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A Little Black Box That Could Change Guitars Forever

by Tekker on 4/9/13, 11:15 PM with 3 comments

• by DigitalSea on 4/9/13, 11:51 PM

  This is pretty darn impressive, it changes the way the guitar sounds like by manipulating the vibration of the guitar all without amplification. It seems a little over-the-top though, impressive from a technical perspective in how it alters the sound in realtime but this device would probably be more expensive than altering the sound downstream.

  There is a lot more innovation in the guitar space than people actually think. A company called Line 6 has been pushing the boundaries of amplifiers and guitars for a few years now, albeit digitally but on the same level. They have a line of Variax guitars that allow you to digitally down-tune your guitar by turning a knob and ability to program them via a software application.

  Really impressive device nonetheless, I never thought such a thing would be possible without amplification on an acoustic guitar.