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Obviously not for 'purists', but considering the preponderance of effects most guitarists end up using it's a much quieter way of getting a waveform off the strings and into the signal path.
Just watch, the first time someone uses one of these on stage with a lot of pyrotechnics the resulting noise extravaganza is gonna make that Merzbow guy sound like Ed Bickert.
I would guess they didn't spend the time and effort to patent a pickup that freaks out under flourescent lights and camera snapshots. I could be wrong though.
Me, I'm waiting for the 42 fret model, and nothing less.
Optical pickups are nothing new, and this "guitar" looks like it was made by special needs kids during a one-day workshop. Hoag, the inventor, invented these back in 1968 and first showed them at NAMM in 1969. As you can see, they're catching on.
Note that the actual bridge is under the pickup cover. That bit of rectangular metal you see below it is a name plate. Palm muting is almost impossible.
Also, external power is required for the light guitar... Less than optimal.
Having tried them, they work well. The tone is a bit sterile but clean.
Oh, man...it's about freaking time!
ReplyDeleteObviously not for 'purists', but considering the preponderance of effects most guitarists end up using it's a much quieter way of getting a waveform off the strings and into the signal path.
ReplyDeleteJust watch, the first time someone uses one of these on stage with a lot of pyrotechnics the resulting noise extravaganza is gonna make that Merzbow guy sound like Ed Bickert.
I would guess they didn't spend the time and effort to patent a pickup that freaks out under flourescent lights and camera snapshots. I could be wrong though.
ReplyDeleteMe, I'm waiting for the 42 fret model, and nothing less.
it's not the optical pickup or the extra frets, it's the fact that the thing looks like it was carved out of an old sideboard...
ReplyDeleteyeah, it is aesthetics suffer from what looks like engineer-eye-tis... you eat with your eyes too, you know!
ReplyDeletethey should have used the tag line "new notes found on guitar, higher than anything before!"
ReplyDeleteIt's a miracle of modern technology, my life is now complete.
I wonder how palm muting is performed on that. There's little to no space between the pickup and the bridge.
ReplyDeleteIsn't chord length way shorter than the average? Did they retool fret distances entirely?
And then which tolerance to alternate tuning will this new fretboard expected to accept? Hope the neck design is up to the task.
Too bad it's fuglier than a foot.
ReplyDeleteIt's not "wrong" as such, just a bloody ugly design. And why 25 frets? I don't get it.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Jim. I always think that using tinyurl is the sign of a true gent.
ReplyDeleteOptical pickups are nothing new, and this "guitar" looks like it was made by special needs kids during a one-day workshop. Hoag, the inventor, invented these back in 1968 and first showed them at NAMM in 1969. As you can see, they're catching on.
ReplyDeleteNote that the actual bridge is under the pickup cover. That bit of rectangular metal you see below it is a name plate. Palm muting is almost impossible.
Also, external power is required for the light guitar... Less than optimal.
Having tried them, they work well. The tone is a bit sterile but clean.
"special needs kids during a one-day workshop"
ReplyDeleteha ha