thing would actually be easier but I don't have that kind of coin laying around. I'm strictly in the Ibanez set. :sad:

John Denver This Old Guitar.mp3

[A.J.]

Now if they'd only invent one that could restring itself.

It's the only aspect of guitar playing that I truly despise.

Especially on an acoustic.

[topless_mike]

Same here - makes a nice soup!

Ever busted a string and mended the busted piece off above the nut just to keep practicing? Works in a pinch late night when there are no spares and all the stores are closed.

That tuner thing is ok but I practice quite a bit by flipping across the dial and playing with whatever comes up. Most stations have a different version of A440 so station to station, song to song the tuning is usually somewhat different. Practicing this way has helped develop a good ear.

I guess in the end, the tuner thing would actually be easier but I don't have that kind of coin laying around. I'm strictly in the Ibanez set. :sad:

that the only advantage to a floating bridge... both sides lock, so if you break a string, you can unlock it from the top, slide down some more string, and lock it up again.
but floaters suck, especially w/ palm muting.

aint no steenkin palm muting on bass, i tell ya... let those fuckers ring out.

[topless_mike]

hehe...

5 string is the shit...

Can't ever see myself going back to 4 strings...Not enough!

dood.
i got a conklin 7 string... you should try that.