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The Gibson Robot Guitar

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The Gibson Robot guitar takes the hassle out of tuning your guitar. This new revolutionary technology seems like something right out a science fiction novel.

Imagine the freedom to have the ability to tune your guitar while playing live.This allows you to talk to the crowd without pauses. Now this is something that I just had to investigate further! This is what Gibson says!

The company that the license for this aspect of the Les Paul is called Tronical, a German company. This seems to be some very cool and yet, useful technology that can be used as a remedial tuning system that even my mom could use.

All you have to have are good eyes and know which tuning that you would need to be in to work. You simply have to turn the dial(TuneControl-MultiKnob) to the appropriate letter, indicating which tuning you need, and the the Powertune technology does the rest. It’s that easy. I’ve only heard of this lately and I’ve never seen or have used this, but to me it looks like a no-brainer!

The only drawback could be the price … about $2500.00 (Can).

If anyone out there has one of these beauty’s, can you please give us an insight into this new world of guitar innovation? We’re waiting to hear from you and your experiences very soon.

Keep on Jammin’





The Guitar Motorcycle

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Ladies and gentlemen, may I proudly introduce you to the GUITAR MOTORCYCLE! I just wonder how you TUNE this engine? Ha, Ha! With one hell of a big tuning fork!

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This puppy must be rated in miles to the album! Ok, that one was really bad I know! The bike gives a new meaning to rolling down the highway!

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Best acoustic amp out there

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I use to have the best, in my mind, guitar amp for what I was playing during the 80’s. It was the HiWatt 50 watt custom. This thing had everything going for it! The Rock, Progressive Rock and the blues sound was unreal! It could handle any size room with minimal miking.

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Now a days, I need a warm sounding amp with the ability to spread out the sound throughout any size room and I think that I have found it. The L. R. Baggs CORE 1 Acoustic Reference Amp. is what I would recommend.

I tried this little gem out at the 12th Fret in Toronto. It had the warm sound that I was looking for and the weight (28 lbs.) was perfect for my needs. They claim a 140 degree wide sound dispersion with 200 watts of power!

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The analog meters are so simple to read and interpret that even my mom can figure it out! This is VERY helpful when you need a BIG sound without all the distortion added on.

I love the headphone feature as well (I know my wife and neighbours will too). It also comes with multiple auxiliary jacks for drum machines plus CD players so you can figure out songs.

Don’t be afraid of it’s flat honeycomb speaker, it only bites through the sounds of other instruments and not your fingers!

The wide range that the bass and treble controls have are exquisite plus quite functional. The nicest surprise was the reverse phase capability with this amp. I have this feature on my 1980 Fender LEAD II and only recently have I understood the principles of it. When looking for THAT SOUND, this will come in handy!

So if you have the bucks and want a true head turning tool on stage to use then look no further. Now all I need is more dollars then cents!

Keep on Jammin’

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